I have recently become kind of obsessed with the idea of minimalism.
I have always hated clothes.
So the idea of getting my wardrobe down to only a few quality, wearable items sounds like the best thing to ever happen to me.
There are few minimalist fashionistas out there kind enough to blog about the topic for me to read. They all say to get quality items that fit you well and work for your body and lifestyle. Great idea! But I have a problem...I have not been able to dress myself properly my entire life. So how is finding stuff that fits me properly going to somehow magically become a skill that I have? It's not.
I went through my clothes tonight and separated out all the items that I actually wear because I like them, from the ones I wear because they are there and the clothes I like are dirty. I noticed that about 90% of the ones left that I like are clothes that someone else picked out for me. So you see my dilemma. I cannot dress myself. Plan and simple.
Off the top of my head I can think of quite of few of my friends who have style that I envy. I also have quite a few friends who have gotten the minimalist/every-item-I-own-goes-with-everything-I own fashion down to a science and I envy them as well.
I need help. Seriously. I have many talents, but dressing well is not one of them, nor is buying quality clothes. I tend to buy poor quality stuff that usually doesn't fit great and I wear it for the sake of not wearing the same thing all the time. But I KNOW there are girls out there who manage a small wardrobe who look amazing every day and don't look like they wear the same thing all the time. I need those girls to help me.
Okay, it's midnight and I took a Vicodin 2 hours ago (fell down the stairs yesterday) so I really need to be sleeping.
If you are one of those girls, please reach out to me. I will worship you and buy you presents.
if you find help, you've gotta relate the advice to me. if you haven't noticed from my wardrobe and lack of style, i suffer from the same problem. i used to watch fashion makeover shows and took lots of notes and thought i might have had it all figured out, but when i try it myself i fail everytime. for all those like us that suffer, please help!
ReplyDeleteThis quest might become my new hobby. So I am going to try and keep track of what I learn to blog about it for those of us lacking in the fashion dept. A poorly dressed girl can hope.
ReplyDeleteI hired a stylist. best money ever spent. she went shopping with me (yes, me shopping) and we talked about what I could get by with - simple yet flattering clothes and she taught me some things about clothes.
ReplyDeleteLaura, can you tell me: 1. Where did you find such a person. 2. Ballpark on price for said person and how much time that got you.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend that is a stylist, but she lives in another state.
Man, if you find one to help you, can you refer her to me after your finished. I never got the whole "dressing well" thing. I have a blind spot when it comes to the vision to understand what looks good on ME vs. what looks good on someone else or the hanger. I'm hopeless.
ReplyDeleteBut for what it's worth, I think your fashion sense is just fine. :)
Thanks Amanda. My issue is my giant closet full of clothes and never having anything to wear because I buy random pieces here and there and don't put enough thought into making outfits. I wish I had the money right now to just hire a stylist, go out and buy an entirely new wardrobe only keeping like 20 of my current clothing items. But, that would be a little ridiculous right now, so I am going to have to figure it out a little at a time. Patience is mega-lame.
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