Ahh-Wear-Ness

What does your dressing style say about you? Exploring our choices in clothing and why we wear what we do.

Photo by Laura Chouette on Unsplash

I was reading about the late Iris Apfel, the New York fashion sensation who passed away recently at the age 102.

Apel believed “in the virtues of muchness, of giving free rein to your inner extremism and letting your fashion freak flag fly.” ¹

Fashion influencer, Iris Apfel — Photo: New York Times

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Seeing how she made art out of what she wore inspired me to make art about what I wear…

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Bedside manner

Clog hopper

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As it were. 😉

Seriously though, Apfel’s dress style and attention to detail got me thinking about why I wear what I wear and what it might say about me.

There’s no secret what my style telegraphs about me: simple cozy-comfort pretty much rules my day (and closet). While I love layering with colorful and flowy garments and scarves on special occasions, I always end up wearing the same thing:

anything that feels like PJs.

Traveling as much as I have, and do, dictates my style too. Hands-free minimalism and practicality makes a huge difference when I’m thinking of suitcase size, laundry access, and extreme heat and humidity.

This Instagram photo I posted from our last trip around the world pretty much tells the story:

Look ma, no hands! — My travel uniform

How about you? What animates your dress style and wardrobe choices?

And more to the point — like those Hollywood red carpet celebrity interviews — perhaps I should also ask:

Who are you wearing?

Would it be more of a ‘true you’? Or a ‘dress-to-impress’ you?

No judgment either way.

It is about awareness after all.

Ahhh 👗👔👘

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The Spacious Way Series

1. From “Iris Apfel, a Full Life in Full Looks” by Vanessa Friedman, New York Times