I’d like to say I’m a kind of person who resists to specific dress code, for me, I prefer to dress in limited colors (black & white) and certain dressing style (formal dressing), I definitely have lists in my mind recording the brands I appreciate or the style I try to avoid, also in my everyday life I’m always aware of the clothes I’m wearing and the feeling they have brought to me. I personally believe garments have enormous vitality, they’re documenting wearers’ stories therefore abandoning clothes is one of the most unforgivable practice.
After a seven-day document of my daily clothing, I found out the clothes I was wearing aren’t alluring anymore compared to the first time I saw them in stores while I was browsing my pictures, although they’re still clean and preserved in a good condition and they used to be the ones I desired so much that I have to save my budgets for time. I guess my clothes are starting to blend in my daily life after I purchased them, and wearing them no longer triggers my excitement – and I think this is one of the important reasons I keep pursuing new clothes. However, a new feeling has come to me within these clothes which is comfort.
Another discovery is my misunderstanding of my style: My friends kept telling me I dressed super formally then I naturally felt like the same way. However, while I was preparing my clothes for my internship, I recognized I was not able to find anything ‘professional’ out of my whole closet, instead, I’d like to describe my closet’s style as ‘playful’. I always want to wear whatever I want but there’re always limitations, I have to deal with the social relationship and take care of others’ perspective towards me. – Or Maybe because I’m just still not brave enough.