It sounds so great to have a wardrobe that feels attuned to who you are...that alone is probably worth the decision to stay off Instagram. My wardrobe screams work in progress to me and I think it's because I've had a lot of lifestyle changes in the last 5 years and it's taking a while to sift through all the pieces and figure out what sticks. Reading your newsletter also made me think more about the difference between emotional and impulse buying -- I guess they do overlap and I often conflate the two, but they're not really the same thing and I could probably learn to distinguish between the two better. Love the Dries "blob"!
The Dries blob is one of those things that looks like nothing in pictures but it's divine in real life! (I'm actually starting to notice that a lot of my favorite clothes are like that, and I enjoy them a lot more now that I just live in them rather than try to capture them for IG.)
Lifestyle changes are a huge factor re: feeling settled in one's clothes! I'm in an ideal position where my work allows me to wear what I want, I'm out and about in the city most days, and I've lived in the same climate for years. You've had to deal with moving to a new climate and working from home, but your style seems pretty much seamless to me anyway!
Emotional vs impulse: yeah there's definitely a difference. I can't quite put my finger on it yet!
Love what you bought and love that you love the 11 items too! A good way to reframe the emotions piece of it.... Also wondering if alternating no buy with periods of limited buy might be a good forcing function to get us to reset? By the way, thank you for making me feel better about the seasonal swap. I always hate it as I view as a chore and think it’s a defect that it all doesn’t fit in my closet. But your description of how it recapped your style is a good inspiration for me,
You're very welcome! I love the seasonal swap myself. It used to feel more like a chore because I had so many clothes and the contents of my wardrobe were in constant flux. Now it's starting to make more sense. My clothes are more like old friends that I get to hang out with after a long break!
Perhaps there's something about alternating between No Buys and limited buying. I wonder what it would feel like to actually plan next year like that, beforehand? Going through all of these amazing old runway shows is making me realize that there's an unlimited amount of great clothes in this world, and I'm always going to want something... but an annual timetable for buying and not buying might be interesting. I'll have to give it some thought!
It sounds so great to have a wardrobe that feels attuned to who you are...that alone is probably worth the decision to stay off Instagram. My wardrobe screams work in progress to me and I think it's because I've had a lot of lifestyle changes in the last 5 years and it's taking a while to sift through all the pieces and figure out what sticks. Reading your newsletter also made me think more about the difference between emotional and impulse buying -- I guess they do overlap and I often conflate the two, but they're not really the same thing and I could probably learn to distinguish between the two better. Love the Dries "blob"!
The Dries blob is one of those things that looks like nothing in pictures but it's divine in real life! (I'm actually starting to notice that a lot of my favorite clothes are like that, and I enjoy them a lot more now that I just live in them rather than try to capture them for IG.)
Lifestyle changes are a huge factor re: feeling settled in one's clothes! I'm in an ideal position where my work allows me to wear what I want, I'm out and about in the city most days, and I've lived in the same climate for years. You've had to deal with moving to a new climate and working from home, but your style seems pretty much seamless to me anyway!
Emotional vs impulse: yeah there's definitely a difference. I can't quite put my finger on it yet!
Love what you bought and love that you love the 11 items too! A good way to reframe the emotions piece of it.... Also wondering if alternating no buy with periods of limited buy might be a good forcing function to get us to reset? By the way, thank you for making me feel better about the seasonal swap. I always hate it as I view as a chore and think it’s a defect that it all doesn’t fit in my closet. But your description of how it recapped your style is a good inspiration for me,
You're very welcome! I love the seasonal swap myself. It used to feel more like a chore because I had so many clothes and the contents of my wardrobe were in constant flux. Now it's starting to make more sense. My clothes are more like old friends that I get to hang out with after a long break!
Perhaps there's something about alternating between No Buys and limited buying. I wonder what it would feel like to actually plan next year like that, beforehand? Going through all of these amazing old runway shows is making me realize that there's an unlimited amount of great clothes in this world, and I'm always going to want something... but an annual timetable for buying and not buying might be interesting. I'll have to give it some thought!