Growing up, I was what you call a tom-boy. I highly valued my comfort over being seen as “fashionable”. This applied whether it was the hair on my head, the clothes I wear, my face, or my footwear.
I disliked having attachments (weave-ons or wigs) touching the back of my neck, it made me feel very cringe. Or wearing makeup that leaves me unable to wipe my face properly when sweating, I did have to pat my face, I found that so uncomfortable. Did you just ask what about wearing heels? Or any footwear that was not platformed or had wedges, count me out. And as for clothes, if it is tight-fitting, definitely count me out.
I may not be what the world deems to be “fashionable”, but I do love myself as I am a whole lot. I don’t know about you but I learned to love myself from my high school years. When someone tells me “I am fine”; I say aww thank you, but in my mind, I am like “damn right I know I am”.
My Mom is what you would call fashionable by world standards, she sure enjoys showing up slaying and all and knows how to dress for any occasion. She always reminds me I am not “fashionable” and I always laugh when she does because I, on the other hand, am the type to wear a jumpsuit to an event when every other person is wearing Iro and Buba, or worse, I absolutely could be seen in a pair of shorts and a T-shirt 🤪. I am the type that would buy 5 pairs of trousers that are all of the same colour and design just because it is comfortable.
One thing I have learnt though, is to wear good-looking comfortable shoes. Mind you, I do like to be “fashionable” by the way, I am just very picky and calculative. Instead of new footwears or clothes or bags, I am thinking of managing and making do and using that money to get something else that would be more beneficial. Once in a while, I would go all out, perhaps I need to make an habit of going all out 🤔 but still very “comfortable” while at it.
