Dress up.

When I was a little kid I was a tomboy who loved Barbie dolls. But I never liked any other girly things. Not at all some things I am still regretting. But now as an adult one of the things that I love to do is play in my wardrobe. In other words play dress up. It gives me inspiration, helps to motivate me makes my heart sing and uplifts me when I am feeling down. I use to feel this way when I went shopping at the thrift stores.

At the thrift stores I would think about the people that donated the clothing or the family that passed on a loved ones things. I thought about the history not always about vintage clothing but, about the person that wore the clothing. That is why I can spend hours in the thrift store and it feel like a blink of an eye.

Now its like some type of transference has happend where I get the same feeling from my own wardrobe. I think about where I wore something who I was with. Was that a difficult time in my life and how I overcame that obstacle. How I would style something if I was an Office worker or a celebrity. I sometimes dream of how to put together an outfit or what would happen if I cut up something and what would the outcome be. I always say that said item came from the thrift store so if it does not turn out the way I imagined in my head it is ok.

So am I alone in this playing dress up or do you do it too?