They used to be my “bad day” pants…

Sometimes, a piece in your wardrobe surprises you.

You’ve associated it with one feeling — maybe lazy, maybe messy, maybe uninspired. And then one day, something shifts. You see it in a new light. You feel different in it.

The coolest thing to realize is: it’s not the garment that changed. It’s you.

For a while now, I’ve considered these black parachute pants my “bad day” pants. They were the pants I wore when I didn’t want to be seen, when I wanted to disappear into something oversized and forgiving.

But then I ended up packing them for my trip to Scotland last month — and something changed. (By the way, I shared everything I packed on YouTube last week.) Away from home, out of my normal routine, it was as if something unlocked. The new context made me see how much I loved that they took up so much space — not so I could disappear into it, but so I could energetically inhabit that space and feel expansive.

And when I came home? I brought that energy back with me. The same pants, now with a renewed meaning. No longer hiding. Now, power pants. Still baggy, still black, but now they feel like they’re helping me take up space, not shrink in it.

That’s the thing about how we feel in our clothes — our feelings about them shift as we shift. What once felt like armor might become an exclamation point. What once felt like a backup piece might become the main character.

So don’t be surprised if something you’ve written off becomes something you wear on repeat. And if it does? That’s not inconsistency. That’s evolution.

Have you had this experience with any items in your wardrobe lately? I’d love to hear about it!

OUTFIT DETAILS

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Vuori Pose Plyo Tank

Old Aritzia Stunt Parachute Pants | Similar: Levi’s Baggy Parachute Pants

Old Roxy Flip Flops | Similar: Reformation Onyx Sandal & Gap Vegan Leather Flip Flops 

Getty Museum Cap

Uniqlo Crossbody Bag

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