I was watching one of my favorite TV shows this past weekend
TLC’s What NOT to Wear!
I have been a fan since the beginning…and often to try to apply their shopping tips
While watching this particular show, there was a comment that struck me
It DOES matter what’s on the outside too….
How often do I say we want the outside to match the inside?
How often do I say I want to be fashionable?
Oh and that ever haunting comment given to me so many moons ago, by the young nutrition
(that I obviously hold on to)
You don’t have a weight problem, you have a fashion problem!
She just didn’t get it.
It’s a new way of thinking for me..but it DOES matter to me what’s on the outside…
BUT its not the weight, it is how I represent myself.
During the month of January, I talked about Marilyn Monroe being my Fit Fluential and Raquel Welch beyond the cleavage and her attitude. Then, being accepted as a Fit Fluential myself. I am still going through the paperwork as I got stuck on their wanting a picture of me… I avoid the camera if I can. The camera is worse than the mirror for me, but as in all things to do with confidence. I am working on that.
Then Big Puppy showed me his favorite picture that he had on his phone.
It was my birthday, as I got ready for my NO EXCUSES because I am worth it trek across the bridge.
I dressed the part for that scenario. It made it different somehow…Oh yeah…and as you can see, I let go of the blonde….for now
The blonde was one of those things that was built into an image of thinking it “helped” me feel prettier. But as in all things…the outside and what we present to the world truly needs to match the inside….NO MATTER what our size.
How can you dress the part of matching the outside to the inside…..TODAY as you are?
I agree… the outside DOES matter. Obviously not even close to the INside. But it does matter. If we lived in a world where there was no such thing as Vision… then so what. But we do… and it’s just one more way to communicate.
I have to admit… I don’t often “look” like what I feel like on the inside. I don’t yet fit into those clothes. But… I have a little glass bear shaped jar where I squirrel away money each payday. And when it’s time, I’m going to have fun buying “me” clothes and accessories. In the meantime, I am goofing around sewing in older clothes, and painting on them!
Someday I’ll be wearing funny striped socks with Birkenstocks, and outrageous colors and earrings! And I won’t give a fig what any fashionista says, because I’m going to set my OWN trend, ha ha ha ha!
And I like your hair color in that photo! How sweet that he had that in his phone, and showed it to you.
I have never watched the US version but saw the UK gals on Oprah several times. They had some ideas that I have taken to heart. Like, being hippy, not wearing tapered pants!
I think we do need to be encouraged to value ourselves more and dress in a way that we want to rather than hide!
When bigger I have a bad habit of dressing in a way to cover myself up. As I lose weight I dress a bit funkier. I’m not good with skimpy and don’t own much (anything?) that shows my cleavage!