Classics garments are ones that you can buy all the time where the shape and style don’t really change. Not cool and mysterious autistic and gay shirt Examples of classic garments are the Burberry style trench coat; Breton striped t-shirt and crewneck cardigans. But even classics can change – you will notice that the length of a classic blazer changes over the years. The width of the lapel, the placement of pockets, and details also change. Notice how in the 1970s the collars were wide, in the 80s the shoulder pads are large and the lapels are low, the 90s jackets are longer as compared to the 2000s when they become more shaped and shorter. At the moment, we are having a 90s revivial with the longer length and the colour palette of the 80s. The easiest way to go to a department store and see if you could purchase an item very similar to what own. Go to a bunch of brands and find the most similar items and take them to the change room and try them on, as without trying on you won’t know if the cut is similar to yours, or completely different and therefore creating a dated silhouette. If what you find is completely different, it’s time to let go of the trends you love. If you can’t find the items that you are holding on to – these are likely trend items and are out-dated. Keep in mind fashions do come around. However, you won’t catch me in a cropped t-shirt or low rise jeans that were fashionable when I was in my teens even though they are right back in fashion now! I just don’t have the stomach for them (if you know what I mean). Let’s face it, I’m not the woman I was 20 years ago. I’m not even the woman I was 5 years ago. So do your clothes fit your body? Do they fit your lifestyle? Do they fit your personality?. Your clothes should fit the body you have today – not yesterday, last week, last year, or last decade. There is no point in holding onto clothes that don’t fit the body you have today. Bodies change shape with age and hormones so if you love it, get it tailored to fit your body as it is now. How you spend your time will influence the kinds of clothes you need. Many of us keep clothes that no longer fit the life we have today. Spend some time figuring out what you do in your average week. Then you can work out what you really need as far as your current lifestyle goes and start working towards having your wardrobe reflect this. Your clothes communicate lots about you as a person -who you are, and what your personality traits are can be expressed by your clothing choices. Do the clothes in your wardrobe represent you right now? Who you are today and how you want to be perceived? If they don’t fit your current personality and what is important to you – then should you be keeping them? They are not loving you in the way you need. You want your clothes to be like a great husband, not a bad boyfriend. No point in building more rooms on your house because you’re getting overwhelmed by your stuff, if you worry about feeling like you’re wasting money by giving away clothes you don’t wear. Let those clothing mistakes be seen as an educational lesson of what not to buy next time you shop. You need to give yourself permission to let go of perfectly good things. Sell or donate them because when we hold on to good things we do not need, we keep them from being helpful to others. Knowing how much use someone will get from your item, will make letting go of unused and unworn items so much easier. Remember, you’re giving up the good for the best. Keeping something that does not add value to your life keeps you stuck holding on to the mistake. Acknowledge it was a mistake so you can move on. If you have a hard time letting things go, a strategy is to put them away where you don’t see them for a period of time. If you don’t go looking for that item then you didn’t really miss it and since it’s already boxed up, it will be much easier to let it go.

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In our Your Type of Style program, Not cool and mysterious autistic and gay shirt we have an entire module dedicated to shopping as we want to arm you with all the best tools that work for you as an individual, with your individual needs, so that you can get over that analysis paralysis, or making decisions too quickly (whichever of these is more you), we give you a tried and tested model that will lead you through what you do well, plus where your blindspots are (that can trip you up without you being aware). One tried and true method that Jill uses (and others who have an overshopping issue have found particularly useful) is the “power pause” where you leave at least 2 hours between when you find an item, and when you make the purchase (in fact, sometimes Jill leaves it a few days). I’ve used this technique if I’m not 100% sure about an item and found it a really great tool, as I know if I’m still yearning and thinking about an item, hours or days or weeks later, then it’s a definite YES. But if I fairly quickly stop thinking about it then it’s a definite NO. The flipside of rushing into decisions too quickly and needing a way to stop yourself, is that you are too slow to decision making, and end up losing out in some way or other. You’ll end up with a wardrobe full of clothes you love and that love you back and get more joy from getting dressed each day. You’ll find getting dressed a more pleasurable experience. You’ll waste less money (so you have more money for other amazing experiences in your life). I truly believe that knowledge is power and the more wisdom you have with regards to your approach to style and what really works for you in a true and authentic way, you’ll know where both your genius and your blindspots are (and awareness is key to everything in life) and then it makes the whole process of style easier. If you’d love to dive deep into understanding more about how your personality influences all your style choices (don’t worry, you don’t need to know your type to do this, it’s something you get in the program), then head on over to discover more about Your Type of Style. We only open the doors to the program once a year (September start) so now is the time to make that decision if you’ve been thinking about it!