This blog started because I was writing about hockey. I went to the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop in 2016 at my alma mater, excited to talk to anyone who would listen about the best game in the world. Instead, women kept asking me what I was wearing. I was wandering around in my normal attire, and they wanted to know more. I often stared blankly. I didn’t know what to say. I wanted to talk about hockey, but they told me to write about fashion.
I went home. And I mulled. Did I have something to say? What could I offer that countless women’s magazines don’t already espouse? I mentioned the idea to friends, and they jumped on it. “Do it! How often do you help us?”
I talked to friends, mulled, and talked some more. Considering the actual time and energy that I’ve invested in creating my personal style over the years, I realized I could identify a method that might work for others, too. I could explain my process, a philosophy if you will, that has played a part in why people generally seem to be interested in what I wear.
The more I mulled, the more it seemed that my philosophy fell into three general categories: Fit, Like, Comfort.
If I had to tell you about my wardrobe in a nutshell, it would be those three things. I only wear clothes that fit, I only wear clothes I like, and I only wear clothing (and shoes!) that are comfortable. Almost all advice I can give about fashion ultimately boils down to that methodology: What you wear must fit, you must like it, and you must be comfortable in it. Doing these three things will eliminate what can be referred to as “fashion don’ts” and lay the groundwork for the fun, experimental, openhearted awesomeness that should define your relationship to what you wear.