outfits that feel like personalities

i don’t think outfits are just clothes. i think they’re versions of me that i choose for the day.
some days i dress soft. lighter colors, comfy fabrics, something that feels safe. like i don’t want to be perceived too much, just exist quietly and peacefully.
other days it’s the opposite. darker, sharper, more put together. like i want people to look, but not get too close. confidence, but with distance.
it’s weird how an outfit can change the way i move. the way i talk. even the way i think. like i step into a different mindset just by changing what i’m wearing.
sometimes i plan it. sometimes i just throw things on and somehow it still says something about me. maybe more than i intended.
i think that’s why i care so much about style. it’s not about trends or what’s “in”. it’s about expression without having to explain anything.
like… this is how i feel today. this is who i am right now.
even if it changes tomorrow.
some outfits are armor. some are comfort. some are confidence i’m still learning how to hold.
and maybe that’s the point.
i’m not just dressing up.
i’m choosing which version of myself gets to exist that day.


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cyrki

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i feel you; i do think the way you dress and whether you're accepting of it, fond of it or not directly affects how you act and how you feel
ever since i started taking care of the way I present myself, I've found that, while it hasn't gotten rid of my admittedly very bad anxiety and social ineptitude, it has helped me a lot knowing I'm not a total eyesore to look at
i feel a bit more confident in myself when im dressed nice and thus find it easier to interact with others


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