Hope I'm not the only one who sometimes leaves the house feeling like I've got it goin' on and then later, during the day or back at home, go, what was I thinking?

Usually it's not that bad, of course but still sometimes I'm surprised by the difference in viewpoint and it makes me question my judgement.

I haven't analyzed every instance, but some common features are:
-- too casual/trendy for my "vision" of professional dress (you'd laugh at how not-trendy really, but let's say somehow it's off, for what I intended)
--too "exposed" as in figure issues, weight/fit. More likely when tucking in shirts which requires very precise fit of pants and skirts, back views and all that, but includes all sorts of, oh, is that what I really look like? moments
--problem with PPL's, and next, pant widths
--too flashy--some trials with metallic footwear did not feel right (kind of as in the first item). Wouldn't have to be the whole category is off limits, but I didn't have the right version for my needs.
--too fussy--scarves, sometimes
--fabrication quality wasn't as good as I'd like and it seemed more obvious later on
--item behavior--tops riding up, or pants with static, neckline gapping, fabric wrinkling or something
--tired, maybe? and overcritical
--and the ever-possible, frumpalicious, NOS (not otherwise specified)

This is more likely to happen with mix and match experiments I haven't road tested before, but can still happen with repeat outfits.

Sometimes it lets me identify an item I'm done with--top, you messed up, you're gone! Other times I just need to wear different shoes with the outfit, or different top + bottom pairings.

Over to you--do you sometimes feel like the outfit-monster has switched something during the day? Why so, and how do you use it to move on?