My Everest!

People, I've had a revelation. Maybe not a revelation as much as a stylization. I've climbed my Everest- I've finally found my personal style. I bought a couple of things today, but I also needed a dress to wear to a funeral I'm attending. It dawned on me that I totally knew where to go and exactly what to buy. I knew right away what would work best on me and what to completely avoid, and I realized that that's the beauty of discovering your personal style. Now, that's not to say that you're stylish, but if you've truly found out what you should be wearing and what you want to wear and how far in between them you can go, then you've fought half the battle. The key, I think, is to figure out which part of the spectrum you're on, find stores that cater to that, and for Heaven's sake invest one hour of your life on the internet or in a book store finding out how to dress for your body type. Dressing for your body, specifically, can be the difference between a fashion faux pas and a fashion wal-la!

I'm also learning to figure out what's most important to me and letting that be my thing. I believe my thing is accessories. I'm naked without them, and I'm not biased on what I'll wear. I love necklaces, bracelets, earrings, mixing my metals, hats, scarves, tights, rings, headbands, weave- accessories! But for some it's shoes, skirts, tops, jeans - whatever, just figure out what DOESN'T work on you and avoid that. As I ponder this, I would also say don't get stuck in a rut with your style. Change it up some. I was looking in my closet several weeks ago, and I was all bummed out about having nothing to wear out. So I made a conscience effort to buy some going out clothes and stop focusing so much on work clothes. I also started really combing through my InStyle magazine and clinging to trends that I thought would work on me. Now, that does explain my hot pants jumpsuit fiasco, but hey you gotta be willing to have some trial and error. But I also locked in to leggings and boots and guess what, I'm totally doing it. You can't be afraid of the word "trend." Even if your style is classic, super causal or plain jane, there are still "trends" in all of those arenas that you can latch onto. Just be brave. Brave but smart. So any who, no Tim Gunn didn't die and appoint me Style Captain of the World, but I've had a revelation and it's my duty to share. So I urge you- reflect.seek out.try on.purchase.

Timeout- you broads better start watching Lipstick Jungle. It's moved to Friday nights, which is where all the great shows go to die. Please don't let them Studio 60 me again people. We gotta stick together on this.

My last tangent o' the evening is this photo of Gwyneth Paltrow. Shout out to JC for bringing this to my attention. I'm gonna take a brief moment of silence to pray this dress out of my memory for all of eternity, but I need to take a minute to discuss the booties. I caution you. The bootie can be tough and oh so wrong. So please be careful with it. You should think of them as fine china. They look awfully pretty on display at someone else's house, but you don't need to whip yours out at home everyday if you know what I mean. If you're confident you're wearing it right, and I have seen people wearing it right, then go for it! If you have some doubts, you may want to see a consultant. Again, the booty can be SO good. The way you wear it can be SO bad. Those are my words of wisdom for the day.

Until next time it's just another day in the life.