I have been lost lately when it comes to my style, I am just buying clothes for the sake of it and not feeling confident or comfortable day to day as I haven't felt myself. I am sick of this now and plan to finally start dressing how I want and not how others want me to dress. I have always been a tomboy with a bit more of a masculine/androgynous side to my style. 

As I say lately I have been so lost when it comes to myself, I chopped my hair off again in a bit of a crisis pre-birthday and the new hair seems to have added a little more confidence as I am feeling a bit more like myself. I was told not to carry out the chop as I would look too boyish however, this was step 1 of me being myself and finding myself and it is a choice that has definitely paid off as it is helping me express myself as silly as it sounds. The next step for me is now finding myself through my style, something that matches the vibe I am going for, fills me with confidence and leaves me feeling a lot more comfortable than I currently am.  I am past caring what others think now so if I want to shop in the men's department I will do, if they don't like an item but I do... I will be getting it. My only issue has been working out the sort of style I want to go for, do I want it to be more dressy 24/7 or do I want to have those street/casual options to hand?

Questioning my style got me questioning my life, I have said what I am locking in on and I guess that has helped me clarify what style I want to opt for. I want clothing that makes sense as I don't want to be spending on clothes that I am never going to wear as they feel out of place. I am wanting to maximise my wardrobe and it's potential going forward,  collection of items that fit the direction life is heading in. 

So going forward the plan is to have a smarter more elevated clothing rotation for work with a few more smart casual pieces in  for those days I might fancy dressing down a little bit. For out of work the plan is use those dressed down pieces to create some smart casual outfits, something that looks put together but doesn't over do it. I am no longer going to by hype/trend pieces and the graphics and big logos are going unless they still give off the vibe I am going for (like most of Bound's clothing). Of course most weekends I am at the football so I will be in the club shirt but gone are the days of just throwing on joggers with this I am going to try dress the shirt up a bit and experiment with game day outfits. Basically no matter the occassion I will be putting effort into my outfit's everyday no slacking.

The tomboy/androgynous style is certainly here to stay however, I am thinking:

- Smart Trousers

- Different styles of Jeans 

- Corduroy Trousers

- Plain t-shirts

- Knitwear 

- Shirts (smart & casual) 

- Nice Jackets / Blazers

- Quality Footwear

- Accessories with every outfit

I am really looking forward to locking in on my journey to find my style and see what works for me, it is definitely going to be a learning experience that could be fun to look back on how things have progressed one day. I have so many ideas on how I am planning on documenting the journey on here and social media so get ready for: 

- Wish Lists

- Try On's

- Hauls

- Inspiration Posts 

- Updates on what is working and what isn't 

- Plenty of clothing, footwear & accessory posts 

I am so ready to start dressing for me going forward, as I say there is going to be a lot of experimenting before I finally build that perfect wardrobe, with plenty of trial and error but in the long run it is going to be totally worth it for me to feel like the real me, no more people pleasing. 

This journey is certainly long overdue and I am no longer waiting until I hit my goal weight to make a start on it... the journey starts today let's see how it progress shall we...

See you soon,

Lucy