Do you ever just wake up sometimes, open your wardrobe and everything just seems so boring to you? Yep same here.
My wardrobe essentials are intact, my wardrobe is organized, but I just feel the blandness emanating from my wardrobe. This started happening a lot so I thought to myself what exactly am I doing wrong?
Then it hit me!
It’s not a wardrobe problem, it’s a me problem!
I’ll explain.
Your wardrobe is a reflection of your personality. More often than not, we consciously or subconsciously collect fashion pieces that blends with our lifestyle.
I work remotely, you only catch me outside when I’m running errands or having fun. With this kind of lifestyle obviously, my wardrobe would be 60% casual wears and the other 40% for hangout outfits. Casual wears are dominant because whether I like it or not, I need them more.
To make matters worse, my casual wears were all of a particular shade, mostly neutral colors. When you open a wardrobe filled with black, white and grey pieces of course it would seem boring!
So when I noticed I was constantly stuck in a style rut, I decided to be less rigid. I started buying more colorful wears, decided to go for more stylish casual pieces once in a while to spice up my wardrobe.
Now, this is my own experience, yours may be different because asides lifestyle, there are other reasons why your wardrobe may seem boring. Let’s talk about that.
Reasons Why Your Wardrobe is Boring
Lifestyle Transition
Life is full of transitions. Fashion ideas that may have been your favorite might start to seem dull as you grow older.
For instance, you were a fashion-forward lady that likes to show a lot of skin and you’re done with that era of your life and now fancy covered clothes more. In this case your wardrobe can’t meet that need hence it may seem boring.
If you’re going through one of such transitions, then practice “out with the old, in with the new” method.
Donate your revealing dresses and shop more covered ones.
Fear of Experimentation
Most people would rather stick to a safe, familiar choice of outfit due to fear of stepping out of their comfort zone. In this case fear is a significant barrier to your style evolution.
If this is you, break free of that restriction! Don’t be afraid to try something new. This is actually the best way to discover your style. You keep trying until you find a style that works for you. When you do find one, don’t stop there. Who says you can’t have more than one style? Your creativity might even surprise you.
Lack of Variety
This is one of the commonest reasons for a boring wardrobe. You find yourself reaching for the same pair of jeans and white tees day after day, it’s no wonder your wardrobe feels unexciting.
Try spicing up your wardrobe by incorporating a variety of style, colors, and textures. This of course should be after getting your essentials in place. Experiment with new patterns and silhouette, add statement pieces for depth and watch your wardrobe come alive.
Neglecting Wardrobe Essentials
While all other add Ons mentioned above are good for spicing things up, don’t neglect wardrobe essentials.
Imagine wanting to run to the store to get groceries or you want to take a quick stroll and all you have in your wardrobe are statement pieces and flamboyantly styled dresses. Now that’s inconveniencing.
Wardrobe essential are functional but no one said they can’t be stylish as well.
Bad Shopping Habits
If you’re one of those impulse buyers, I have news for you. This is why your wardrobe seems boring!
You keep getting clothes you won’t wear probably because it on sales or you saw the ways it looked on a mannequin. To cure your boring wardrobe syndrome, you need to break out of this habit.
To do this, shop with inspiration in mind. This brings us to our next point.
Lack of Inspiration
Now this is another common reason for a boring wardrobe. To break free of this, actively seek out new sources of inspiration to reignite your creativity and upgrade your fashion sense.
You can get inspiration from fashion blogs, social media platforms or fashion magazines. Don’t just sit there and wait for inspiration to come to you, it rarely happens that way.
Fashion FOMO
This is almost similar to bad shopping habit. If the fear of missing out on new trends makes you impulse buy every new fashion piece on the block then you have fashion FOMO.
It’s very much okay to want trendy pieces, where I draw the line is when it’s borne out of fear.
At the end of the day, you’ll have too many pieces you might end up not liking hence leading to a boring wardrobe.
Outdated Pieces
Fashion and styling are ever evolving. What may have been trendy a few years ago may now seem outdated and stale.
If you’re someone who likes to keep up with trends, then this may be why your wardrobe seems boring to you.
Now if this is your case, identify those fashion pieces that have gone out of style. Consider giving or throwing them out and replacing them with more trendy pieces.
Problem solved!
Conclusion
A boring wardrobe is an opportunity for growth and style transformation. The moment you start seeing it this way, it’ll be easier to identify the root cause.
I hope you found this helpful.
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Stay stylish!
