Now we’ve made it to the third chapter of the wardrobe voyage. I’ve never said it would be an easy and fast thing to start this journey. It takes a lot of hard work – sometimes blood, sweat and tears – and you have to want to understand yourself, your wardrobe and your style. So if you’re still here, I’m very grateful you want to spend so much time with me and discuss the wardrobe voyage.

We have already been writing a journal for 20 days; you can read the guide here. The thing we did last time was to analyse the journal; how to do that you find in the guide here. Our third chapter is all about reflection.

The reflection is divided into two; feelings and facts. You must deeply understand how these things make you feel and look at yourself objectively. You have to look at what suits you WITHOUT being mean to yourself about how you think your arms or hips are too big and boobs too small. This must be a kind process where you will learn to know yourself better. If you can promise me to talk nicely to yourself along the way, we now move on to the third part of this guide:

Part 3: Reflection

Look at all your photos again with the ranking 6 – 10. Reflect on the following:
Are there any colours that suit you and your skin tone, make you feel extra comfortable wearing, and radiate what you want?
Is there a colour you feel very safe wearing? Both consciously and subconsciously. I always choose purple because I love it and think it suits me. But I was surprised to see how much green I wore without noticing. It’s a colour I forgot because I’ve been so fascinated by other colours, but I found that green suits my hair, skin and eye colour. It’s now a colour I call one of my “base colours” in my wardrobe because of this analysis.
Are there any cuts or darts you find extra flattering on you? You must be objective and nice to yourself and your body. When I look at my 4 chosen pictures, I can see they all are dresses, all have a v-neck, and all have darts or cuts at the waist (or a belt in the waist)

Reflect upon the cuts and darts you’ve found: why are these a favourite compared to the pictures with a score between 1-5? Here I discovered I have a short neck and can make it look longer with a v-neck. I also have a short upper body, so it’s good for my body type to get a defined waist. Here you have to be objective and not mean towards your body. It’s about finding how you can enhance your features in the best way possible and help other features in a new way. Remember, it’s the clothes that should fit you and not you who should fit into everything.
Are there any accessories in the pictures? Which are your favourites and most used? It can be a belt, earrings, necklace, something for your hair or a bag. Anything “extra”.

You learn from this reflection what you must look for in your future outfits and when you want to sew and buy new clothes. So these will be your guidelines for the future. With that said, it’s not always going to be easy to remember all of this; it’s something you have to practise. But it’s very good to have a consciousness of your wardrobe.

What can you use this for? The past 3 steps all add up to we’re trying to find our ideal wardrobe. And how do you do it? In the following chapters, we’re at the place where we begin planning our future wardrobe; how do we avoid having passive clothes in our closets? How do we ensure that what we buy and sew will be used? I will answer all of this in the next post coming very soon! And again: Thank you so much for listening to me and doing this with me!

Wardrobe voyage guide: Reflection