Style moods and shopping habits
Though planning uses more of our logic than emotion, mapping out a person’s style somewhat employs a combination of both. Personal styling influences largely depend on my mood (hence the emotion kicking in) — something I’ve often mentioned to my Style Manila readers — but it’s only natural to assume that there is a sizable dose of planning involved in each styling activity.
If one would try to keep up with how I would come up with outfit ideas or pieces that would catch my fancy during a shopping trip, the person might conclude that, though there are several underlying themes that I’d revert to over and over, I suffer an acute case of mood swings and, at the frequency of my shopping sprees, an astoundingly low EQ. But I’m not here to argue that so let’s get back to the topic, shall we?
Let’s take for example music interests, weather changes, travel plans and favorite things. I recently wrote in my blog about these things having played a hand in dictating what I’d be wearing for a certain stretch or why I had bought a certain item. These examples may help show you folks how the aforementioned amalgam operates.
My love for the rock alternative genre (circa the 90s, especially) has moved me to morph my general personal style into a more solid styling idea, leading me to pick out specific items that best conveys the concept of the music and the fashion it suggests.
Packing for beach trips and other places I plan to travel to will require a determined standard of qualification and efficiency. Style moods are realigned to practicality and coherence. You wouldn’t really bring a pair of jeans, regardless if they’re favorites, to the beach now, would you? I think not.
As we stand on the precipice of the summer season (or does the heat, which we’ve been experiencing for the past few days, signals that it has truly arrived?), the change or its potential for it, had caused me to invest in pieces that are suitable for the activities that I have in place especially for the season. Keeping in mind that comfort and convenience are at the forefront but never failing to maintain a certain style flair visible.
Finally, there are the favorites. I reckon I’m not alone when I say that though most of the items you own are fabulous, there will be a few that you’ll grow fond of (time immaterial). This fondness for some has created an affinity that causes me to wear them at every chance I get or procure similar items on account of the said feeling. Favorites are favorites because I care about the bottom line: that good feeling.
Style moods and shopping habits. Logic and emotion. If you were to look at your own moods and habits when it comes to your personal style and shopping activities, how do you see logic and emotion factored in?
