I didn’t expect documenting my outfits to change my relationship with my wardrobe this quickly.
I realised something this morning while reviewing the outfits I wore this week.
We’re already in February.
Which feels important, because this is usually the moment when the energy of a new year fades a little. When the intentions are still there, but the excitement has softened. And that’s often when habits either disappear… or quietly turn into something real.
For the past 20 days, I’ve been documenting what I wear as part of my wearing 100% of my wardrobe experiment. One outfit a day. No pressure to be creative. Just getting dressed, taking a photo, and adding it to what’s slowly becoming my ready-to-wear LookBook.
I didn’t expect how much clarity this would bring so quickly.
When you see your outfits next to each other, patterns appear without you forcing them. This week, for example, I can clearly see myself leaning into a more masculine energy. Vests layered over turtlenecks. Tailored silhouettes. Structure, but still comfort.
Those black trousers you see here? They’re basically my version of elevated joggers. Comfortable, forgiving, but polished enough that I can take them from working at home to a meeting just by changing what I add on top. A vest, a blazer, a different shoe, and suddenly the same base tells a different story.
I also noticed how much I’m playing with black and brown together. That contrast keeps coming up for me. It adds depth without effort, and it’s starting to feel like a signature rather than a coincidence.
Navy is still very present too. I talked about this last week, but seeing it repeated across outfits makes it even clearer. It entered my wardrobe last year as a way to soften my relationship with black, without losing elegance. It’s doing exactly what I needed it to do.
One outfit this week came directly from inspiration. I was watching the Spring Summer 2026 Haute Couture Matthieu Blazy for CHANEL on yesterday, and there were so many pencil skirts. It was my sister’s birthday, and she wanted to go to Chinatown. Immediately, the leather pencil skirt in my wardrobe came to mind.
I went to Pinterest, searched “leather skirt outfit,” picked an idea I knew I could recreate with what I already own, and styled it in my own way. Same bones, my personality. I even saved the reference image alongside the outfit in my LookBook.
This is what the ready-to-wear LookBook really does.
- It takes the stress out of mornings.
- It stops you forgetting pieces hiding at the back of your wardrobe.
- It shows you what you actually wear, not what you think you wear.
And just as importantly, it helps you buy better later.
When everything is documented, you don’t shop out of panic or boredom. You see the gaps clearly. You know what you’re missing, what you’re overusing, what deserves an upgrade, and what doesn’t need to be replaced at all. If something truly isn’t working, you can resell it, make space, and reinvest with intention.
I’ve also started categorising outfits in a way that matches my real life. Client meetings. Fashion events. Running errands. Working from home. That last one surprised me….
One of the outfits this week was specifically for working from home, and I was reminded how much dressing intentionally affects my focus. If I stay in ‘home mode,’ my brain stays there too. Getting dressed properly, even when no one sees me, helps me be more productive, feel like I am working, and act like that.
None of this feels complicated. That’s the point.
It’s just attention. Repetition. And letting your wardrobe show you who you already are, instead of asking it to become something else.
For now, I’m just continuing. Wearing. Documenting. Noticing.
What’s been unexpectedly beautiful is that some of the women in my WhatsApp community have decided to go through this process too. They’re starting to document what they wear every day, sharing their outfits, paying attention to their patterns, and building their own version of a LookBook.
Seeing that unfold makes me really happy.
Not because of the outfits themselves, but because of what it represents. Women slowing down. Getting curious instead of critical. Making space to reconnect with themselves through something as simple, and as powerful, as getting dressed.
I can’t wait to see where we all are by the end of this year. How our wardrobes look, yes, but also how we feel in them. How much easier it becomes to get dressed. How much more at home we feel in our own skin.
So I’ll leave you with this, because it’s the question at the heart of all of this…
If you started documenting what you wear for a few weeks, what do you think you’d learn about yourself?