I am motivated to set my hair every three nights because I know I will wake up feeling terrible about myself and life in general if I don't.It sounds silly but I've found over the past few months that having my hair done really affects my mood and self-esteem. Even if I don't dress up or wear makeup, I always feel better with a pin-curled hairdo and a dash of lipstick.
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Sheeplady, wow! That is amazingly organised! Very impressive, although I could never make myself stick to it!
I mostly work from home at the moment and sometimes go a whole week without not interacting with anyone other than my fiance and my cat! This is probably going to sound mad, but those weeks when I know I'll be at home and won't see friends, then I dress up for the supermarket! We do daily shopping at the local supermarket and I will honestly not go there without getting properly dressed, doing my makeup and hair. Not because I need a 'mask' or anything, but I enjoy feeling like I look nice and at this point it just feels like "me" - the way I want the world to see me.
Although I am NOT an organised sort of person and fairly spontaneous in other areas, I have quite a set routine when it comes to makeup and dressing, and a bit less so with hair. I do the same makeup every day, I don't even vary it for daytime and night time or party time. It's almost automatic and comes very easily. I also think I look rubbish and washed out without makeup! However, I'm in a bit of a slump when it comes to doing my hair.
When it comes to dressing I wear pretty much the same stuff all the time, my entire wardrobe has become vintage inspired, actual vintage or repro, I couldn't even dress "trendy" or in jeans if I wanted to! So there is really no option but to dress "up", because I don't own anything else! I have dresses that are 'house dresses' mostly, because they're more roomy and comfy or getting a bit washed out, but to most people they probably still look quite dressy. I'm working on getting rid of things I don't like or that don't cut it, so that slowly I only have clothing I actually wear and love. This way, dressing nicely is not difficult at all, it's just dressing!
What I love about getting fixed up every day is that I feel so sure about my style now, I don't question whether I should dress like this or if I should dress some other way, it just feels right.
I find I tend to do this for week end errands as I don't get out too often it is my chance to dress it up a bit.Originally Posted by LinaSofia
I am envious of you ladies that can do this on a regular basis. I teach high school art and not just any type of art, half the day I teach ceramics and not only do I worry I would ruin any good vintage clothes but I also don't feel wearing skirts and dresses works at my job as I do teach the wheel and well the wheel must be straddled and well I just feel more comfortable demonstrating the wheel in pants. I have tried making some pants of my own but just have not found the right fit in a pattern as I am very apple shaped and short and I love the 40's pant but they do nothing for me I think i may try to make a pair of cigarette style pants soon and if I can find a pattern I like I could start making some to wear to work but I don't have lots of free time for sewing so it would take me a while to have enough for daily wear. If you have any good suggestions for me please share.
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But the one thing that motivates me is knowing how confident I feel when I'm all done up and that pushes me to go through the tedious yet still enjoyable beauty process.
Land-O-LakesGal, You should check Freddie's 50's jeans http://www.freddiesofpinewood.co.uk/...rod=50sutility
they have a narrower leg. And the pedal pushers http://www.freddiesofpinewood.co.uk/...sp?prod=pedals.
I'm pretty short (163 cm or I think 5'4), and sometimes capris fit me like pants! I have a pair of Bettie Page ones I had tailored to be narrower on the calf, and I wear them in chilly weather since the fabric is nice and thick.
Sheeplady, don't you have to be in the mood to wear a certain color? Or type of garment? Depending on my mood I choose pink instead of black, or a pencil skirt instead of a circle one. My mood swings from day to day, for better or for worse.
cherry lips the pedal pushers are actually a great idea at least for spring although I try not to wear "jeans" everday to work I think the red ones would work even though they are technically still jeans. I did just order a pair of jeans (was not intending to wear to work) I will have to see how they fit. Also I think Betty Page is opening a shop in town soon at the Mall of America.
I would say that my clothes change my mood more than my mood changes my clothes.
It also seems to cut down on wash, and wear, because everything gets worn equally, and you end up with big piles of each color. I'm sure in a few years when everything dies at the same time I will have a different view.
I was a bit worried in posting my strategies that people would think I was crazy. I'm glad that people are keeping those kinds of thoughts to themselves if they have them
Progress: Going from being able to "hear a pin drop" to "can you hear me now?"
I love your strategy, I just don't think I could do it! My life is unpredictable and spontaneous. There are times that I know exactly what I will be wearing when (I had last weekend's trip with Gracie Lee pretty planned out) and then there are days, like yesterday, that I have no idea what might come up.I would say that my clothes change my mood more than my mood changes my clothes.
It also seems to cut down on wash, and wear, because everything gets worn equally, and you end up with big piles of each color. I'm sure in a few years when everything dies at the same time I will have a different view.
I was a bit worried in posting my strategies that people would think I was crazy. I'm glad that people are keeping those kinds of thoughts to themselves if they have them
Then again, it sounds like your wardrobe is immense, and I envy you! Last weekend's shopping trip made me realize that I have some really nice winter outfits, but not a lot for summer, so I am working on that!
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I am lucky in that I am still wearing things I bought 15 years ago. I also tend to get a lot of hand-me-downs (I must look like a charity case). Most of the stuff I wear is used, and I also drag through the clearance racks for things like shirts and blazers (I've been known to buy three of the same exact shirt if it is two dollars and I like it). Up until a few years ago, I was really lucky because nobody around here is my size, so I could always find really nice things for under $5 or less on clearance. Then the stores figured it out and just stopped carrying my size at all. It has gotten much harder to find nice things used because of the same thing. It's gotten to the point where I'm going to have to make most of my stuff.
Where I live you need to have clothes for each season. So I planned out Feb, March, and April; so that is all my winter, all my spring/fall, and a good portion of my summer. I work on a semester basis, so I normally have summer/fall/winter or winter/spring/fall overlap, which makes it easier. I have about 15 days of outfits for each season, so with working out 3-4 days a week I can cover a semester, with some overlap in skirts and blazers. (I dress business casual, with casual days once in a while).
Almost none of my stuff is vintage, but to most people it probably looks like vintage-inspired, because that is how my tastes go.
Yeah, I like clothes.
Progress: Going from being able to "hear a pin drop" to "can you hear me now?"
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