Evolution of the Ensemble-y challenged

I've never been hugely into fashion. When I was younger I was most certainly a tomboy, I only cared about my next game or practise. When it came to clothes the only thing I worried about was having my uniform clean and making sure what I was wearing was comfortable and durable enough to get out and about in. I began my youth in a pair of soccer shorts and a t-shirt. I’ll admit it I was a true dag!

Age 14- 2003

As time progressed and I eventually had to give up a lot, well all really, of my physical activities due to medical reasons, but my status as a fashion victim didn’t change.

Try as I may I could seem to find a style that I liked and felt comfortable in. In the end my daily wear seemed to mainly consist of jeans and tops that could definitely be described as the sort of thing your mum would dress you in. I hated shopping! I relied on hand-me-downs from my sisters most of the time, but on the occassion I had to shop, I’d be in and out in 5 minutes. I’d go, knowing what I needed-find the first item in my size and then leave. I wouldn’t try it on or even think it over whether it would look good on me, I’d simply grab whatever off the shelf and then that was it.

Age 18- 2007

Needless to say this truly didn’t help my fashionable challenged ways.



Luckily though, as time flitted away, and I got a little older and I hope a little wiser, my tastes slowly started to develop. I learned to appreciate taking my time to browse in a store and find things that would suit my shape, my skin tone, my general persona. Finally, I was developing some concept of myself in regards to the way I dressed, no longer dressing solely for function but also just in general for myself.

Age 20- 2009

I guess you could say when it came to fashion I was a late bloomer, but better late than never.