Welcome to the beginning of a new season. Although it still feels like summer - it is fall, and time to get ready for the new season clothes and styles!
Sometimes it is so exciting to dig out the next season clothes! Yet sometimes - it just feels unsettling. Finally, you got to a place of knowing just what to pull on every morning, and now it’s not fit for the season? Ugh!
If that last sentence sounds like you - you may be stuck in the style rut. Good news - you are not alone! We all have been there and visit that place every once in the while. The only bad thing about being in a style rut is that it actually eats your energy and confidence, and the longer you’ve been there, the harder it seems to get out.
Signs that you are in the style rut:
#1. You really don’t want to wash that one thing (jeans, sweater etc) -
“OMG what will I wear while it’s drying?”
(That is assuming you possess more than one set of pants, or more than one sweater)
#2. When you go shopping, you seem to buy more of the same-
“Hmm.. funny, I seem to have just bought the hoody I already have, uhm? Well, then I can finally wash that first one!”
#3. People assume the color of the clothes you’re wearing is your favorite color
“Uhm. No, grey and black aren't really my favorite colors. It just seems to fit together so well, you know...”
Why are you in a rut?
Every time I found myself in that place it was either because something else in my life needed all my ‘creative solution juices’ , so none were left to be spent on dressing me up. And I just grab whatever I am used to. Or, what also may be happening is that I am at a low confidence level with myself, so I don't feel like dressing myself up, and seem to be wearing whatever it is that I feel more confident in.
Why to get out of a style rut?
It is comforting for a while, but dangerous after a bit. It seduces you with comfort and confidence only to return the feeling that you won’t ever feel great in other clothes. Or worse - that you don’t care how you look. Don’t let that happen! If that already happened to you before, you will know it’s a downward spiral, so get out quicker when you notice it.
How to get out of a style rut?
I found few things that work:
#1. Welcome the season: New season is a GREAT opportunity!- look for great pictures of styles for the next season. Fall in love with something different than what you’re wearing now.
#2. The brave one: Invite yourself to a party, to a conference, to an event - luckily we get out a bit more now! - you’ll have to dress up and so try to wear something different.
#3. Use friends: Go shopping with a good friend (ideally a very supportive friend with a great sense of style) and ask them to help you buy totally new and different things! Or ask them to order things for you online and get surprised by what they think you may look great in.
What do you do to get to a more creative and self-confident style place? Leave me a comment - would love to hear from you!
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