are you wearing that? by Subrina Heyink

2 weeks ago | subrinaheyink.substack.com | Subrina Heyink

Madewell sponsored this free post!When I get dressed, I consider my mood, what I am doing, the weather, and how I want to feel. I no longer factor in where I am going because I have committed to wearing everything I own, which means that I might wear my Jimmy Choo patent leather boots to work at the cafe because I need a little pick-me-up. I am wearing the aforementioned boots on the first cold rainy day after five consecutive sunny (above 70F) days to feel something as I type this.

3 weeks ago | subrinaheyink.substack.com | Subrina Heyink

I had difficulty finishing the follow-up to my Dress for Success series because I spent too much time gathering research, I struggled to organize my ideas coherently. On top of that, I have been generally overwhelmed with 2025, so much so that I missed the dates for my son’s spring break and sent him on his first solo air travel to visit my friend. We discovered we missed the dates by a month when I received a “Your child was marked absent” text from his school.

1 month ago | subrinaheyink.substack.com | Subrina Heyink

When you’ve asked me how to gather inspiration for your wardrobe, I have always given the same generic responses: Pinterest, watch movies, observe good art. But I have always been unsatisfied with this response. After sending the last newsletter on editing your wardrobe I felt a heightened urgency to address the topic. Some of us are more seasoned than others at dressing up, but we all need inspiration. This guide is for everyone regardless of your experience with dressing up.

1 month ago | subrinaheyink.substack.com | Subrina Heyink

As promised, below are my answers to the questions you submitted for “Questions that lead to a functional wardrobe.” If you have questions you need answered after reading previous newsletters or anything else, you can submit them here.

2 months ago | subrinaheyink.substack.com | Subrina Heyink

I experimented with how I dressed for work for a few months and I noticed the success of my experiment had been built on the previous efforts to rebuild my wardrobe (from scratch) a few years back. You cannot experiment with your wardrobe until you have a good foundation and intimacy with the clothes you currently own. And although you never finish editing your wardrobe, you should have a solid foundation to help you tackle changes and seasons.