How to Live a Clothing-Confident Life

Q: How do I become Clothing-Confident?

Clothing-Confidence is a practice, but above all, it’s a mindset. Anyone can be Clothing-Confident. It lives within you. If this is resonating with you, first, realize that you can do it and that this is 100% available to you. Second, you can begin your Clothing-Confidence journey right now. Begin asking yourself some curious questions: “Do I love myself in my clothing right now?” If not, what is it? Is the physicality of the clothing not feeling or fitting right, or is the mindset?

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What is Clothing-Confidence?

Clothing-Confidence is the practice of loving yourself in your clothing every day by purposefully dressing in a way that will make you feel good.

Clothing-Confidence doesn’t require any sum of money, a certain body size or skin tone, and isn’t dependent on what others think of you.

The first step towards Clothing-Confidence is an introspective one: trust in yourself.

Trust that you will soon dress in a way you love because your Clothing-Confident self already lives inside you. The Clothing-Confidence process is about giving your self-expression a voice.

For some women, this could be a process of reclaiming their Clothing-Confidence practice, and for others it may be a matter of flexing their Clothing-Confidence practice more than they are currently.

Where did Clothing-Confidence come from?

I have been on a journey over the past 2 years to understand women’s relationships with their clothing and themselves.

Occasionally, I’ve come across a relationship that hadn’t been defined yet. I created new phrases and terms to describe the phenomenas I witnessed.

Clothing-Confidence was a phrase born out of this exploration.

What defines a Clothing-Confident woman?

I’ve spoken with 100+ women to understand how they feel about themselves in their clothing.

Here is what I see in women who are Clothing-Confident.

The hallmark traits of a Clothing-Confidence woman is that she:

Reflects how she feels on the inside to the outside world and shows up as her true self.
Has developed a personal style she loves.
Understands the importance of clothing and how it impacts her surroundings. She is aware that when she walks into a room, her clothing and body language make the first statements.

She lives a Clothing-Confidence by way of continuous:

Personal style ownership
Closet refinement
Collecting items she craves

How do I become Clothing-Confident?

Clothing-Confidence is a practice, but above all, it’s a mindset.

Anyone can be Clothing-Confident. It lives within you.

If this is resonating with you, first, realize that you can do it and that this is 100% available to you.

Second, you can begin your Clothing-Confidence journey right now.

Begin asking yourself some curious questions.

“Do I love myself in my clothing right now?”

If not, what is it? Is the physicality of the clothing not feeling or fitting right, or is the mindset?

Or even most basic, perhaps it’s that we didn’t give ourselves the time, space, or creativity to dress in a way we’d love.

By asking yourself these questions in a curious, non-judgemental way, you are beginning to practice Clothing-Confidence because you’re connecting the loop between how you feel on the inside to how you’re reflecting on the outside.

Remember: the only person who is allowed to answer this question is YOU. You could be wearing sweatpants and be the most Clothing-Confident you’ve ever felt.