"good post", says ben. kinda feel i am climbing an altogether different aspiration treadmill in my increasingly nonsensical internet fashion forum posts—maybe will love myself if others love me and quantitatively express my love through upvotes and +rep? let's all take a moment to seek fulfillment in extrinsic instead of intrinsic things.
to be more serious though, i agree that the process of
appreciating and luxuriating in contentedness with your clothing is valuable. ultimately, all of us engage in some form of fashion and style. i think the thing about "getting into" fashion is that it becomes this lens through which you see the world and then it's hard to turn off…you're always going to notice it and small things will tickle your fancy or prick your aesthetic sensibilities into offense. so might as well be happy and peaceful with your clothing.
it's just nice to pass by mirrors and go "damn, i look good" (and then immediately feel guilty for this inner exhibition of ego—although that's kind of silly—we should just be content with ourselves! content with self-confidence!)—luckily what's required for those small moments is fairly little, and most of us probably have it already.
maybe what we should all do is:
thoroughly check ourselves out in the mirror while wearing our favorite outfits;
spend some time chuckling at the poor sartorial decisions of our earlier selves;
take gratuitous macro shots of our clothing (that can be repurposed for the
"bits 'n' bobs" thread);
allot some quality time to folding, ironing, hanging up, &c the clothing we already own;
spreadsheeting our valued garments in a cool and collected manner;
and put on our favorite clothes and write long paeans to their utility in our lives…
?
