pants: H&M - sweater: Primark - flats: Texto
It's probably the indecisive weather - or my recent personal issues - but I'm really going through a bit of a existential (style) crisis? What do I want? What do I throw out and what do I bring in? Which direction will I take? Will it satisfy me? Will I succeed? I guess my feeling lost in life in general translates to my wardrobe. I want to simplify and go more casual/edgy, but I don't feel like I have the foundation for that style in myself right now, if you catch my drift. I think that style should emanate from a person, be a materialization of the more metaphysical concepts and visions that really define you as an individual.
I want simplicity, purity and cleanliness, that's for sure. I'm thinking pants, sweaters and flats will make my uniform for the next few months. The ones I'm wearing right now are absolute favorites. I don't feel like the more cutesy, vintage, slightly Zooey Deschanel
type person I was last summer. I'm not a straight forward rock chick,
edgy type or avant garde dresser either. I'm lost. I need inspiration.
Got any fresh new ideas or blogs to share with me? I SO need a breath of
fresh air. In my mind, in my house and in my wardrobe.
First of all, I absolutely love this outfit on you. I know you don't like coloured blocking all that much but you're rocking this.
ReplyDeleteAnd two, I can totally relate. As you've mentioned, my style has changed a lot lately. I don't know what's triggered it but I think a lot of it is a movement towards growing up- finishing uni and maturity, and a second part of it is simplicity. I think when your life feels stifling and over-complicated you just want to keep it simple and I know that's what I've been going for. Pants, sweaters, flats= my uniform too. I'm enjoying the simplicity of wearing the same sweater day after day and the ease of jeans. I'm enjoying neutral colours and being generally....uncluttered.
I look back on some of my old outfits and I'm kinda sad because they're just not me any more. I don't want to wear knee socks anymore or dresses and cardigans (for the most part- watch me say that and do it next week). I guess it's just an evolution.
I would say, don't throw anything away, maybe put it into storage or just out of your way and your head. You don't want to regret getting rid of anything.
If you're anything like me, you need to spent a helluva lot of time on pinterest and just see what you like and how you want to move forward. I know talking about clothes may seem trivial when you've experienced such personal shit, but I agree, it helps you have a focus and find a way to represent yourself to the world.
I hope you're doing okay. I thought about you a lot when my Grandma died.
Love.
Charlotte xxx
Word for word...what you just said is my LIFE. I desperately feel like I need something NEW! EXCITING! But really, what I want is simplicity. But I'm afraid of becoming boring. Its the never ending battle within!
ReplyDeleteI feel like I might love all those items at some time in my future again... or maybe I just hope I will. Like not losing everything you've worked to achieve, you know? it sort of feels like starting over. I guess simplicity and, like, focusing on myself and finding my own serenity in myself is what is important to me right now. I need to find a way to put that into my style. I feel awful if my style doesn't correspond with where my mind is at. Schizofrenic in a way. It's times like these that make me realize how important my style really is in my life...
ReplyDeleteI hope you're doing alright as well. Life... yeah.
fresh simplicity? I feel like maybe we should start investing in high quality classics or something, maybe that's a way to find the balance?
ReplyDeleteI love this look, the shoes are so pretty. I'm sure you'll find your way again in life and your wardrobe :)
ReplyDeleteAdore this look on you. It's effortlessly fab. Retro, laid-back, colourfull without being in-your-face (how do you DO it?!) but shows off your great bum and ankles. LIKE! What do you mean crisis? ;)
ReplyDeleteOh and being a beautyblogger n all: still feeling the pink hair and kudo's for pulling off pink eyeshadow.
It's so understandable, especially when going through personal issues, to want simplicity in wardrobe!! Something fresh is always fun though. I adore this look on you, you pull it off perfectly
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean but I think you always look great anyway! I honestly think the weather is a major factor in making someone feel indecisive about fashion. I want the rain to go away!
ReplyDeleteJade
Misschien moet je maar een tijdje gewoon aandoen wat IK mooi vind :p
ReplyDeletejij wil nooit mijn outfits uitkiezen! :D
ReplyDeleteEy babe, this outfit looks amazing on you and I'm completely addicted to Capri's! Love it!
ReplyDeleteDid you just say high quality classics? You know my opinion on that! Actually, I hear both of you, but I just can't become a pants person with my particular figure. I actually just want to kill blogs these days I think, but keep updating out of habit.
ReplyDeleteGet out of my head seriously. Ik heb dat zo vaak dat je precies beschrijft hoe ik me voel en dan begrijp ik het zelf ook ineens :D Ik heb laatst heel mijn kast opgeruimd, ook omdat ik nog steeds een heel deel moest verhuizen en heb best veel weggedaan en nu lijkt het alsof ik bijna niks meer heb dat me echt aanstaat, zo frustrerend als ge snel een outfit moet zoeken in de ochtend om 20 na 6 :D
ReplyDeleteMaar ik vind toch dat je er heel mooi uitziet (l) en je lacht zo mooi (l)
STUNNING pictures! Fashion as it's supposed to be!
ReplyDeletenog frustrerender als ge elke dag "mooie" outfitfoto's moet nemen.. Anders had ik de laatste weken elke dag leggings en een lange trui gedragen waarschijnlijk :D
ReplyDeleteI thought of you straight away when I typed that. Thing is, I don't have an income! :D makes investing... more difficult.
ReplyDeleteDeze outfit vind ik alleszins geslaagd hoor! Maar ik begrijp wel wat je bedoelt, ik wil meer experimenteren met mode en meer nieuwe dingen uitproberen ipv vasthangen aan de retro/plooirokken-stijl... Het blijft altijd een trial en error zeker? xx
ReplyDeleteHé meid, echt een leuke broek, mooi gecombineerd met die trui! Begrijp wel dat je in je hoofd wat orde op zaken wil stellen na zo'n ingrijpende gebeurtenis.. Hoe gaat het anders met je? Kom je er een beetje uit?
ReplyDeleteLiefs
bedankt voor je lieve comment :) het is verwarrend allemaal, maar ik zal er wel door komen.
ReplyDeleteI love the jumper, the colour is a little bright but I like the wide collar, too often jumpers have a very narrow crew neck and it's very restricting. Also, your eyeliner is perfect, kudos for a very steady hand.
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel about style. When I first became interested in dressing, I liked jeans, black and simple staples. Maybe it was because I didn't have much money and could only get new things when I convinced my mother to buy them for me. Secretly I envied those that could wear bright colours and prints. Then I went through a girly phase when I decided my legs weren't all that hideous after all. Now I feel I'm too old to keep up the girly look and I don't want to end up looking like a cutesy colourful mess, like a 5-year-old that was allowed to dress herself.
On the other hand, as much as I admire those that can pull off the androgynous, minimalist look, I know that somehow it would never suit me. I'm still too drawn to prints and colours. Though I've made a deal with myself, to not only go through my wardrobe and seriously consider every item and whether I wear it, but also to think more carefully before I buy anything (buying second hand makes me more likely to buy things I'll never buy, and to buy impulsively).
Oh I so feel the same. I keep hoping I'll have a chance to start fresh and re-evaluating my goals and life and closet and room and everything in the summer, but it all feels so overwhelming. It feels like inspiration, organization, and some cleaning is really what I need, and you put it perfectly (though our styles are different)!
ReplyDeletebeetje m'n probleem momenteel. Weinig inspiratie, soms eens een toevalstreffer waar ik heel blij mee ben, maar dikwijls outfits die ik zelf maar semi vind, maar niet goed vind wat er nu mis mee is.
ReplyDeleteBlij dat je je stijl nu toch gevonden hebt :-)