I’d like to say I stick to these guidelines
all the time but, no matter how obvious and sensible they may seem when sitting
at home, somehow they can fly straight out of the window when I’m in a panic out
shopping or trying to find the right thing to wear in the next five minutes. And I’d like to say that I’ve never gone out
with chipped nail varnish or bits of old mascara lingering under my
occasionally hung-over eyes, but then I just wouldn’t be telling the
truth. The thing is, some of these
things don’t sound so nice in print, but they kind of make sense and I try to
work with them. But it’s a bit like
trying to stick to a diet – and I do think I deserve a reward if I manage half
of them most of the time (or even most of them half of the time). I thought I would share:
1. I will be true to myself - fashion is
about communicating a sense of who I am through what I wear. When I check in the mirror, if I feel
confused, I can be sure that everyone else will be.
2. It may be my favourite
shirt/sweater/skirt/whatever and I may be desperate to wear it RIGHT NOW, but
if it’s got a mark or stain on it, I will take it off and put it in the wash. Mucky is never a good look (yes Mum, you were
right about this).
3. This is true for my body too – greasy hair, old makeup and sweaty
armpits bring nothing to an outfit or an occasion.
4. I will buy clothes in a size that actually
fits me, not a size I want to be or something that I love but which simply doesn’t
fit. I won’t buy anything that gives me
an extra ass, or is so big I disappear inside.
I know I won’t get my wear out of it and need to trust that, even if I
am having a desperate shopping day today, something better is waiting out there
for me tomorrow. This is a killer rule to try and stick to.
5. I will dress to impress myself – never
for anyone else; if I wear what makes me happy then my friends will be happy
with that too. I sometimes find this one a bit tricky too.
6. I won’t be a slave to current
trends. It’s so brilliant on those few
occasions when you put something on and it feels immediately right – I won’t wait
and worry and talk myself out of it because it’s not a colour or shape I usually
wear or intended to buy – I will go for it with confidence that if something
feels so right for me, I will look good in everyone else’s eyes too.
7. Know when to let go – maybe that skirt
with loose threads, or the favourite jumper that’s lost its shape and gone a
bit thin. It’s had its day, then I will let
it go or re-love it into something else – a soft clutch bag, a new cushion –
anything that’s reasonably simple to make!
8. Once I am dressed and satisfied, I will let any thoughts or worries
about my clothing go, be happy and confident in what I am wearing and will not tug
that short skirt hemline down every two minutes, fiddle with the hems of my
short shorts or keep yanking up that strapless top!
9. I will remember that I wear the clothes
– I won’t let the clothes wear me. I
will be confident and appear relaxed.
10. I will never, ever, wear kitten heels.
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