Fashion Selfie

A few days ago, I tore off the wrappings of a Mother’s Day parcel to reveal a gorgeous green cardigan crocheted by my daughter Imogen. With a grin, I held it up to my chin and said, “It’ll look perfect with my green and pink Karma East dress!”

I told Kat from Karma East about my cardigan while I was messaging her about something else:

… btw, I’m wearing a Mabel dress in the peony print today. It goes perfectly with a green mottled cardigan that my daughter crocheted for me for Mother’s Day!

And Kat kindly said she’d love to see a photo of my new favourite outfit.

So yesterday morning, I headed into our front garden with a tripod, phone and a nifty little remote shutter to take a few fashion selfies. I clicked as I smiled and turned this way and that.

I discovered a few things while taking photos of myself:

✪ It’s cold outside on an almost-winter morning. It’s just as well someone special gave me an extra thick cardigan to keep me warm.

✪ It’s difficult to smile naturally when I’m alone with my phone.

✪ Taking photos of myself is harder work than taking photos of my family. But it’s necessary now that I’m writing about my life instead of telling unschooling stories about my kids. When something is necessary, we learn how to do it, don’t we?

Perhaps I should research ‘how to take good self portraits’. I’m sure I saw some Skillshareclasses on this topic.

Or maybe I should learn how to pose properly to show off a beautiful dress.

I could learn how to walk like a model and make fun fashion reels. Imagine that! That’s something I would never have considered doing a few years ago. I suspect I’m getting brave.

I could definitely learn how to take better iPhone photos.

So, how do you feel when you’re in front of the camera instead of behind it? Are you comfortable taking selfies and posting them in public? Are you brave?

What new things are you learning at the moment? Perhaps you’ve been exploring Skillshare like me. (You can sign up for a free month of Skillshare if you’d like to find out what this site has to offer.)

And do you like dresses with pockets? My green and pink Mabel dress has big pockets. I slip my phone into one and my reading glasses into the other. Perfect!

If you’d like your own Mabel dress, here are a few that are available from Karma East:

Which dress do you like best? My choice is the first one, the Bird of Paradise print.

Btw, I don’t have a sponsorship deal with Karma East. I’m sharing their links only because I like their clothes!

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Clothes can bring us joy, can’t they? They’re not just about warmth. They affect how we feel.

And they can reflect love. My daughter crocheted her love into every stitch of my gorgeous green cardigan.