Your outfit photos are your best styling teacher
How many times have you stood in front of a full wardrobe and thought "I have nothing to wear"? Decision fatigue is real. It's that overwhelming feeling every single morning when you're staring at your clothes, but nothing feels right. Interestingly, most men don't feel like this.
Believe me, I've been there. Drowning in wardrobes full of clothes. Buying new pieces thinking they'd change everything, only to add to the chaos. It wasn't until I started posting an outfit every single day that something shifted. To be honest the "What I'm wearing today" story was so that social media didn't feel so overwhelming as well. All the bloody "rules" and "guidelines" about posting to get engagement is exhausting. I've now learnt to just do my own thing and if people like it, great, if they don't, that's okay too.
But I did something recently that changed everything: I looked back at my archive of images and realised what a powerful tool this was. What colours made me feel and look fabulous. What combinations I loved and ones that made me cringe, just a little.
In the morning, if we haven't made the time to plan our outfits, we can put on a combination that at the time we think looks great but in hindsight may not actually work for us or actually be our style vibe.
This clarity helps reduce that morning overwhelm. You can repeat or modify combinations slightly. Eliminate items from your wardrobe that don't look or feel like you. No more guessing. No more overwhelm or fatigue. You know what makes you look good and when we look good, we feel good and when we feel good, we are more confident.
So, here's my challenge for you - take a photo of your outfit every day for one month (two is even better). You don't have to share them with anyone. No pressure. No performance. Just documenting your real life in real clothes. See what you love, see what makes you cringe and see what makes you say, "I can do better." Look for the patterns. Try and keep the location, lighting and angle as similar as possible, this just makes it easier to compare your outfits between photos.
Why do men tend to suffer less from decision fatigue? 1) They have permission to repeat outfits. Steve Jobs in his turtleneck; my favourite podcaster Steven Bartlett in his black tee-shirt. A uniform mindset is normalised. 2) The male fashion industry literally offers less. Smaller colour palettes and fewer style variations. 3) And the big one - less commentary, less social pressure and judgment, especially around a uniform.
So, if you don't have the time or energy to do this, DM me. Let's make getting dressed simple again. No overwhelm, no decision fatigue, ease.
Aorha nui
Kim
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