Earlier during Me-Made-May, I posted about working through my wardrobe with my stylish friend, who suggested a lot of outfits that I wouldn’t have thought of (and also dismissed some of my more ridiculous pairing anxieties, like that shiny fabrics like rayon and matte fabrics like silk noil didn’t work together!)!
A lot of the outfits were built around the barrel leg jeans (a forthcoming M&B pattern) and some pink Calzuro clogs which I bought on a whim because they were on clearance in my size in pink. After our day of going through my wardrobe (and chatting about shoes), I grabbed these red mesh mary-jane shoes and these brown adult-size schoolgirl sandals.
I wrote more about this for the Muna and Broad Patreon, but one of my main takeaways was to experiment with blockages: trying to rid myself of those beliefs that don’t serve me (shiny and matte fabrics not working together, for example).
I haven’t done much about that yet, but this week I paid-it-forward, playing the part of ‘boyfriend’ in a re-enactment of this challenge from Beepworld, who had her boyfriend choose random items from her wardrobe to make outfits from (but which especially prioritised pairings that weren’t obvious pals), for that same stylish friend.
What a fun activity for seeing your wardrobe in entirely new ways! It’s not like you have to wear the combos out of the house, but there might be some fun new possibilities without the need for making anything new!
Broad in the seams 