From the vault: are you holding yourself to an impossible standard with your clothes?
(originally published in March 2022)
A few weeks ago, I asked in my Instagram stories: As you develop your personal style, are you holding yourself to an impossible standard of perfection? I knew some people would identify with this, but to my surprise, 76% of the respondents replied “yes”.
Some of the ways people said they held themselves to a standard of perfection were:
Feeling like I need an outfit for every mood or occasion
Not knowing if my minimalist wardrobe is my choice or horrible decision paralysis
Feeling pulled between wanting to be cute and feeling like what’s the point?
Need to look perfect, like the lookbook images
I feel like I only have two choices: to shrink my body to fit back into my old ethically made clothes or to be a bad environmentalist by buying new clothes
I often feel too guilty to make new purchases because I worry I’m not buying ethically enough (these last two relating to ethical fashion are such a large issue on their own, I’m saving them for their own dedicat…