Joyful January Day#25: Dress Up Just Because

Dress Up Just Because You Can 

Image from WOW exhibition: David Walker's 'Lady of the Wood'

Feel fabulous in what you wear 

This may not be about wearing a ball gown and top hat and tails, if you want to then by all means go for it, this is really about wearing clothes that you love and feel good in. 

One of the reasons we don't wear the clothes we love is that we are saving things for 'good', but how often do we wear them? I wear my wedding dress at every formal function I can, I love it, it feels beautiful and I enjoy wearing it. I bought a beautiful green sari in India many years ago but only wear it very occasionally, it feels lovely, I might wear it when I get home and revisit our memories of India with some lovely food and looking at the photos! It's there and I feel great in it! Perhaps you might wear something special for dinner at home, light some candles and celebrate just looking and feeling fabulous. 

Dressing up can be motivating. I think it was Elizabeth Gilbert in Big Magic that spoke about getting up, getting dressed up a bit and putting make up on to write when she was in a slump, it showed inspiration that she was ready and willing. It also made her feel more alive, and therefore more motivated, than she was in her sweat pants and slippers. Makes sense really. Years ago when I was going to serious meetings I used to wear bright colourful quirky undies and/or socks, no-one else saw them but I knew they were there and that made me feel a bit brighter in my suit. 

Dress like a pirate 
if that floats your boat!

It feels good to dress in clothes that we love and that makes us smile, inside and out. When we smile we get a positive energy boost that we then pass on to others. So when we wear something that we feel good in we create a happier healthier environment around us, and we don't have to wait for very special
occasions to do it. 

And if dressing up isn't your thing? Then, if you can, wear what makes you feel good today for as long as you can and really enjoy it. :) 

Here are some prompts to consider what you might wear today (or any other day):

 

Do particular colours make you pop? 

Is there anything that you wear that makes you feel happy, powerful, energised, spectacular?  

Do particular types of fabric make you feel fabulous?

Does adding accessories like make up, jewelry, nail polish make you feel special?  

Are there shoes that make you feel wonderful?  

Whatever you wear I hope that you are feeling fabulous today! And if you do dress up and feel like it, take a photo and share it... celebrate your fabulousness :) 

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