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When your clothing creates a feeling.

cheryl

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In my WIW yesterday I said that the outfit made me feel like a dancer. Something about the flowy tunic tank over leggings and ballet flats made me feel like I should be dancing ballet or lyrical. The outfit was so comfortable and had such a high happiness factor that I would like more of that feeling. I have been tossing around the idea of wanting a ballerina/dancer type wrap sweater and skirted leggings and after yesterday it really reinforced that desire. Apparently I like feeling like a dancer, lol.

Do your outfits ever bring on certain feelings?

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carter

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I'm pretty sure rachylou's going to get the prize for the best answer on this one!

Janet

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Definitely!

I feel more athletic when I wear sportier looks, and more of a badass when I wear tougher looks, for example.

Aziraphale

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Sometimes! And sometimes it's not good. A while back I wore rolled-up slouchy skinnies with toeless tan boots and a plaid shirt, and realized (too late; we were already at the movies) that I felt like I was dressed for a hoe-down. Urgh.

Angie

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*chuckle*

YES.

I am nostalgic about the pieces that remind me of good times or special people. It always increases the happiness factor of an outfit.

cheryl

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carter, I bet you are right.

Janet, I feel the same way when wearing those things.

Aziraphale, I'm sorry...I laughed at loud at the one but we have all been there.

Angie, it's wonderful to wear things with special memories.

LACeleste

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Hi Cheryl!

Oh yeah! I feel down right dangerous when I wear my new wrap jumpsuit! Capable of anything. Very "American Hustle".

Then I grab a safety pin and modesty prevails.

It is fun to flirt w/ different style personas.

cheryl

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LACeleste, I love it! Fashion is so fun!!!

rachylou

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*Oh no* The pressure... hehe!!

But I have to tell y'all, when I do Femme Fatale - dressed to kill - I scare myself. I don't do it too much. You have to do a lot of people wrangling. People pulling your chair out for you, standing when you stand, wanting to escort you, trying to find a lighter and a cigarette to light for you ... And then you have to have a good bit of understated-yet-devastating melodrama in your pocketbook. I mean, it would be such a disappointment if you didn't.

A. lot. of. work.

Hehe.

TraceyLiz65

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I often say my sweet spot is anything that makes me feel Sassy and puts an extra pep in my step. Is that asking too much of clothing?

cheryl

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rachylou, you are so fun and always make me smile!

TraceyLiz65 I like sassy too and definitely not too much to ask for!

Ledonna N.

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The short answer is yes.

The long answer is yes, when I wear all of my clothing I feel like my happiness factor is through the roof. I have a mood or create a persona with every outfit I choose to put on. I set the tone for how I want my day to feel. Yet everything I wear feels like me or that it was made for me no matter what the price point is. From wearing denim jeans everyday at work in a professional manner to feeling such a "high" with a recent thrift store purchase of a 1930's flapper dress that makes me feel so sexy but is not at all revealing.

I believe that clothing sets the atmosphere it can be my armor against the world.

ManidipaM

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I love what we call a gypsy skirt in these parts. Makes me feel grounded enough to wander without worries. And to read fortunes. And lecture the household. And dance in the rain. All together.

citygirldc

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Oh heck yeah. I think that's the main reason why we wear clothes is to "feel." I feel like certain way of dressing transforms me into someone more confident and of course there are those days that I don't feel so great. Clothes are totally emotional for me.

anne

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I like feeling like a dancer too!

Ingunn

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Rachy, you crack me up! Fabulous answer.

I am with Janet: Wearing sporty pieces makes me feel more active and fresh, wearing a suit for presentations makes me feel more prepared and confident, and wearing a ladylike outfit is of course making me feel more feminine. I also adore a few things I have that reminds me of special events, like the dress I wore to our 40th (meaning DH and me) birthday party. It IS a bit tired now, and demoted to every day wear, but I still love it.

cheryl

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I love reading everyones answers. So fun.

kkards

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sometimes, if i have had a bad day (or string of days) at work, i'll make sure that i dress super corporate. that helps me feel like a competent, successful business person.

cheryl

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kkards, that is a great idea! Get that confidence back where it belongs lol.