5 Midlife Style Mishaps & How to Fix Them

I also did a little poll of my Instagram friends & their Midlife style struggles, so this stuff is fresh! The good news? You don't need an entire closet overhaul to feel like you still have some style

So, peri-menopause is weird. You're just living your life, doing your thing, until Bam! What is happening? No one really tells you. Suddenly, you notice these little changes and realize, "Ohhhh." This is why I feel like my favorite pants fit differently; I wake up at 3am every night, and I'm both tired AND reactive.

The best way I've come to describe this experience is it's like being on a turbulent train full of your life's experiences and heading towards who knows where. You know the same cargo's still inside, but it's been all moved around, so you can't recognize it.

Midlife often brings significant changes, and our style can get lost in the mix of body and attitude changes that can accompany them. When you've always counted on your body (and therefore style) being one way, and suddenly it's not, it can be a struggle to want to invest in your style because of a lack of vision for what might come next.

As a personal stylist (and former social worker), I've noticed how deeply our wardrobe choices impact our confidence and sense of self.