Léna Verselle

A peek inside my wardrobe…

Stripes and a dressing room try-on

I head into the dressing room to pick an outfit, then get sidetracked by the clatter of hangers. The green and beige striped camisole stays on while I reconsider everything else, my flip-flops tapping across the cool tiles. I give myself five minutes to leave in my favourite denim shorts. Somehow, I still believe my own estimate.

Close-up portrait of Lena touching her black glasses, wearing a green and beige striped camisole with thin straps before clothes hanging in the wardrobe. — I smile whenever his name lights up.

Lena standing before an open wooden wardrobe in a green and beige striped camisole, distressed denim shorts, black glasses and green flip-flops. — I give myself five minutes, as usual.

Lena facing the camera with hands on her hips, wearing a striped camisole, denim shorts and green flip-flops before the open wardrobe. — I keep negotiating with my departure time.

Lena standing at an angle, holding the hem of her green and beige striped camisole, wearing distressed shorts and flip-flops before the wardrobe. — I finally rediscover my favourite soft cotton.

Lena sitting with crossed legs on a woven pouf, wearing a striped camisole, denim shorts, black glasses and green flip-flops before the wardrobe. — I take a break between two decisions.

Lena leaning forward with several garments on hangers before the wardrobe, wearing a striped camisole, distressed denim shorts and green flip-flops. — I promise to tidy up straight afterwards.

Close-up of Lena’s feet in green flip-flops, with red toenail polish, on the beige tiled floor of the dressing room. — I know that slap all through the flat.

Lena holding a wooden hanger and a patterned dress in front of her, wearing a striped camisole, distressed shorts and black glasses indoors. — I save that option for another coffee date.

Lena standing barefoot with one leg bent, wearing a striped camisole and distressed shorts before the wardrobe, with green flip-flops on the floor. — I know the chorus, mostly without the words.

Lena sitting cross-legged on the dressing room tiles, holding a green flip-flop, wearing a striped camisole, denim shorts and black glasses. — I sit down to think, which counts too.

Lena seen from behind before the open wardrobe, holding her hair up with one hand, wearing a green and beige striped camisole and black glasses. — I need a hair tie that stays put.

Lena framed before the open wardrobe with black glasses on her head, wearing a green and beige striped camisole and distressed denim shorts. — I spend two minutes looking for my glasses.

Lena standing with arms stretched overhead, wearing a striped camisole, denim shorts, black glasses and green flip-flops in front of the wardrobe. — I count this try-on as my daily workout.

Lena crouching sideways beside the shoe storage, with her hands on trainers, wearing a striped camisole, distressed shorts and green flip-flops. — I check whether my laces still tie themselves together.

Lena sitting against a wooden dressing room door with knees bent, wearing a striped camisole, distressed shorts, black glasses and green flip-flops. — I give these cool tiles one more minute.

Lena standing before the closed dressing room doors, wearing a green and beige striped camisole, distressed shorts, black glasses and green flip-flops. — I am ready, apart from finding my keys.