Intuitive Outfits
Trying to recreate an outfit that you find online can be incredibly frustrating.
“I don’t have pants like that and therefore my outfit will not be cool.”
No! Although social media can serve as a great inspiration and circulation space for ideas, it can also be the source of newly-sprouting insecurities.
I have often found myself scrolling through pinterest for hours, wishing I could own all of the items that the model-like girls are wearing in the posts. Let’s face it: you can never own your pinterest board. You will not look just like the girls who you see in every picture, and basing what is “cool” or “correct” on a glimpse of someone else’s style is harmful. The “idealistic” appearance of the faces and bodies that fill your media is not an accurate representation of people, and definitely not something you should feel that you must live up to.
You can and do, however, own your closet. Let's start there.
In her podcast “Anything Goes” fashion icon Emma Chamberlain states that, “When you commit to a sort of aesthetic you subconsciously stop allowing yourself to be fluid in the way that you express yourself”
Confining the way you look to follow a specific appearance can cause you to lose sight of what you were pursuing in the first place. Dressing intuitively gives a person a whole new look that cannot be recreated. You are the original and will look best wearing an authentic style rather than a copied version of someone else.
Let’s make small changes that may change the way you view yourself and your closet!
In my own experience, I have felt the most confident when looking at my clothes with fresh eyes. I do not go into the outfit selection with a model wearing an expensively curated outfit in my mind.
Look inward to find your style, not outward. Instead of following rules, follow which pieces make you feel good.
What piece is reaching out to me today? Which shirt will make me feel the most confident? How can I wear this top in a way I haven’t before? What accessories do I have to elevate the look?
You're doing great.
“If we're able to see ourselves in a way that creates a positive emotion, perhaps we will engage less in negative thinking about ourselves and feel less need to compare ourselves to others.”
— Jennifer Pfueffer, Psyd
STRIKE Out,
Written by: Rebecca Morgan
Edited by: Jane Dodge
Graphic by: Gus Gaston
