Clothes talk. I really believe that.
I think they talk because every single thing we choose to put on tells something about who we are in life and why we dress the way we do.
Now, you can disagree with me if you want. That's fine.
But I think my style has been trying to talk for all along. No matter how I try to change my style I always go back to what I wore decades ago. When I shop I still pick up the same pieces I did when I was younger. The only thing I do differently is pile on more accessories. Because wearing jewelry meant you were a fast woman. Lol :) thank goodness that theory has changed.
I have so many clothes I’ve bought over the years that are actually so pretty , but it’s not my style and I will not wear it.
Honestly, most of us get dressed on autopilot. We grab what feels safe, what's comfortable, what's hanging closest to the front of the closet.
We scroll Instagram, Pinterest, or TikTok, and before we know it, we're dressing like someone else's mood board instead of our own. #POV
It seems to be an unwritten rule that women sometimes follow without realizing it. Or, perhaps we look in the mirror and want to change our style. When we only may need to spruce it up a bit. And there is no one who can stop us, trend or no trend.
One of the biggest things I've been learning over the last few years is to get back in touch with my own style instead of chasing someone else's. Not because I'm trying to reinvent myself, but because I'm finally giving myself permission to wear that same ole’ style I love. I want to show up as myself even if it’s untrendy.
That's really what Wear What The Funk You Want has always meant to me.
It's never been about wearing clothes that make other people happy.
It's about wearing something that feels like me.
Maybe your version of style is an oversized graphic tee, joggers, and a pair of heels because it makes absolutely no sense to anybody else except you.
Wear it.
Maybe you collect chunky rings and stack every single one of them until your fingers look like a tiny jewelry store. I do. Some people think it's too much.
I think it's just enough.
Maybe your favorite shirt has little holes in it because you've cut it up to fit your own personal style. Girl, just wear it loudly and proudly.
I don't know about you, but some of my favorite pieces aren't the ones that cost the most. They're the ones that remind me of a day, a place, or a version of myself I don't want to forget.
I think women, especially once we get into our forties and fifties, spend so much time taking care of everyone else that we sometimes forget what we like. We start dressing for work, for errands, for everybody else's comfort, and somewhere in there, we stop dressing for ourselves.
Then one day you thrift a funky bag, find an old leather jacket, throw on a pair of boots that make absolutely no practical sense, and suddenly you remember,
"Oh... there I am." That's the feeling I love having.
That's why I love secondhand shopping so much. You never know what y you'll stumble across. Sometimes you're not just finding a jacket or a bag.
Sometimes you're finding yourself again.
Style isn't as deep as people make it out to be. Once you figure out what you enjoy wearing and stop worrying about what everyone else thinks, it becomes a whole lot more fun.
Your clothes don't have to impress anybody. And I mean anybody.
They just have to make you smile when you get dressed and walk passed your mirror.
So, yes I think my style talks. Maybe I will come back with another theory later.
But, for now that’s it and that’s all.
As always, this is just my little corner of the internet and my point of view. Take what you need and leave the rest. But always Wear What The Funky You Want, And that’s on every Funky thang!
Until next time...
Xo, Tangie
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