"Every day is all there is, as Joan Didion put it, rather elegantly. The words are so smoothly balanced you can turn them over in your mind like a pebble, and the phrase popped into my head the other day when I was thinking about why September is such a powerful month for fashion. September, the saying goes, is January for fashion people."
"This is sunrise for new trends, high noon for shopping, peak season for glossy magazines packed with breathless style instruction. It is the point in the calendar when an update of what you wear suddenly feels urgent. This seems, on the surface, like odd timing. After all, once you get to be an adult, nothing much happens in September. It's not much of a season for parties, or for family holidays. Just the muscle memory of school days makes this the moment to lock back into the routine, the nine-to-five, the tea-bath-bed."
"But that's the point. September is all about the everyday. This is what Didion was getting at: that everyday is everything, and therefore worth giving your all to. This is about the stuff that is obviously important about bringing your best self to your home life, your work, your relationships but it's also about the little stuff, too. Style is one of the little ways to elevate the everyday, to make it matter, to take pride in it."
September acts as a seasonal reset for fashion, making wardrobe updates feel urgent and meaningful. The month foregrounds everyday life and the importance of presenting one’s best self at home, work, and in relationships. Small style choices and rituals — a nice outfit, candles for dinner, a wrapped gift — can elevate routine moments and convey care. New-season pieces refresh a wardrobe without making dressing feel like a chore. Practical recommendations include trying a waistcoat as a sleeveless, structured alternative to a light jacket, favoring boxy shapes with shoulder breadth over narrow styles.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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