ABOUT | Makingsenseoutofstyle

Making Sense Out of Style is a space for women who want their clothes to feel more like themselves.

My name is Jen, and I write for women living everyday lives with wardrobes that are, more often than not, less than perfect — myself included.

I’m fascinated by the relationship we have with what we wear: how our clothes reflect who we are and influence the way we feel as we go about our day. This space is an exploration of how a woman can bring more awareness to getting dressed and make the most of the ordinary practice of wearing clothes.

Here, clothing isn’t treated as the ultimate goal, but as a tool — something we can use with greater authenticity and creativity to support our sense of well-being in the lives we actually live.

You won’t find pressure to constantly buy more or chase a perfect wardrobe. Instead, this is a thoughtful space for women who want to understand themselves better through what they wear, use what they already own more fully, and build a personal style that feels aligned with real life.

Through thoughtful essays, gentle prompts, and an ongoing conversation about getting dressed in real life, this blog is meant to help you develop a more considered relationship with what you wear.

The posts here are less about rules and more about learning to notice — what feels like you, what doesn’t, and how small, thoughtful shifts can support you more fully in the life you live.

No one ever really teaches us how to do this. Unless we’re fortunate enough to have a mentor or model, most of us are left to figure it out on our own — in between responsibilities, budgets, life changes, and the many seasons of being a woman. For many years, I put this part of myself on the back burner while gladly tending to everything and everyone else. Writing here has become a way of tending to this part of myself, rather than setting it aside.

This blog is for all the women who never had someone to walk with them through this, or who set this part of themselves aside for a time, as I did. It exists for the woman who suspects it’s never too late to begin again — or even begin for the first time.

If you’re here, perhaps this rings true for you. You are warmly welcome here.