The Art of Dressing

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A couple of months ago, before a family dinner, I was asked,“Why are you wearing a bow tie? You look overdressed.”

That is the moment I was enlightened.

“You can never be overdressed or over educated,” I said, “If wearing a bow tie today makes me happy, I will. And if today feels like a day to wear a bow tie, I will”. And so, I did.

I grew up not caring about what I wore and mismatched combinations all the time. You would always see me in a pair of shorts and a tee shirt. However, as the teenage middle school hormones kicked in, I began to pay attention to how I look. I started picking out my clothes everyday and applying kohl to make my eyes stand out. Of course, as I began, I did it just as a way to look good in the eyes of the world but eventually, I learnt; it’s not about them, it’s about me.

Thus I learnt the Art of Dressing. And it is as simple as one step: wear what you love, not what others would love.

The Art of Dressing does not come in naturally for anyone. It is something learnt and something admired. However, it is picked up only by a few. By those whose eye it catches.

Every wardrobe, whether expensive or not, carries a story. It has limited clothes, jewellery, shoes and unlimited thoughts attached to it. Every piece of cloth has a story, an ideation, a thought process and a lot of hard work to give it life.

Listen carefully; the clothes speak to you. It might sound silly at first but yes, they speak a combination, a way of wearing, an attitude to carry and a style to own. However, they speak to only those, who listen. They stand out only on those who listen. Watch carefully, how they fall and how they beam. Admire it. Think about what made you buy it. And you will suddenly understand what was missing in your daily attire.

Love is an emotion, not as expensive as your ensemble. It is easy to fall in love with people and easier so, with your own creations. So don’t stop yourself and fall in love with your outfit every single morning. Fall in love with how you wear it regardless of what people say. Forget the rules, forget the trends. Once you are passionate about what you wear and how you look- everything else will fall into place. Try new things out; explore yourself. Dressing is nothing but a form of self expression. So it’s okay if you want to look overdressed because that is how you feel that day. That is the happiness you are radiating. And it’s okay to look like you’ve just woken up from bed because that’s who you are today. Is that not the best part all together? Becoming a new person with a new dawn?

Wear your clothes with all these emotions. And all these weave your Art to Dress.

This art like all others will come with practice and will get better. You will understand the colours, tones, pitch, style and the feel of every piece of clothing. And as all artists learn to stroke towards the end of their masterpiece, you will learn, that your masterpiece has no end. It is forever.

You will find many articles on the Internet instructing you how to dress and what to dress like for given occasions titled as ‘The Art of Dressing’. I’m not saying that these articles are wrong- they are extremely helpful and necessary for a beginner or absolutely anyone who is facing a fashion crisis, but titled as ‘The Art of Dressing’ or similar, might be misleading, in my opinion. Because dressing is more than a trend, a rule and an occasion; dressing by itself is you.

Get excited about what you will have to wear. Think about it. Visualize combinations and how it would look. Think about a blue dress with a pair of black heels. Then think about the same, with silver heels. Finally, think about it with a pair of sneakers. You have now grown. Think beyond what the runways and bloggers teach you. They are there for a reason, but at the same time, so are you.

So the next time you open your wardrobe, look at it differently. Life is all about perspective; how you look at things. And so is the fashion you sculpt into your style.

“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” – Coco Chanel.

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