NOTES TO THE READER | a note on noticing

A Note on Noticing

Why I document the style of daily life

I’ve always loved clothes. But for a long time, I didn’t document what I wore.

My wardrobe is small, considered, and full of repetition. I wear the same pieces again and again, often from Alpha60, where I work. At first, I thought that wasn’t worth sharing. That it had to be new, or varied, or styled in a way that surprised people.

But what I began noticing wasn’t the novelty. It was the rhythm.

I noticed how fabrics held rhythm. How a favourite coat held my mornings together. How memory settled into a garment the more it was worn.

I began drawing what I wore, and writing small notes about what I saw, felt, or noticed along the way.

That’s how this project began.

Over time, I’ve come to see noticing as a kind of authorship. A quiet act of shaping meaning. Whether I’m writing about a coat, a croissant, or the way someone folds their napkin, I’m asking: what does this small thing reveal? About taste, about memory, about us. To document something is to say, this mattered. Even if no one else saw it.

Now I document what I wear, what I notice, and what I carry, in my wardrobe, in my hands, in my memory. I write Style, Noted, small styling observations from daily life. I log Wardrobe Reports to reflect on the pieces I live in and the logic behind my outfits. I write Cultural Notes on matcha, magazine stacks, handwritten signs. I draw receipts, shoes I didn’t buy, colour palettes I want to remember.

This isn’t a blog about trends or newness. It’s not really about fashion in the traditional sense.
It’s about noticing.
About memory.
About meaning.
And the emotional texture of daily style.

This is my record of what I wore, what I saw, and what I almost missed.
Thank you for being here.

Explore the series:
Style, Noted: reflections on styling details, silhouettes, and outfit logic
Wardrobe Reports: what I wore and why
Cultural Notes: signs, rituals, flavours, visual poetry
Receipts Observed: illustrated meals and stories from dining out
Palette Observed: colours worth remembering