Hey, Style Slayers — Happy Moda Monday!
Welcome Inside the Closet! In this edition, we’re sharing 1 quest, 2 tips, and 3 looks to help you embrace your unique style superpowers — Let’s step in! 👇
1 Quest for you to try
Something I’ve always tried to remind my clients of is that they get to be the main character of their story, or their “style adventure” as we call it. So this week, as we move into a new season and a new month, it felt fitting to challenge you with a similar experience! This week’s style quest: “Embark on the hero’s (style) journey.” Don’t worry, you won’t be going alone!
How to participate
- Choose: Select your style goals – this may look like organizing your closet, finding something to wear to that wedding next month, or rediscovering excitement when getting dressed. Write them down, or add them as a note in your phone so you can see the goals written out in front of you.
- Create: Combine your goals with some actionable steps so you can see progress. If you have a goal of cleaning out your closet, your actionable step could be blocking off 1-2 hours on your calendar and bringing tote bags into the room for any items you decide to donate.
- Capture: Share your progress with a friend to stay accountable to your own goals and have someone cheering you on. Or you can tag us or use #VostraModaQuest on social media (or reply to this email) if you’d like us to help cheer you on!
2 Tips to help you slay
Similar to the traditional hero’s journey, the “call to adventure” may be because of a struggle with your current wardrobe, and you may feel like “refusing the call” because you just don’t know where to start. Lucky for you, this is where I come in as your “style guide”- the Gandalf to your Frodo, or Obi-Wan to your Luke, but for fashion!
— A big part of this process is trying to take a step back and observe as you try new things. Instead of frustration, see if you can get curious, or when you don’t like how something looks or fits, remind yourself that you’ve learned what you DON’T like to ultimately help you decide what you DO like. Like a caterpillar in its cocoon needing time to shift and become a butterfly, remember that transformation is a process – but you also don’t have to do it alone. ❤️
Our style suggestions
- Built-in breaks: You may think it’s silly, but trying to clean out your closet, for example, with no plan of stopping or taking breaks during the process, usually turns into getting hit with decision fatigue mid-process, and results in a floor or bed full of clothes and no will to continue what you started. Taking a 15-minute break every 1-2 hours to leave the room with an intention of grabbing a coffee or water, eating a snack, petting the dog, etc., will help you get grounded if you’re feeling overwhelmed, and allows you to complete the task you set out to do in bite-sized steps.
- Make it fun: If you don’t love shopping, for example, use the suggestion above to build breaks in so you don’t overload yourself, but also find ways to make it more engaging and a better experience for yourself. Put on your favorite playlist while driving to the store or pulling up websites, grab a coffee on the way, or make yourself a delicious snack to enjoy while browsing the interweb – whatever your energy is at the start, is how you’ll go into the experience, so craft an experience you can enjoy!
3 Style Tools for you to shop
Upgrade your journey with just one click! Shop these “tools” to help you start or continue on your style adventure!
The Mr.
Tools for your hero’s (style) journey, Mr. Inspiration: It’s always important to have a place to write out your style goals, and keep track of them with some side quest progress tracking! A Main character sticker reminds you of who you are, and a health potion water bottle keeps you hydrated for the journey ahead. And of course, every hero needs a badass coat that gives protagonist vibes!
The Mx.
Tools for your hero’s (style) journey, Mx. Inspiration: It’s always important to have a place to write out your style goals, and keep track of them, and some post-its for jotting down those side quests too! A Main character candle sets the mood and atmosphere of the room to remind you of who you are. And of course, every hero needs some badass boots, and a pouch to store all the gold (or trinkets) they earn (or collect) on their adventure!
The Ms.
Tools for your hero’s (style) journey, Ms. Inspiration: It’s always important to have a place to write out your style goals, and keep track of them, and this handy quest board lets you do that for your entire week! A Main character vinyl reminds you of who you are every time you look in your mirror, as well as any time you take a sip of your coffee or tea -keeping you hydrated, energized, and inspired! And last but not least, embrace your badassery with some dragon scale earrings and badass armor leggings as you prepare for the journey ahead!
Until next week!
👉 Share your quest success with #VostraModaQuest or reply to this email for a chance to be featured in next week’s email. Please let me know if you would like to remain anonymous.
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” — Dolly Parton