What I’m Wearing…
YES, I know, it’s rather boring lately, but I’m forcing myself to get more consistent here, as a way to inspire and motivate MYSELF back into being more of MYSELF (because it worked on substack), instead of this lame mountain woman I’ve become. And also YES, I’m having 100 midlife crisis’ if I do say so myself, so… on with it 😊
- Agolde vintage-inspired light wash cropped jeans with double pocket detail on the butt from a few years ago. I still love these jeans, though they are SUPER high rise and I’m kind of over the super high waist, but I’m not quite sure what to wear instead. I don’t like a mid-rise because it hits at the most unflattering part of my stomach and makes me feel, puffy. I’d prefer the super low rise to mid-rise, quite honestly, but I am seeing a lot of baggier styles, which I’m loving, and so I just bought these barrel jeans from Free People, with a lower waist, and they look so comfy I’m hoping they’ll be my spring go-to.
- Fleece/Faux Shearling zip neck pullover was an X-mas gift that came with matching pants, that I haven’t worn yet.
- Vintage oversized cardigan sweater that I’ve had for YEARS by Liz Claiborne – seen here, and here
- Short light gray UGGs were also a gift for X-mas like 3 or 4 years ago maybe, but I have only worn them a few times
- Tiffany heart key necklace and mixed rings, some vintage, some from amazon 😉
- GUCCI oversized cat eye sunglasses I found and thought, YES. I’m also on the fence about where I stand with sunglasses right now. I swear, I can’t tell if trends are just all over the place, if I don’t really care (I don’t think that’s it) or if since I’m truly in a transitional place in my life mentally, that it’s affecting how I get dressed because it’s like I don’t know who I am(?) Super interesting deep dive I’ll probably expand more on my Substack if you’re interested. I’ve been wiring there (almost) every day
- Marc Jacobs pillow bag… also not sure where I stand on handbags at the moment, but keep going back to this one because it feels like an easy staple. I also like the size and shape and ease of it for everyday use.
- TITLE: Justin Timberlake – Drown … damn good. in every JT way. Finally! – you showed me exactly who you are and I should have believed it… you left me alone out in the dark, with all of your demons. I know exactly what it feels like, yet you do it to me every time. – UGH SO GOOD! – I dunno what it is, but when I heard this song today while I was in the kitchen feeding the dogs and I felt my body moving to it instinctually -I was like wait…! IS THIS JUSTIN? I stopped, grabbed my phone to Shazam and yes, it was Justin and then I just had to give in and dance… and it gave me all the feels, the sexy back feels, you know the feels… And there’s something about it that makes me feel so assured. Like yup. Finally. We’re back. I’m here, It’s all happening. Full circle. I am here now… Justin is giving me all the feels. AGAIN. Almost 20 years later.
I feel like I just do not know what to wear lately (and I may have touched on it in my last outfit post as well). I’ll attribute this to a few things, firstly, I might just not really care. I think this is due to it being winter and I have to just dress in layers to stay warm, but also, in the mountains, if I dress UP too much, I’ll stand out in a way that brings me attention that I’m not really interested in getting at the moment.
Secondly, I think I’m in a huge life transition right now not only because of my age (not really) but mostly because of how much I lost myself in the last few years in a relationship and environment that was very confusing on so many levels and so there’s a huge part of me that still feels the need to hide myself, to not wear makeup, to dull my shine, so to speak, because it’s habit now and programmed in my head. But also, maybe, I’ve gotten lazy living up here and there is definitely a dress code of sorts, which I used to not care about but as I stated previously, I don’t want to stand out, for various reasons, and so I’m dressing more to blend in.
That’s such an odd thing for me to admit because growing up in LA, that was never the case. First of all, I never thought about what I wore as far as other people were concerned or how they were going to view me unless I was going on a job interview or to court or somewhere that felt conservative. But LA is more accepting of literally everything I think and since everyone is main character energy, or at least that’s how it felt when I left 11 years ago, I never thought about not wearing whatever the hell I wanted to, whenever the hell I wanted to.
I’m older now, and as stated above, so many variables have affected the way I now put myself together, which feels programmed and not for me as much as it used to. And honestly, I don’t even think I realized it until I just typed it out. Like, damn.
That said, I also haven’t really shopped in ages. COVID turned all my at home clothes into going out clothes, meaning sweats and loungewear became my every-wear, which I think was also the way of the world in general. When I think back to my teens, we used to wear mens plaid pajama pants and t-shirts and cropped boy tees and hoodies with tennis shoes and this is how I see teens (and maybe early 20s) dressing today as well. It’s super cute on youth but as you age, you have to at least look like you tried to pull a loungewear outfit together, rather than literally getting out of bed and driving to coffee bean because you’re so young and you look cute no matter what. If I did that now, I’d look like a bum, so SOME effort is needed. And I definitely have days where I’ll still just throw on sweats and go, but again, I have to style them to make the look work.
I’ve worn this faux shearling pullover three times with three different looks/pants in the last week, that’s how lazy I’ve become. Once with leggings and dr. martens, once with my vintage levis and nikes, and today with my Agolde jeans and UGGs. But also, if I’m only out for an hour or so and then I change as soon as I get back home because you know, DOG HAIR, then it’s still clean and who cares? Even if I see the same people, which often times I do because it’s a small town, styled differently, it looks different, so there’s my hint of creative-trying.
I do still lean towards a uniform of sorts, because it makes dressing so much easier. I swear if I could still get away with wearing a different color Juicy suit every day, I would. In fact, I think I just might 😉
Happy Monday Lovecats!
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