With teleworking, I always have my wardrobe next to me.
I take a look at it regularly and have recently been thinking, not about what I own, but about what I don't own .
Some basic clothes are indeed missing from my wardrobe. Here are the ones.
Raw denim
It's been over two years since I had a pair of raw jeans .
There it is said.
I do have a pair of jeans but they are not raw. It is faded, comes from the Norse Projects brand, has a straight cut. It suits me well and I wear it regularly.
I presented it in this article
These jeans are enough for me, I don't feel the need for any more.
I wear navy blue pants quite often, but they're not jeans. These are more like city pants, made of wool.
I prefer them because they correspond more to my current style, which has made a big shift towards soft tailoring over the last year or two.
I'm actually not a big fan of owning clothes just to check boxes
“You need raw jeans because it is accepted that they are a basic, I don’t have any so I buy one. ”
I've had this reasoning in the past and it didn't really help me. The desire hadn't dictated the purchase of these clothes, so I didn't wear them that much.
If I had to choose a raw jean, it would probably be Edwin 's Nashville , the loosest fit in their range:
But it's not a burning desire either. So that will be for later.
The derby and the brogue
I'm not much of a dress shoe person.
The closest thing in my shoe closet would be a pair of loafers and another pair of desert boots.
I don't wear an oxford because I find it a rather formal shoe with its closed lacing. Now, I don't dress very formally.
I don't wear derbies because I don't know which one to choose.
My heart has been torn between longwings and half-wings for a long time.
My heart also swings between suede leather and smooth leather.
Cavour
I spend my time hesitating and never take the plunge of purchasing.
This allows me to be creative in creating outfits that are consistent with the shoes I have and I'm doing pretty well.
Concretely :
- I put on my moccasins when I want to add a touch of chic and sophistication to an outfit, enabled by the shape of the moccasin and the shiny burgundy leather of my pair.
- I lace up my desert boots when I'm looking for a form of softness, made possible by the suede leather and crepe sole
The softness of corduroy ( Camoshita pants) combined with the softness of suede leather
The navy blue coat
I stopped considering the navy coat at a time when I wanted to wear less blue.
I talked about it in the article on my desires for 2020.
In this process, removing this garment which visually takes up space made sense.
I finally set my sights on brown , with a very beautiful De Bonne Facture coat.
Not only does brown go with blue, so if I want to put on a blue sweater, jacket or pants, it works great.
Norse Projects hoodie, vintage pants found at Brut Clothing , Moonstar sneakers
But in addition, thanks to this coat, I was able to explore monochrome silhouettes, combining it with colors like fawn, beige, camel, ecru, like this:
The navy blue coat kept me in my comfort zone.
Removing it forced me to explore areas that were unknown to me and made me progress in my search for style.
A thought: to choose is to give up
I think these holes in my wardrobe are a sign that I'm starting to really shape my style vision.
When you find your style, you know what fits in it and what doesn't.
In my soft tailoring style approach, raw denim is not a priority, for example, because it is a little too raw, it lacks softness and softness .
In soft tailoring , we tend to see pleated pants or elegant joggers. These are the pants that interest me the most at the moment:
More and more, I think that choosing is giving up.
There is a style approach that involves exploring very different styles. I did this for a long time, it allowed me to have a varied style.
From now on, I want to target my searches and purchases more.
Which means prioritizing certain clothes and excluding others, even if they are basics.
If we are looking for a specific style, having too many clothes can confuse the issue and slow us down in this quest.
This reflection is similar to what Nicolò addresses in his article on the four mistakes he will never make again:
I was more scattered than necessary in my purchases.
Taking a step back, I don't think it's possible to buy both fatigue pants and workwear jackets, while wanting more "fashionable" things like a Norwegian Rain raincho, and AT THE SAME TIME have a great array of saror suits and dress shoes to match.
AND be a fan of denim, sneakers, beautiful bags, leather jackets... AND beautiful glasses.
I therefore undertake to “choose my battles” , stylistically speaking.
To discover the article in question:
Color, size, budget, climate: these four mistakes I will no longer make
To go further on this subject of finding your style:
🎬 Finding your style is an Odyssey – VLOG #3
Money, time and passion: what is the path to style? – Sapristi #12
What six years of stylistic development have taught me
