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Have you ever found yourself gazing into your closet Sonya Massey Justice Now T-shirt, surrounded by clothes that don’t quite feel like you?. Your wardrobe is boring or it feels like it’s from another lifetime?. Do you yearn to recapture the spark of your personal style that seems to have dimmed over time?. If you’re nodding along, feeling like your fashion mojo has taken an extended vacation, you’re not alone. It’s time to reignite the flame and embark on a journey to embrace your midlife uniqueness and revitalize your fashion sense. Let’s address the concern that’s probably been echoing in your mind – the feeling of losing your style amidst the whirlwind of life changes. Whether it’s embracing the comfort of casual wear after having kids or the daily uniform of scrubs as a theater nurse, these shifts can sometimes make us feel like our once-vibrant style has been tucked away in a forgotten corner. It’s time to redefine your style compass. Start by asking yourself: Who am I today? Our personalities evolve as we navigate different phases of life, and your style should reflect this journey. What once may have worked, may not be you anymore. It’s OK to let those clothes go as you make space for the woman you are today and the one you’re growing into. Embrace your body – its changes and its midlife uniqueness – and recognize that the skin you’re in is a beautiful testament to the life you’ve lived. Times such as having kids and menopause are two that often change your body shape and what fits. Styles that worked in the past may no longer be the ones that make you feel most flattered. This is where doing a reassessment and figuring out what works now is so important. Exploring your style is akin to embarking on a journey of self-discovery. For more insights on this fascinating journey, you can read my piece Style Is a Journey, Not a Destination: 7 Ways to Define Your Personal Style. Our style isn’t limited to a single snapshot in time; it’s a dynamic representation of who you are today. Remember, dressing in a way that you feel is appropriate for you and who you are today definitely doesn’t mean dull or frumpy. The idea of “mutton dressed as lamb” is an outdated notion that no longer applies in the modern fashion landscape. Dispelling this myth empowers you to explore a spectrum of options that align with your comfort level, body, and personality. So, no more fearing the latest trends or feeling like you have to don a specific style to fit in. Your style journey is about finding pieces that enhance your unique beauty and project the confidence you possess. Whether you’ve had kids, changed jobs, or industries, moved to a different climate or location, or retired, all these life changes can mean wardrobe changes are necessary as you work out work out who you are today and what you need in your wardrobe to support this current version of you. Something I discovered in the past year is the Japanese art of mending – called Sashiko and Boro and have spent time having fun decoratively mending jeans like the ones above. I’ve also spent time remaking existing items in my wardrobe that I wasn’t wearing because I felt that they were too exposing or unflattering in some way for the body I have today. I loved the fabric but didn’t like the style of dress so changed it. We renovate houses yet rarely think we can renovate clothing (or that it’s not worth the expense or hassle) but if there is something you love about the garment and it’s in good condition, it’s much better to renovate than to turn it into landfill.

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Do you naturally want to play it safe? It feels comfortable? Sonya Massey Justice Now T-shirt or Do you feel that playing it safe is too boring and almost like a straight jacket for you? If you are someone who likes to have a more safe style, when you copy someone else’s more flamboyant style (thinking that that’s how to be stylish) it can make you feel ungrounded and inauthentic. Then there are others who have gone to extremes such as quitting jobs because of the dress code being too strict for them, making them feel boxed in, stifled, and unable to express themselves and bring their best self to work (and I know that I’m more this way than the other, as I remember a time in one of my early jobs where management talked about bringing in a uniform and I remember thinking to myself “I’ll be quitting then” as even the thought of wearing a uniform makes me break out into hives). I’ve noticed that some of my clients want a set of style rules they can follow, that they don’t want to vary from. This makes them feel safe. Other clients, will want more of a self-imposed set of loose guidelines (please don’t talk ‘rules’ to them) that they will use as a handrail (rules feel like handcuffs to them). When I’m playing it safe, I’m usually in an overly analytical space where I’m thinking too much about what my outfit is communicating, whether it’s giving me the credibility I crave, making me look like the expert I am and that I’m living up to my “image consultant” brand. This relates to my psychological type (INTJ) as getting out of my head and an outfit into the world can sometimes be a sticking point for me. For Jill, who has a very different psychological type to me (ESFJ), for her, playing it safe means that she’s being lazy, not pushing herself to put on a stylish outfit, just getting dressed without really thinking. When she’s feeling down she doesn’t pay attention to the details in the way she would when she’s feeling more buoyant. For Jill, her Sensing function (introverted Sensing to be precise) gives her stability to have continuity in her style, which almost has a uniform aspect (though it won’t look like a traditional uniform). Relying on tried, trusted combinations give them a feeling of stability that motivates her style upward. Jill says that her ability to use the detailed information from her past dressing experiences helps her create new stylish combinations that have a theme (leopard print, being one of them for Jill as it’s her Signature pattern) that is easily observed by others. Jill loves to find herself a formula and repeat it in different ways, such as changing up colours, in which garment the leopard print appears and of course different accessories.