Who Are You? Free Your True Style

I was struck by the fact that a couple of articles from “InStyle” magazine were about being true to yourself.  That issue is central, of course, to my philosophy presented in Your True Self blog.  The first question to answer is “who are you?”  Once you have the answer to that, you can free your true style.  I think these articles can help with this.  Age doesn’t matter.  So, I am going to discuss them in this post and give you the links.

Caroline de Maigret

The first is a guest article, “America, C’est Chic,” by French style star Caroline de Maigret.  She said, “If style is about personality—about conveying the very essence of who you are through your clothes (and I truly believe it is)—then I owe more to the U.S. than I knew…But however you choose to present yourself to the world, the most important thing is to make that look your own.  That’s the Parisian in me talking—if there’s one thing we’re really good at, it’s sticking to what we feel is authentic and making it a signature…So I guess in the end you could say my style is American, but I wear it like a French girl.”

Leandra Medine

The article following that, “Being an Original,” was written by Leandra Medine, creator of the blog Man Repeller.  (How nice!  I’d love to have guest writers the like of these…let’s consider them guests on my blog today, shall we?)  She is truly an original, as you can tell by looking at her!

She said:

“…But the heart wants what it wants! So who are we to deprive ourselves of what the trenches of our gut say we need? Our gut is sometimes annoying, and it’s pesky, and we can get it mixed up with weird, negative voices in our heads; but it’s also very rarely wrong. Being in tune with and consistently working to cancel out the noise of what’s happening outside of you is the only way to discover what’s inside—and, I would argue, the path to real originality….Here’s what I recommend: Instead of thinking, ‘How can I stand out?’ ask yourself, ‘What would make me happiest? What do I need to do to get there?’ And then do that. Check in with yourself. Make sure you’re being true to who you really are.”

What You Love Shows Who You Are

I used to think that getting the basic wardrobe items was important; that fitting in with the occasion was important; and that it was too expensive to buy what I love.

But getting older means getting bolder.  If you haven’t yet, I encourage you to go ahead and show your true self.  It’s life affirming.

You probably already own a core wardrobe of basic items.  Keeping those in stock is not hard.  It’s a lot more fun to buy what you love, add touches of what you love with do-it-yourself projects and enjoy what you wear.

And there are ways to get what you love and still stick to a budget. Such as, you can wait for sales and go to outlets, in stores or online. You can also shop second hand or vintage in stores or online.  You can shop at places like T.J. Maxx and Marshall’s.  You can hunt through discount sites online and still get the kinds of clothes you love.  You can rent the runway.  Or, you can make your own creations.

So, who are you?  What makes you happy?  What you really love will show who you really are.  Let it shine!

Parting Thoughts

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