Wardrobe Taming -- Day Five
[ 13 September 2007 ]
Wardrobe taming series:
Day One 
Day Two Day Three Day Four Day Five Day Six Day Seven Day Eight
Today is all about finding inspiration & deciding on a new aesthetic direction — or, if you already have an idea of your aesthetic direction, refining it.
The internet is a great place to expose yourself to new things. There are blogs & communities & all kinds of things going on. Check out these sites for ideas & very printable pictures!
Foto Decadent 0ktavia Black Cigarette Fashionistahs Mixologies Newest Wrinkle Wardrobe Remix Hair Dye Makeup! Fruits Dress Up Tokyo Street Style Hel Looks V Magazine Vis A Vis Magazine The Sartorialist My Fashion Life Fashion Is Spinach Style Bubble The Moldy Doily Bits & Bobbins Almost Girl Patricia Field Papier Doll Some Girls Wander Ashley Heaton Bryanboy Daddy Likey Daily Dose Face Hunter Faking Good Breeding Fashion Binge Glam & Tonic Kingdom Of Style The Manolo Miss Couturable Miss Sandi Some Like It Haute Elke Von Freudenberg The Coveted
That should get you off to a good start!
I strongly suggest reading Top 5 Ways To Define Your Own Personal Style, since it contains my best tips for re-working your look! If doing this feels weird or self-indulgent to you, please let that go! Doing anything properly requires time & thought, so do yourself a favour, okay?!
Go back to your clothing diary & start making notes of ways you could expand your look. The easiest way to do this is with accessories, like hats, scarves, gloves, sunglasses. Maybe you’ve never worn a hat in your life — that doesn’t mean you can’t start now! You might consider trading big boots for high heels, or high heels for flats. They seem like small changes but they will completely transform your aesthetic, so it’s worth experimenting with!
I’d also like you to add to your list from Day Three of items that you feel are missing from your wardrobe. Look at this list with a more objective eye & see where you could branch out. Maybe instead of a plain grey t-shirt, you could buy one with stripes or a graphic design on the front. Or instead of a plain black wool scarf, you could buy a colourful pashmina or crazy scarf with tassles!
Yay, I’m so happy for you! This is going to make a huge difference to how you feel in what you wear, & help prevent you from getting stuck in your style. It’s so easy to fall into a rut & I hope that doing all these small tasks will pull you out of that! Only three more days to go until your wardrobe will be properly tamed!
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Thanks for the link, doll! Hope your birthday reached Carrie Bradshaw levels of fabulousness!
wandering around the internet looking at fashion blogs has got to be one of the nicest ways to spend an afternoon, and that’s quite the collection. thank you!
I already do this.. I have a whole folder called “Embellish” filled with photos and articles and stuff. None of these blogs are my style, tho. :)
xoxo
Because I’m trying to cut down on my clothing consumption (soooo hard in this city of H&M and Forever 21 every 2 blocks), I’ve decided that rather than peruse the fashion blogs which will only make me want to go out and shop, I am going to dedicate myself to remixing my wardrobe and creating new looks based on what I already have.
It’s going smashingly, so far — today I’m wearing this very Jackie Kennedy looking black dress (which I never wear) with a 3/4 length thermal underneath (which I always just wear with jeans and a hoodie), with my totally sweet new blue suede boots. Worlds better than any of the Latest New Things I could have snapped up at H&M.
Meg — No problem, cute stuff!
bluebird — Ahh, glad you liked it! Reading fashion blogs is kind of “work” for me but I do enjoy it!
[a} — How very organised of you! I save pictures all the time but don’t have a folder for them anymore, they’re just all over the place!
the opoponax — I think that’s an awesome call. Though if you read (for example) Susie Bubble’s blog, she often wears things in unusual ways, which might stimulate your mind a bit. Your outfit sounds awesome & reeks of style, darling!