Every morning is the same confrontation with the same dilemma: what am I going to wear?
While a sheer delight to some, this conundrum is a tedious chore for most of us. The haut monde, for instance, factor in the season and trends, textures and fabric, color matching, accessorizing, a slew of niggling, but — to them — intriguing details. In their eyes, appearance counts.
For the rest of us, the hoi polloi, clothed is the goal. Period. For us, being clean and dry is all we ask. Wet and dirty is exclusively for indoors, shut away from society. Picture yourself when you step from the shower and notice the distinct, unavoidable caveman similarities. Motivation flies right out the window. Which is precisely why I developed my system. Fashion is too much work.
My process is foolproof: shorts and tshirt April through October, Levi’s and turtleneck November through March. For a formal or business-y occasion? Khakis and collared shirt. Grab whatever’s on top or at the front, tuck, zip, cinch, tie, and go. Beginning to end, we’re talking 10 minutes, tops. I could do it in my sleep and it often looks like I did.
The beauty part is, I blend right into the woodwork. No one pays any attention to me, I become, for all intents and purposes, invisible. Out in the world I’m the human equivalent of white noise in my bland, conventional clothes. There’s actually a name for this particular type of couture: normcore. I, however, call it camouflage. The puzzle is why I use my clothes as a hiding place.
The greatest difficulty? You need to be comfortable with a low bar in terms of appearance. And I am. I don’t wear makeup or jewelry, have low maintenance, wash-and-go hair, don’t mind wrinkles in my clothes or on my face, and I rarely look in the mirror. Although that does come back to bite me — I forget to check my zipper a lot. I don’t know why, I just do. Next time, would you be kind enough to point it out to me? Thank you.
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I love your post great tips . Thanks for sharing.
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I found this hilarious lol!
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And I found this delightful, thank you‼️
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Hahaha I forget to check my zipper all the time too!!
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Mortifying, isn’t it 😳
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Ahahaha yes!!!
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😊 Thanks ❣️
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Thanks for sharing such a nice post with us.
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It’s my great pleasure. Thank you for passing it on❣️
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Normcore works for me. Although, I think they might be catching on as it isn’t as affordable as it use to be.
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And that’s why I pretend my tattered, threadbare clothes are an intentional style choice. I can’t believe anyone falls for that, but they do. Yay 👍
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I love it!!!!!!!
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I have struggled to come to terms with accepting wearing mom uniform. I guess I need to work a little harder on not caring so much and embracing the fact that I definitely have a candy cane piece in my hair courtesy of my toddler right now.
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You’re doing great! Just know vanity tends to disappear the older and more tired you get. Then, too, you might start a new trend in hair accessories with the candy canes bits, they’re very colorful :o)
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Wow this was insightful:) I thought I was the only one who had no idea what to wear every morning and just threw on random clothes 😂
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so true, if you don’t feel comfortable, you don’t feel good!
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Exactly! Being dressed fashionably or looking trendy makes me so self-conscious. I like to forget about clothes and think about other stuff, like woodpeckers :o)
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Amazing
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fabulous post
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A more fabulous comment, though 🎉 Thanks!
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I must say I’m quite the same in my everyday life although I shouldn’t as I’m a Fashion Designer.
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But the not stressing out every morning is so worth looking dull. Well, it is for me, anyway 🙃
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I loved❤️ it so much that I would read it every day
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Terrific! I’ll leave the door unlocked. Stop by whenever you want 🙃
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great 🙂
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woohoo :o)
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Totally loved this piece – it’s so relatable!!
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That’s such a lovely compliment, thank you 🤗
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That’s such an honor, thank you 🎉
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so cute. could read this 100 times!
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How very true this is – especially with those 5 minute mornings I so often have :)
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Those were the inspiration for my system! My record, from being sound asleep to sitting at my desk at work, was 12 minutes. Necessity really is the mother of invention :o)
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Love this. Definitely relateable aha
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Yay❣️
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:o)
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I really love this post, it is truly relatable and a very, well written article!
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Thank you so, so much! I truly appreciate your comments. People like you keep me slogging away :o)
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Normcore. Finally, a term for the thing I’m trying to fight.
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Oh, no, it’s my salvation :o)
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these r great
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Aw, thanks 🙃
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So true!
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I’m glad I’m not alone in this 🙂
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Hey sometimes, all you need to have have something on, nothing fancy, just something dry and clean like you stated!
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We think alike, you and I 🙂
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Same with me🤗
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Hope this helps …
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Ya
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A very original concept. May I share it with my blog readers?
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Certainly, please do❣️
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nice
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Thank you❣️
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Absolutely – clothing as camouflage! And online, you look great! What do you think of my outfit?
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Why, you’re uber dashing, as always! Are those Hugo Boss sweatpants?
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Can’t see the label … have to twist round and … aaarrrghh!
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You’re too funny, Dave :o)
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Not sure my kids would agree … :-)
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Yeah, well, what do kids know 🤷🏻♀️
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How to get embarrassed by their parents? Ah, they’ll grow out of it …
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Of course, they will 🙃
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That’s me down to a T – or should that be T-shirt?
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Yippee! Life is so much simpler this way. I have more time to overthink and obsess about everything :o)
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I totally relate 👍🏻
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Having a system is a relief, isn’t it?
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Yeah, but I always go through a little tizzy when the seasons change; takes a few days to get the hang of thicker or thinner socks, long or short sleeves, flip flops or boots, etc. Helps that I have yoga pants in various lengths 🙏🏻
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I just made the transition to long pants tonight and I feel like such a weakling for giving in to the cold. I absolutely dread all the additional laundry. bleah 🤮
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this works for me –
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Yay! I knew I couldn’t be the only one 🙃
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