Since the pandemic and getting out a lot less I got truly sick of wearing leggings and my weatherproof coat and decided to buy some ~nice~ things. So I found some decent dresses, coats, a few fancy things, felt refreshing for a while, but then barely even wore them, either because of weather or just not having the lifestyle to care.
I wfh and in a very arty farty career where anything goes and no one cares. Most of my family and friends wear just leisure or weather related stuff (dog walkers, the odd horse, gardening, going somewhere for a bit of lunch like a garden centre, lol) and there just isn't a requirement for me to bother putting energy into fussy clothes just for them to get largely rained on. And I don't even have a dog!
Dresses are great in summer but I think it would be more fitting for me to just go back to my nice outdoor stuff and stop wasting money. Clothes are so bloody expensive, and I am crap at sourcing second hand.
I know that I do not need permission to do this, but does anyone else sympathise?
Can leisure or weather wear be made more special? And if so, how? How do you slap on an arcteryx top and feel put together, hehe?