"Your personality is fueled by the fascination you feel for life"-Fortune Cookie's speak the TRUTH!
Someone asked me what I learned from my 30 Day Dress Challenge, and I think that this striped tunic top-- seen in the below photo -- pretty much sums up what I learned. This shirt, like so many others in my closet, has only been worn a few times. So, as a result of my challenge I am now trying to wear more of my clothes, and not keep stuff that I KNOW I am not going to wear. I have a lot of great items in my closet, I just need to make sure to include them in my Fashion Rotation.
Matching clothes are overrated. I have come to realize this over the course of my 27 years on this planet we call "Earth". From the time that I was a very little girl, (apparently I went through a period of time where I insisted on wearing my "Whale Swim-Suit" over the top of every single outfit. The best part? My parents let me, and I am pretty sure THAT is why I dress the way I do now...) I never really liked matching my clothes. I broke every fashion "rule of thumb": I wore mis-matched socks, stripes with polka dots, mixed animal print with every other print available, wore white after Labor Day, wore brown black AND blue all together. The list could go on for pages and pages. Basically, I am a rule breaker---at least when it comes to my clothes. Over the past week I have worn several outfits that some might call "quirky". My sister calls most of these outfits my "Special Outfits"--this means that I am wearing something that is a little bit "off." And I am okay with that. Also, because I have been wearing my pink sparkly Converse every day, I have been trying to find stuff that goes with them. However, you know my rule about being too "matchy-matchy"---I'm against it! Therefore, I have been avoiding wearing other pink stuff and basically just finding a way to use them to accessorize my already---what some might call--weird outfits. Here is a sampling of what I was working with this week:
This is my "teenager outfit" as one of my students told me. Not sure if this is a good thing or not. Sometimes it is like I am incognito as I walk down the hallways at school. When I wear sneakers I am shorter than almost all of the kids--girls included. Mix in a pair of jeans and a cardigan and all I need is a backpack to be mistaken for a student. Another teacher in my hall is constantly yelling at me to "get to class" before he realizes that, OOPS! I AM A TEACHER!
Besides all of the pieces of clothing that I am neglecting in my closet, I also realized (after looking back at all of my pictures from January) that I did not wear my hair curly all month long! CRAZY! And curly hair is awesome and beautiful. If you have curly hair too, you should wear it curly! My favorite curly hair products are Tresseme Mousse, Frizz-ease Curly Spray, and Herbal Essences Spray Gel. I also use Herbal Essences curly hair shampoo and conditioner. I am trying to wear my hair curly more often because I always get a lot of compliments on it and it's a lot easier to wear my hair curly than straight!
Yet another example of my mis-matching clothes. This is my Sunday Swag outfit :) Gotta love a stripes and floral mixture. I will always be the "Weird Girl Who Never Matches"; thank you, fellow elementary school student who called me this in 2nd grade, I have you to thank for making me aware of my gift. I will continue to embrace it.
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