Before You Buy Anything for Fall, Do This First

It is not technically the end of summer.

But the end of August kind of feels like it, doesn’t it?

Suddenly everyone is talking about fall. Sweaters. Boots. Layers. New arrivals.

And before we know it, we mentally move on.

So this week, I gave myself one ridiculously simple mission:

Go into my closet and find the summer pieces I still have not worn.

That’s it.

No giant closet cleanout.

No shopping list.

No trying to reinvent my entire wardrobe.

Just one simple task.

And fabulous, I found five dresses.

Five pieces I somehow made it almost all the way through summer without wearing.

So instead of letting them hang there until next year, I am wearing every single one of them this week.

And I am challenging myself to style each one in a way I have not worn it before.

Why this works

Sometimes the hardest part of getting dressed is not that we do not have enough clothes.

It is that we have too many choices.

We stand in front of everything and think:

What am I going to wear?

That question is huge.

It gives your brain way too much room to wander.

So make it smaller.

Ask:

What have I not worn yet?

Now you have a direction.

And that little bit of intention can make a monumental difference.

Try this in your own closet

Step 1: Go to your closet.

Step 2: Pick a few summer pieces you have not worn yet.

Step 3: Wear them.

That’s it.

No stress.

No overwhelm.

No convincing yourself you need something new before fall starts.

Just wear what you already have.

And if you want to make it even more fun, style each piece in a way you have not tried before.

Different jewelry.

A different shoe.

A belt.

A bag.

A layer.

Something unexpected.

This is exactly what Runway to Reality is about.

Every week, I give you fresh outfit ideas to help you play with your personal style, shop your closet, and make getting dressed fun again.

Because getting dressed does not have to be hard.

Sometimes you just need a place to begin.

And if you want to learn how to do this with your entire wardrobe, the VIP Founding Cohort of The Confident Style Method™ begins September 1.

We are going to work through your personal style, your closet, your body today, outfit formulas, color, accessories, shopping smarter, and how to finally stop second-guessing yourself every time you get dressed.

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Before you rush into fall, go wear the clothes you already own.

Let’s get dressed.