until recently I had never put a whole lot of thought into my appearance
my position has always been "I don't care how I look / I don't care what other people think about me"
that's still true to some extent, but I think what's changed is that I've started to care about how *I* feel about how I look
I want to enjoy what I'm wearing
clothing to me has always been less "I look / feel great in this" and more "well, I'm not naked now"