I don’t need to tell anyone who knows me where I fall within the spectrum of underdressed to overdressed. For instance, I didn’t own a pair of jeans until after I finished college. Before visiting my husband’s family at their home in New Mexico for the first time I purchased a “low key” wardrobe in an attempt to blend in. My husband and I still laugh about the morning he picked me up at the airport and barely recognized me in my faux-shearling jacket and uncomfortable jeans (still wearing high-heeled boots, of course … you can’t give up everything). Simply put, it was not “me.” It was one of the few times in my adult life that I tried to conform to what I thought someone else might like. Fortunately, his wonderful family accepted the overdressed me and it didn’t take long (later the same day) for me to return to my preferred style.
An overdresser from an early age
The fact is, it shouldn’t matter if you’re overdressed or underdressed as long as you are dressing for the person that matters most … YOU!! It’s important to find and stay true to your personal style and be comfortable no matter what the scenario.
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