„Comfort zone is a situation where one feels safe or at ease.“
Into Slovak, this definition could be translated as: “A comfort zone is a situation in which a person feels safe or at ease.
And you know what? Fashion has its own “comfort zone” too. We each have ours in a different place, for me, for example, it is basic pieces and neutral shades. The whole world is currently claiming that miracles happen outside your comfort zone, but in my opinion that is just another form of consumer pressure. Fashion trends change at the speed of light, and guides and tips keep popping up at us from everywhere on how to layer, combine, try new things and styles and not be afraid of it. Translated: you should buy as much as possible, buy and buy.. And if you did “defend” that little bit of your tried-and-tested style and kept buying the same thing over and over, you would be seen as conservative, old-fashioned, or out. By that measure I am totally OUT. 
Working as a stylist, I naturally tried out a great many styles on myself. And you know what I will tell you, no miracles happened outside my comfort zone. In patterned, printed clothing I still felt like a personality “pushed into the background”, in ethno style I felt odd, when I put on a totally cool street-style outfit I feel like “an old woman wanting to be young”, and in “sexy” outfits I feel like a poor thing who has to draw her weapons because she has nothing else in life. I know, I know, we are all different, but I remain faithful to my comfort zone and I will not blindly follow trends or “play” the game of a fashion icon, because other things matter more in life. Clothes should “only” define you as a personality, they should speak about you and for you before you open your mouth. That is what I stick to. I can only focus on myself and my life when I am dressed as myself and not as someone else, or according to trends. For years I have been faithful to simple things without patterns and prints. Colour-wise it is also pretty clear with me, and I only occasionally add selected trends to my wardrobe. In my opinion it is simpler and more rewarding in life to polish your own distinctive style to perfection and invest in pieces proven by you than to change things and style every season. After all, if A-line cuts, low-rise trousers, huge costume jewellery or the colour black don't suit you, nothing will change in a year or two, just as when you have thick ankles and short legs, no trend will flatter them and nothing in the world will help. Simply cover up, forget about Balenciaga “ugly shoes” and similar fashion extravagances, and focus on your strengths.
When I see that someone has 5 similar shirts in their wardrobe and three identical dresses just in a different colour, it is a sign to me that they are aware of their style and know what makes them feel great. They are not afraid to buy it in three colours and they stand behind it. On the other hand, when someone buys trends headlessly as if on a conveyor belt, and their wardrobe contains everything and yet nothing, it tells me they do not know who they actually are and are chasing their own shadow. I am not saying I am right or that these claims are definitive, I just wanted to bring closer and sketch out my view of the matter. If you find the time and the inclination, do write to me about how you handle fashion, trends and your comfort zone. I wish you a lovely weekend!
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Outfit: Straw hat: H&M, Trousers and shirt: Zara, Belt: Gucci, Black leather mules: ECCO Shoes
