dressing to reflect your life no.1
the how to guides
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the dilemma
Most of us will have many different aspects to our lives, where we play different roles and need to portray many aspects of ourselves. Sometimes these roles are happening all at the same time, and sometimes these different iterations of your persona will have occurred over several years, or what might seem like several lifetimes!
Depending on your age and your experiences, you may be, or have been, a student, an employee, a wife, a mother, a sister, an educator, an entrepreneur, a carer, a volunteer, a fitness devotee, a couch lover, experienced periods of illness, been happy or depressed, larger or smaller, fulfilled or bored, inactive or more active, positive or negative…I could go on. This list is by no means exhaustive so please add your own observations. While some of these roles don’t require you to dress in any particular way, you will undoubtedly have found that some do, and can acquire their own ‘uniform’.
Our lives and our wardrobes are inextricably connected, but often this connection can become confused, or can even seem redundant in your immediate circumstances. Some very organised people will declutter frequently and remove or store things that no longer fit with their current narrative. However, it is my experience when helping clients sort out their possessions, most of us still have clothes that belong to a need or a lifestyle that is long gone. These items then clog up the space for the things that might better reflect the life that is being lived now.
Does this ring any bells? If so, how can you clear some space and also wear more of the clothes that work for the lifestyle you have today, not one you had a decade ago, or even one that you hope to have?
Before we move forward, here are 5 points to consider:
milly’s top tips:
Be realistic about the balance of your life now
Declutter, store, sell, donate, recycle
Change is the only constant, so be graceful and embrace now, rather than resist it
Simplify to amplify
Bring out your inner creative
Continues in No.2…
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