LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Inspired by a social media trend, a Louisville teacher is taking the brave step of wearing the same outfit for 100 days in a row.

What You Need To Know

  • Marie Griffin, a Spanish teacher, recently completed the 100-day dress challenge, wearing the same black, long sleeve dress for 100 days in a row

  • The whole purpose of the 100-day dress challenge to help simplify your life, focus on what matters and realize that clothes don’t define you

  • After the 100th day Griffin took a poll with her students and found that only 25% noticed that she was wearing the same dress and 75% didn't notice
  • The company Wool&  has had over 7,000 people complete the challenge

Sacred Heart Academy Spanish teacher Marie Griffin is known for her creativity and willingness to always try something new. And that didn’t change during the pandemic when she saw the 100-day dress challenge on social media, which invites participants to declutter and simplify their lives.

“I thought, this can be fun. Like, I could do this. And so, I look through and I had a lot of really great options. And I chose a black, long sleeve dress,” explained Griffin.

Taking a picture every day in the dress, Griffin says it became a neat challenge.

“My students saw me every day of the workweek. And so at the end, I gave them a poll. I had 25% of my students said that they noticed that I was wearing the same dress, and 75% of them had no idea at all,” said Griffin. 

Griffin says this challenge gave her a different perspective and consider what is important.

“Doing this challenge helped me to think about how many things do I usually buy, how many things do I really need? Could I spend that time and that money on something that’s more worthwhile?” Said Griffin

And that is the whole purpose of the 100-day dress challenge: to help simplify your life, focus on what matters, and realize that clothes don’t define you. 

 “To focus on the experiences that we have together, and not just the latest gadget,” explained Griffin.

Griffin says she hopes others will consider alternate ways of doing things and see that this challenge is doable. The company Wool& has had over 7,000 people complete the challenge.

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