There is a definite change in the air, it’s not just the smell of Spring, the coming out of our covid bubble, it’s far more than that. It’s positivity about life, work and travel and the feeling of moving on now. But what I am finding is that you need to learn how to dress for your new life. Whether that being going back into the office, getting a promotion, children growing up, divorce or moving house, life has changed but our wardrobes have not followed.
A great place to start is by looking at your wardrobe. Spending time assessing what you need and what you don’t need. Whilst this process has always been a cathartic one, it’s far more about clothes, it’s also about letting go of past and future selves.
It always begins with questions; does this fit? When did I last wear it? Does I feel good wearing it? This can led to a full assessment of the life that you have led, the choices made, the careers lost or the ambitions not reached. Saying goodbye to the clothes that have accompanied us through those choices and our lives is its own form of therapy.
Read this quote below from a client where we had recently re-visited her wardrobe after 3 years where she went through a divorce, a house move and a job change…
“Thanks so much for a fab day today, I actually feel lighter already and super excited about getting dressed tomorrow and the wardrobe looks so organised too which makes me so happy.”
Some things will no longer have a place in your life but these clothes can accompany other women through theirs, women who are in a different place in their lives to you. Saying goodbye to the clothes that no longer serve us is hard, because it’s an acknowledgement that a part of us has moved on. But it can also feel like momentum, like your like is evolving and growing and there is no greater feeling than that.
If you are reading this and feel like you are ready to let go of your past lives and clothes that don’t serve you well then please email me for a consultation.