I am good at style

What a scary thing to think, forget saying it out loud! But the thought came to me as I was reading yet another piece on social media about how I have been doing basic things wrong all my life. You know the kind. “Correct way to tie your shoe laces” “The right way to use a dishwasher” “Best way to sleep” etc. It made me think of style and associated topics like shopping, cleaning my clothes, picking what to wear, packing, how to organize my closet… All of the things that I had no idea I was doing ‘wrong’ till social media told me so.

Maybe my outfits don’t need fixing

So much has been said recently about personal style and how true personal style happens when we lean into who we are. But isn’t it just so hard when we keep hearing all the ways to optimize the hell out of everything, including getting dressed.

This isn’t a thought piece. I’m not going to debate the merits of learning new things vs doubting everything you know. The world is complex and nuanced, and so is this subject. Instead what I’m going to do is reclaim all the things I’m GOOD at. By my definition of good. Before I was told I could actually be doing better.

I am sharing this with you as an invitation to reclaim what you’re good at too. Post about it, or comment here. Or don’t and just write it down somewhere for yourself. This isn’t engagement bait, this is a reminder.

Here’s my list:

I am good at putting together color combinations.

I am good at discerning what works and doesn’t work for my style when looking at trends.

I am good at using and wearing all my clothes.

I am good at selling what I’m not using.

I am good at being comfortable with how my style changes with seasons of my life.

I am good at feeling comfortable in whatever I’m wearing without the fear of being judged.

I am good at flexing how much I care about my own or anyone else’s style at any point in time.

I am good at not judging people by their style choices.

I am good at seeing the good in styles that are not for me.

I am good at knowing what to add to my closet when.

I am good at putting myself together based on how I feel.

I am good at making my clothes look good on me.

I am good at style. What about you?