Change With the Seasons

I don't know if it's all the turmoil from 'rona or if this winter is just a little more harsh, or maybe I'm just getting older and changing, but I have noticed the way my style has shifted in the last year or so.

Just as we change the way we dress to suit the changing of the season, so it is that what we like to wear and what looks best on us does and should change when our lives change. Dress the way you feel about yourself and the way you live, not for who others think you should be or how they think you should live.

I had a conversation with a friend some time ago in which I mentioned that I was thinking of parting with some of my novelty prints because they just didn't feel like "me" anymore.  "Oh, no," she said, "that's your style, you have to keep them."  So, I did.  That was probably two years ago and I haven't worn them once.

In the past year or so I find myself wearing more "professional" style, more polished, more edgy, less....whimsical and quirky.  I've also found myself wearing more loungewear and sweat pants than I ever have before, but that was due to circumstances beyond my control, so I figured I may as well be comfortable.

The way my friend reacted to my change is the same way I reacted to one of my style icons when she began to change her look.  She shifted from dresses and bling to slacks and blazers--still edgy, still chic, just different, and I missed the old her.

She hadn't changed really, just certain things about the way she lived her life and felt about herself and so her wardrobe changed along with her, and I can see that in myself as well.

Today's outfit of hounds tooth plaid and corduroy is an example of the evolving style.  Business-y but still comfortable.  Cute?  It has to be with that big bow, but a more mature version of cute, and still chic.

Not to worry, I won't be parting with all my novelty prints and vintage styles, but I have retired a few that are just not representative of where I am in life any more.  I was a little sad to see them go, but I'm also excited about everything that comes next.

Shopping Info: Blouse and Corduroy Pinafore Skirt from: SHEIN, Heels are old from ModCloth