When considering my personal style, mirrors don’t tell the entire story. Only when I study a photograph do I begin to see how things work or fail to work together. Day twenty’s photograph is a prime example of this. I wore outfits similar to this one all winter long. I thought they were fine, but looking at the picture tells me I could do better. I could find something more flattering for my figure–and I believe that outfit could be just as comfortable.

I love Klaralund (the pullover), but I think the hem falls at the wrong place on me. If it were just a little bit longer, I think it would better camouflage my wide hips. Similarly, I have been wearing many tops with 3/4 length sleeves. I have long arms to begin with, but sleeves like that only serve to make my arms look even longer. Going forward, I’m going to pay more attention to details like that to create more flattering garments.

Day 20 was a bad hair day, too, which probably didn’t influence me positively when evaluating my handmade creations. I may have over-corrected that issue on Day 21. I put my hair up in rag curlers the night before, and voila! Poofy Hair!

A fancy hairdo required a showy outfit, so I wore my crazy handkerchief-hem tunic. It was a fun fashion day!

I haven’t thought this much about clothes since I was in elementary school and played with my Vivien Leigh paper doll set. While I don’t think I’ll ever be a clothes horse, I’d like to be a little more put together on a daily basis and NOT have to struggle with it. If I’m going to succeed at that, I’m going to have to PLAN.

Storyboard - Click to View Larger Version

I’ve been fooling around with a wardrobe storyboard, using Pattern Review’s rules for the 2010 wardrobe contest as a guideline. It seems like it would be easy enough to come up with four tops, four bottoms a “topper” and a free choice garment that all work together, but WOW, it’s challenging. Not only do the colors have to coordinate, sleeves, necklines, and general silhouettes all factor into the final equation.

I’m not really committed to sewing all of this in PR’s contest time frame. I don’t know that I could actually do it. I’ll just have to see how it goes!