Fashion As Self-Affirmation

Have you ever had one of those days where nothing seems to fit right?  That's a stupid question; of course you have.  We all have.  Days where we feel fat, bloated, grungy, lumpy, sloppy, whatever you want to call it.  Days where you roll out of bed and just know that nothing is going to fit right, so you throw on your biggest sweater, loosest skirt and most non-form-fitting clothing to cover the 10 pounds you literally gained overnight.

Reading that makes it seem ridiculous.......probably because it is ridiculous.  Of course you didn't gain 10 pounds overnight.  But that's how it feels and we end up beating ourselves up over it by showing the world our least confident, un-sexiest selves.  By stepping out the door in clothes that don't flatter and literally hide our shape, we are buying into our own self-loathing and writing our own miserable, unfashionable existence.

But life doesn't have to be that way.  We can have days where we don't feel confident as we roll out of bed in the morning and turn them around to our advantage.  It's all about owning our clothes, not letting them own us.

Recently, my body went through some changes.  Being only 5 feet tall, those changes look more obvious to me than on someone longer and leggier.  I haven't been feeling as sleek and sexy, but I haven't let that drag me into the mud.  Instead, I've tried to embrace my more buxom bosom, my rounder tush and my softer belly by wearing extremely feminine silhouettes.  When you want others to like you and feel confident in your abilities, you have to like and feel confident about yourself first.

So instead of wearing sweats, I chose to put on a leopard print shirt, a high-waisted pencil skirt and some heels.  The effect?  Not only a fun, and somewhat classic looking, work outfit, but an immediate confidence booster.  Feeling good doesn't have to be a battle when making yourself look good does almost all of the work for you.

Your clothes don't define you, they merely accesorize your own personal beauty.  If you have a great chest, hello v-necks!  A nice, curvy booty?  Cigarette pants!  A pretty pedicure?  This season's hottest espadrille.  Whatever you love about you, make that your signature asset and start loving the rest just as much.