Local TV/YouTube segment exploring how the COVID-19 pandemic changed dressing habits. Fashion stylist Hallie Abrams and boutique co-owner Sherri Bryan describe a shift toward comfort, casual/formal blending, seasonless/functional pieces, and experimenting with color for on-screen presence. The piece offers practical tips (try clothes on, build from what you love, buy items you find due to supply issues) and points viewers to a 31-day "shop your wardrobe" challenge on WKYC's website.
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Two years into the pandemic, many things.
About our lives have changed, including the way we dress. If you're sick of sweatpants, know the fashion industry is forging ahead. But that said, local style experts say comfort has reached a new status. So here's how you can approach your own closet and shopping for the future.
Historically, whenever there are major events happening in the world, it affects fashion.
The fallout from COVID is reaching into our closets. After two years, the uncertainty about our lives extends to what to wear.
Part of what I do is talk to clients about what are your life roles? What do you need to get dressed for? Every single person's like, well, pre Covid, I used to do xyz, now I don't.
Nobody knows.
We're all lost and we're all disconnected, but we are all in it together.
WKYC fashion expert Hallie Abrams gets it. With fewer social interactions and new priorities, there's been a major shift in the way her wardrobe clients here in Cleveland and beyond approach getting rest. Even traditionally, formal occasions like weddings have gotten more casual. And when it comes to work wardrobe, it's confusing. Even for those back in the office.
It feels like you're sort of going in on a Sunday when nobody's there, even if it's a Tuesday. Do you have to wear a suit inside? We're in no man's land with that right now.
With so many unknowns, halle says, the answer is often the one you like best.
So I talk about with clients all the time. You're the one sending the message to the world with what you're wearing. It is less about being in Styler on trend. It is more about feeling put together.
And modern and current when getting dressed is feeling hard. One easy tip Brighter colors are a fail safe. Or should we say Zoom? Safe choice.
And I'm not trying to throw you under the bus, but you're wearing black, right? It doesn't pop. I'm wearing red, and it's like popping because it's on Zoom. And I think people have gotten into a place where they're a little more comfortable experimenting with color, and they're realizing that it does make a big difference when you're doing Zoom calls or presentations or whatnot.
At Knuth in Pepper pike, co owner Sherri Bryan says she's seeing an appetite for functional fashion.
This little jacket would be great with white jeans and sneakers. In the dead of summer, the shirt could be worn any time of year. That's a trend in fashion right now is seasonless clothing. Things that work in your wardrobe wherever you are.
Instead of buying seasons ahead for the store, Canuse is focused more on what you can wear now. They too have been hit hard by supply chain issues.
I say to all my friends and customers, I'm not just trying to sell it. If you see it and you like it, you should buy it. Because honestly, finding it again is going to be tough.
And if you've fallen behind on your fashion, it's okay to stick with what you know moving forward.
I think the best way to really know if you're liking things in your wardrobe is to try them on and wear them.
I think the best way to approach it is to think about what you love in your wardrobe, what works for you that you already own. Think about what you love, what you feel comfortable in, and try to build on that.
And if you're looking for more inspiration, Halle has a shop your wardrobe challenge going on with 31 days of outfit ideas based on things you already own. So we've got a link to that on our website, wkyc. Com.
