This is going to be the year that I take an interest in my wardrobe. I work at a clothing company and everyone constantly looks more stylish than I do. I can’t seem to put an outfit together. Even if I buy a great dress, I wind up having no proper shoes to go with it, or a beautiful blouse with nothing to wear on the bottom. Not that clothing is all that important to me, but it’s not helping my self esteem to feel like I look like a dud every day.
Losing weight is key to this plan, because I’m always so hesitant to buy anything when I’m not happy with my body. But also I’m trying to plan out my wardrobe now, before I go shopping. I’m visualizing entire outfits from top to bottom, and keeping a clipping file of any looks that I like so I can pinpoint my style. When I buy something, I’m going to make sure I already know what I would wear it with, so I don’t look so mismatched all the time. And once I’m satisfied with my new clothes, I’m donating all of my old ones that I’m not happy with, so I’m not tempted to wear anything that I don’t really like, just because it’s there in my closet.
So today I’m wearing heels! I’m not sure I love the rest of my outfit, but this is a start. Now I just need to get through all of the “Wow! You look nice today!” comments, which I know are meant to be kind, but wind up just making me feel silly.
