Wardrobe Architect: week 2

The second week of this project was harder than I thought it would be. I second guess myself and my style, I guess. I had a little help from my husband and my younger sister. Thankfully.

The goal this week is to uncover the styles that feel like yourself and attach words and images to them.

When I'm wearing my favorite clothing I feel confident.

When I'm wearing something that isn't quite right I feel really uncomfortable, and sometimes fat. I want to avoid this. I want to avoid feeling out of place or like I'm wearing someone else's clothes.


I didn't really think I had any style icons. Then I realized that mine are characters in TV shows. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel, Bones), Carrie Wells (Poppy Montgomery, Unforgettable), and Mary Shannon (Mary McCormack, In Plain Sight) are all characters whose style I noticed while watching them. They all have a common thread- they wear jackets or cardigans- often.

I love looking at clothes and other things that feminine and flirty. I don't think this style works for me, though. When I try to pull off this style I feel like it just isn't me.

I asked my husband what he thinks my style is. He described me as classy, older Hollywood actresses, ie Audrey Hepburn. More in the sense that they always looked put together and would never be caught having an off day where style was concerned.  I took this into account when figuring out my style words.

I narrowed it down to three: classic, put together, with a touch of edgy. I think I already knew this, but was so unsure of myself that I couldn't put it into words. I also create a Pinterest board representing these words.