Classy and Fabulous

[image error]Coco Chanel said, “A girl should be two things. Classy and fabulous.” Let that be your guiding principle for the new year. Start now.

Classy and fabulous is in the eye of the beholder, of course. What does it take for YOU to feel classy and fab? It starts from the inside out. It’s your inner confidence, how you carry yourself in the world. If you are hiding under sloppy, oversized sweatshirts, you probably don’t feel too fabulous, do you?

Start with your underwear. I have written many articles on the importance of wearing nice undergarments to boost your outer confidence. It’s time for refresher course.

Ladies, be ruthless. Attack the dresser drawers as if Coco Chanel herself were coming to inspect your lacy pretties. And if you don’t have any lacy pretties, why not? Not your style, or do you not think you’re worth it to have something nice just for you?

I teach my joy clients to honor themselves and it starts with decent underwear. If something has holes, is ripped or stained, trash it. NOW. If something is uncomfortable and you feel the tug-tug-tug happening all day long, trash it. Take five minutes right now and do a quick purge of the underwear drawer.

From here forward, if you put on a pair of panties and they do not feel good, take them off immediately. Say thanks and goodbye, and put them in the garbage. If you take a quick inventory and come up wanting, you now know what is on your holiday list for yourself.

Bras, underwear, socks, and pantyhose all should fit and feel good. This is not a fashion model contest and no one but you decides what is classy and fabulous for you. The only question to ask is: Does this feel good on my skin and do I feel good wearing it?

Those bra straps that drive you nuts every time you wear that one – toss. The pantyhose or tights that have snags or runs – toss. Any pantyhose or tights that are a major struggle to put on – toss.

Getting dressed in the morning is how you start your day. Your goal is to start off smoothly and ease into the day feeling what? Classy and fabulous.

This is no small undertaking. Heed this advice and you will notice a change in you. How you treat yourself is how others will follow suit. If you don’t see yourself as worthy of nice undies, how do you see yourself?

The dresser is the place to start, one drawer at a time. When you have completed that and are feeling fabulous, enter the closet with the same mentality. A French girl does not have a walk-in closet stuffed with stuff. She has what she loves. She has what fits. She has what feels good.

If doing this exercise in your closet leaves you with five things, so be it. Those five things will make you feel classy and fabulous. Accessorize with a scarf and jewelry and shoes and boots. Build your wardrobe purposefully. Your three requirments: Fits, feels good, you like how you look it in.

Don’t wait until the calendar page turns to a new year. Begin now. It will feel refreshing and lightening to unload what does not fit or does not feel good or is not flattering. How you dress yourself is a reflection of how you see yourself.

Fabulous means extraordinary, wonderful, extremely pleasing. If you are not extremely pleasing to yourself, it’s time. What makes you feel fabulous? One dictionary stated that fabulous is the ultimate expression of enthusiasm and joy, and characterized by wonder, inspiration, and love. What are you enthusiastic about? What brings you joy? What do you love?

Ask yourself those questions. Act on those answers. Start with the very foundation, your underwear. Build from there. If you honor yourself in the small unseen ways, you will then also honor yourself in every way, and that is when your life, inside and out, reflects the classy fabulous person that you are. Make a decision now on your underoos and you will have an easier time making a decision on that relationship, career, or any other choice that comes along.

You are indeed fabulous. Let yourself feel it.

And send me your underwear stories!