Quick Reminder: Dressing Up Should Feel Like Play From Back In The Day
That old-school nostalgia needs to come back because I remember when getting dressed as a kid was just plain ole' fun.
As, a little girl born in the 70's I remember mixing wild colors, mix matched fabrics, twirling in dresses that didn’t match anything, throwing on ruffled white socks with everything . If you know you know:) Those were the carefree days.
There were no rules back then, no pressure, no voice in my head, before school , but that's another story.
But, every chance I got, when my mom or my granny wasn’t around, I would sneak into their closets just to try things on, especially their heels, not caring if I looked crazy, just loving the feeling of it. I got caught a few times and got my butt tore uo for acting grown. I didn't care because I liked playing in clothes and stuff.
My granny had everything in her closet, scarves, hats, shoes, pieces tucked away with that always had that mothball smell. And I didn’t even realize it then, but I was learning style in that moment, not from trends or magazines, but from play, from curiosity, from the people around me.
Somewhere along the way, though, something changed, and “rules” became what everyone tossed around, “age-appropriate” was the new form of judgement. Looking back now it was a form of bullying.
And now it’s funny to me how everything circles back because the same looks, the same mix-and-match style we had growing up, the same “throw it on and go” style that we used to do without thinking is now what people are searching for, thrifting for, and even paying top dollar for just to feel a piece of that same nostalgia.
So I’ve been sitting with that, really thinking about my own style and realizing maybe it’s not about finding something new at all, maybe it’s about going back, back to that place where getting dressed felt like play instead of performance, where I didn’t need approval, didn’t need a second opinion, didn’t need to make sense of it.
Because the truth is, if I try something on now and it makes me smile when I catch myself in the mirror, then that’s already enough, that’s already the look, that’s already the moment. And that's the vibe that never makes social media.
Honestly, that’s where I am right now, not trying to figure my style out, not trying to make it make sense to anybody else, just returning to what felt good in the first place, because getting dressed is a celebration whether we treat it like one or not, and I’m choosing to treat it like one again, to show up in what I love, mix what I want, and wear what the FUNK I feel like wearing without overthinking it. Yeah, that's my takeaway for the day
Question: When did getting dressed stop feeling like play for you.
Have a FUNKY great day by any means and Wear What The FUNK You Want. And that's on every Funky Thang! :0
xo Tangie Bell
, “what goes together” showed up, and little by little that carefree feeling started to fade, replaced by thinking too much, second-guessing, trying to get it right instead of just enjoying it. And now it’s funny to me how everything circles back because the same looks, the same mix-and-match energy, the same “throw it on and go” style that we used to do without thinking is now what people are searching for, thrifting for, and even paying top dollar for just to feel a piece of that same nostalgia.
So I’ve been sitting with that, really thinking about my own style and realizing maybe it’s not about finding something new at all, maybe it’s about going back, back to that place where getting dressed felt like play instead of pressure, where I didn’t need approval, didn’t need a second opinion, didn’t need to make sense of it. Because the truth is, if I try something on now and it makes me smile when I catch myself in the mirror, then that’s already enough, that’s already the look, that’s already the moment.
And that’s where I am right now, not trying to figure my style out, not trying to make it make sense to anybody else, just returning to what felt good in the first place, because getting dressed is a celebration whether we treat it like one or not, and I’m choosing to treat it like one again, to show up in what I love, mix what I want, and wear what the FUNK I feel like wearing without overthinking it.
When did getting dressed stop feeling like play for you.
Have a FUNKY great day by any means and Wear What The FUNK You Want.
— Tangie Bell
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