My DIY Wardrobe

I’ve been attempting to build my dream wardrobe for some time and always seem to get side-tracked. I am not a fashionista chasing after the latest and greatest, so that’s not the issue. The thing is that it’s rarely been easy to get dressed and end up looking and feeling just right. I’m aware of many of the factors that affect my emotions around appearance and want to investigate these on an ongoing basis.

With this blog I intend to keep at this wardrobe-building game, documenting wherever it leads me, and end up with a closetful of clothes that support me in the best possible way. The ultimate personal environment. For me that means the following:

• looking and feeling my best every day
• having enough clothes for all occasions and activities
• making many of the clothes I wear
• being organized at a level that makes getting dressed easy and fun each morning
• wearing clothes that bring tactile joy to meet the need for the day (crisp, drapey, sensuous, warm, etc.)
• determining my preferred basic look
• owning individual pieces that can be easily mixed and matched to provide the variety I crave
• throwing in a few quirky items for spark and fun
• evolving my wardrobe along with my interests (a few years ago I would’ve never guessed that I would own and wear a Day-Glo yellow high visibility motorcycle jacket)
• enjoying the process!

The above intentions are much more directed than when I started this blog. My only intent at the time was to not buy ready-to-wear for a year and to document (for myself) the clothes that I made over that same year. Oh, and to learn how to blog.

Having more compelling intentions has revved up my creativity and will provide plenty of fodder for thoughtful, fun, entertaining and useful posts. It is my hope that this will engage people who want to explore clothing, appearance, personal environment and creativity in a similar way.

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