Day 31---Leopard Peep Toe "Flats"

Grrr, Baby, Grrr.



Ahh Leopard. I went through a period of time in my life where I wore SOMETHING Leopard print EVERY SINGLE DAY. It was my "thing", you know, like how some people wear all black all the time? Except I was this chubby woman (this was pre-Weight Watchers, people), trying to finish college, and wearing the LOUDEST kind of print there is....ANIMAL! Word to the wise: if you want to be a "wallflower", DON'T wear leopard print....it tends to DRAW attention to you, not repel attention! What can I say? I've always been quite loud, so it shouldn't be shocking that my clothes are even LOUDER!

Some days when I am leaving for work (not so often anymore) my sister will say "Oh, you're wearing one of your "special" outfits"....this means that I am mis-matched, wearing clashing colors, multiple prints, crazy tights, weird shoes, a crazy headband....you get the picture. I had a student tell me recently: "Miss Davis, what's up with your clothes? Like, all the time?" A less confident person might have been offended, but I however took this as the utmost of compliments. As the great Bonnie Rait once sang, "Let's give 'em somethin' to talk about"...if people are talking, then I'm interesting. Also, I am almost 100% certain that I have a deep childhood obsession with "Punky Brewster" and I just want to be the grown-up version of her. Goal achieved. (Plus, my sister used to walk ten steps---at the minimum---ahead of me into school when we were little because kids would point at me and tell their moms things like "Hey Mommy, there's the girl who never matches"....other kids would go home and cry, but I'm telling you, I love being the center of attention and I loved it...this all probably explains my profession.)

Anyway, these Leopard Peep Toe nearly-flat shoes are the spoils of my journey through the "Animal Print Era". I bought these shoes from Target, and unlike the White Wedge Sandals from Tuesday, these are actually quite comfortable. When I am not in the mood for heels, but I still want to look a bit dressy, I will throw these bad boys on---because they are the kind of shoes that I can wear with a dress or, like I did today, with shorts. I usually end up wearing them with another print, and looking what some people might call "ridiculous". I however, think I look amazing. :) LOVE the leopard shoes. I still love anything leopard. In fact, I just got a PURPLE Leopard Cardigan for Christmas this year from my parents. They're such enablers. :)