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To dress or not to dress, this is the problem

An experiment that will make you feel good about yourself in quarantine

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To dress or not to dress, perhaps in this period is one of the most frequent questions we ask ourselves. During the quarantine many people had to continue dressing for work, online lessons or other obligations. For all those, including myself, who have decided to face the situation while remaining comfortably in pajamas or in home clothes, the question of dressing or not dressing can be a it can be a real issue.

"Why get dressed when you have to stay at home?", "Why" waste time "settling down when nobody can see us?", "Why choose an outfit when all we can do is watch another movie or another Netflix’s series?”.

We often think that dressing and feeling good is connected to what people think of us, making us beautiful and wearing beautiful clothes makes us believe that we can please others more. Unfortunately all of this is relatively true, we live in a world where the outward appearance has gained a relevant place in our lives. On social networks we are constantly affected with images of women who in our eyes are perfect results, especially externally. Fortunately for us, there is still a part of people who can truly understand the true sense of feeling good about themselves.

The Academy of Costume and Fashion in Rome together with the teacher Francesca Ieracitano worked on an experiment to answer these questions. The test is nothing more than a simple personal diary lasting a week. During this week anyone who decides to participate in the experiment will have to choose a different activity every day and get dressed to do it.

During this week, perhaps for the first time, I got rid of the clothes for home and dressed properly. Every day a different activity and every day a little more positivity.

It may seem trivial, but being able to dress even just to have an aperitif with friends on Houseparty or sunbathe on the terrace has definitely changed the way I see things.

The monotony was now overwhelming me, always the same routine every day.I woke up early, wore home clothes and started another day like any other, until I decided to start my personal diary.

To be honest when the teacher proposed the experiment I was definitely hesitant, I could not understand how a simple change of clothing could improve the current situation when all I want right now is to be able to go out and see loved ones.

For the first few days, skepticism persisted but serenity and a pinch of positivity began to be felt. Over the days my daily life has taken on a whole new flavor,nostalgia remains however, the lack of the people I care about is strong but dressing well as if I could go out meant that everything could almost return to normal. Seeing myself different, indeed seeing me as I was before all this began, somehow gave me back a part of me that in this period of quarantine I had lost or perhaps forgotten.

To the question to dress or not to dress and to all the other questions that I, like others, asked myself without giving me any answer, I can now reply by stating that I am officially part of that percentage that dresses for itself and not for others, who dresses to feel good inside and out, but above all of that part that can now see things differently.

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(questions are in italian)