Is dressing well important & does it matter how I dress?
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Clothes in its simplest form are things we wear as members of society and for protection from the elements. But in the summer, we don’t need protection from the elements. So why do we even wear clothes? Well to begin, it is illegal to walk around naked. As a member of society, of which we all are, we need to wear clothes. some people choose to wear throw together any outfit and that fits the bill of being clothed in society and that is good enough for them. Others curate this well thought out and complimenting outfit that when you see them in public the usual reaction is wow that’s a nice outfit, assuming it is not over that top and just a call for attention.
Dressing well can mean something different for each person, but there is a general consensus of timeless fashion. Trends come and go, but something that is timeless will look good today and will look good in 20 years from now.
But why bother even dressing more than the bare minimum of just putting on clothes to be a member of society. After all, during the summer we can wear a tank top, shorts and slippers outside and it is acceptable. Nobody requires you to do more than that unless you are going to an event that calls for more formal attire like a wedding or a funeral. There are certain expectations for different events and when someone shows up outside those expectations it feels like that person is out of touch and out of place.
Dressing well is a mindset. It’s an intention mindset of how you feel about yourself and how you want to present yourself to the world. If your mindset is clothes don’t matter, usually, not always, there are many other things in your mind and life that just “don’t matter”. Some examples can be grooming, working out, eating healthy, being kind to yourself and others. Because you can make the argument “it doesn’t matter” or “who cares” about almost anything. But dig a little deeper, and how someone dresses says a lot about how they feel about themselves.
People often confuse dressing in name brands and expensive clothing as important or dressing well, and while that can be a part of dressing well, that by no means is a requirement.
Dressing well is taking the time to put on an outfit that goes well together, looks good and fits well. It’s an outfit that you put on and FEEL good in. And when I say feel good I’m not referring to feeling physically comfortable in. I mean when you see yourself in the outfit, you literally FEEL good in mentally. This brings up another topic of whether you feel good in an outfit and other people think it’s not well dressed. If you feel good in an outfit and its consensus that other people don’t think it looks good it could be because aesthetically you are wearing pieces that are contrasting and don’t compliment each other well, and it would be beneficial to learn how to curate complimenting outfits that work well together. It’s not usual everybody will like what is generally considered a great outfit, but the consensus will agree on outfits that are actually well put together. Just like beauty is in the eye of the beholder when referring to someone’s physical beauty and most people can agree someone is beautiful, not everyone feels that way. If you learn the basics of color matching and putting together nice outfits, I would not be overly concerned if others like the outfit as long as you yourself feel good in it, that is what is most important.
Dressing well is an expression of how you feel on the inside displayed on the outside. And if your not feeling good on the inside most people will display it in how they dress. But the trick is to still put together an outfit you feel good in anyway and the magic of dressing well can change how you feel on the inside for the better. It’s a way to show up not only for the world but for yourself, each and every day.
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