“If It Ain’t Broke..” Doesn’t Apply To Fashion

May 21, 2010 | Britney, For Actors, General, Holey Moley, Modern Family, Sweeney, Uncategorized, What Not to Wear | No Comments

The other night I was watching the brill TV comedy Modern Family. My favorite character, Gloria, a really hot Columbian, had the following exchange with her husband that I felt compelled to share:

Jay (chubby hubby): “Where’s my good underwear?”

Gloria (caliente wife): “The question is, why isn’t all your underwear good, Jay?

Hilarious? Yes. At least in my comedic book. And like a lot of good comedy, it’s funny because it’s true.

How many of us have clothes in our wardrobe that have holes, stains, rips, pants that need to be hemmed, pants that we “hemmed” with scissors because we were too lazy to take them to a tailor? Honestly. (Don’t lie. I’ve seen you out and about.)

Having stained underwear’s bad enough to begin with. Wearing said clothing is even worse.

Hello Britney.

One thing I stress with my clients is that dressing well and looking great doesn’t have to be a chore! It can be really easy and, dare I say, FUN.

Dressing only becomes a chore when you have to weed through a plethora of crap to get to the “good stuff.”

However.

If you only have good clothes to choose from in the first place you virtually eliminate the possibility of looking like crap.

I’ve seen this first hand with my boyfriend, Sweeney. I’ve affectionately told him several times that, initially, he was the “poorest dresser I’ve ever met.” He’s a great sport and didn’t mind. I still did. Take a look:

Luckily for him, his girlfriend’s a stylist. So, one haircut and trip to the Barneys Warehouse Sale later, voila:

Interestingly enough, his transformation itself wasn’t the most surprising to me. Instead, what I did find really surprising was how quickly he adapted to looking stylish and put together.

Why? Together we eliminated unflattering, ill fitting, holey clothing from his wardrobe and replaced it with tailored, stain free clothing he loved.

And guess what? Now, I can’t even get him to wear his older clothes. I’ve asked him why, for instance, he stopped wearing his formerly beloved black faded jeans without my begrudging him to do so. He said that now that he has such great clothes to choose from, he’s aware of what feels great, which no longer includes said faded black jeans.

Here’s the deal:

Taste is subjective. Having an ill fitting, holey, stained piece of clothing is not.

I urge you to go to your closet right now and purge any piece of clothing that is “past it’s prime.” You know what I’m talkin’ about.

And YES, this does include your baggy ensemble you reserve for “I’m feeling fat and bloated” days. Part of me can sympathize, but NO.

Wearing baggy, stained, dumpy clothes will only contribute to you feeling more dumpy.

Nevermind looking lumpy.

Start treating yourself with the respect you deserve!! Make it your mission today to only hang on to clothes in immaculate, wearable condition. Purge anything you second guess and doesn’t make you feel fabulous.

At the very least, your boyfriend (or girlfriend), will thank you for it.

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