I find it fascinating to see the different nuances that people perceive from the same word. I chose minimal, but to me it does not imply an absence of colour but rather an edited palette of colours.
Equally I chose “eased” over “relaxed” because for me relaxed is more akin to undone, a manner of wearing something not the garment itself - something like a classic oxford shirt with the sleeves rolled up and unbuttoned. I would not buy an oxford shirt in the first place, but I would buy an oversized linen shirt which for me is a garment with inherent ease. And I don’t always want to feel relaxed, but I do always want to feel at ease in what I wear.
Eased also means to me the lack of fuss that you describe so well. I do not like having to work hard to wear my clothes.
But then I’d have also said that eased was a (more British English) synonym of “chill”, but some of the things Amy and the Tibi stylists wear look like really hard work to me, albeit stunning. To them chill seems more like a way of fitting into any occasion or setting rather than a description of the actual clothes or how they physically feel.
I can’t remember where I saw this advice, but in the end I found it was more helpful to write a few sentences to describe my style, which alleviates the feeling of going round and round in circles trying to extrapolate all the implied meaning of three or four words.
Thank you for such a thoughtful comment! You are right, some of the clothes in Tibi style classes look chill or eased, but do not feel as such - especially different style hacks that I am always concerned would disintegrate mid-wear. On the minimal, it is true - it is so subjective, my mind has been affected by the numerous minimal influencers that are usually in black, white, beige and blue jeans :) but it just goes to show how different words are shaped by everyone's own experiences and things we've seen!
I find it fascinating to see the different nuances that people perceive from the same word. I chose minimal, but to me it does not imply an absence of colour but rather an edited palette of colours.
Equally I chose “eased” over “relaxed” because for me relaxed is more akin to undone, a manner of wearing something not the garment itself - something like a classic oxford shirt with the sleeves rolled up and unbuttoned. I would not buy an oxford shirt in the first place, but I would buy an oversized linen shirt which for me is a garment with inherent ease. And I don’t always want to feel relaxed, but I do always want to feel at ease in what I wear.
Eased also means to me the lack of fuss that you describe so well. I do not like having to work hard to wear my clothes.
But then I’d have also said that eased was a (more British English) synonym of “chill”, but some of the things Amy and the Tibi stylists wear look like really hard work to me, albeit stunning. To them chill seems more like a way of fitting into any occasion or setting rather than a description of the actual clothes or how they physically feel.
I can’t remember where I saw this advice, but in the end I found it was more helpful to write a few sentences to describe my style, which alleviates the feeling of going round and round in circles trying to extrapolate all the implied meaning of three or four words.
Thank you for such a thoughtful comment! You are right, some of the clothes in Tibi style classes look chill or eased, but do not feel as such - especially different style hacks that I am always concerned would disintegrate mid-wear. On the minimal, it is true - it is so subjective, my mind has been affected by the numerous minimal influencers that are usually in black, white, beige and blue jeans :) but it just goes to show how different words are shaped by everyone's own experiences and things we've seen!