For 2009: Color!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
We've all been examining our lives and priorities recently - and nowhere else in the country is more attuned to change as this city is at this moment (and, IKEA. How could you not see the ads plastered all over the Metro this AM?!). Just this morning at Caribou, an effort to get at the Splenda and be on my way, I silently wedged myself next to a man who, upon noticing me there, turned to me, smiled and simply said, "good morning." Perhaps his '09 resolution was to open up a little, be just a little bit more kind, and perhaps have that rub off a bit on this increasingly stressed-out town. Or not, but it made me think.
I have been thinking recently about what sort of direction I want to take my look in 2009, and by extension of course, how I'd like to challenge myself personally. In 2009, I'm all about focusing on what I love. My first reaction to this thinking was to eliminate anything I didn't love from my closet (when shopping with my mom, she always asks, do you love it?...further proof that really, mom is always right.) Problem is, if I purged my closet of everything I didn't love, I'd be left with very little. In life and in style, we must focus on what we love, work with what we don't, and not be afraid to look and feel as fantastically unique as we are. As Janis Joplin once said, "Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got."
I want to involve more color into my life. Bold color in simple shapes, delivered in interesting and unexpected ways. I have found very few items that meet this criteria, but this gorgeous, sculptural scarf/necklace hybrid does it all and more. It is a necklace, it is a scarf, it can be worn in multiple ways, it is strangely, perfectly minimalistic, it will add gorgeous dimension to a bright top or dress in the same color....and ladies and gents, I do love it.
Here's to love, boldness, and change in 2009.
Xo
Rachel
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Hey Rach! I think your notion of color for the new year is genius.
To me, color means simplicity. I can wear something in a bold color and feel done without a lot of accessories, but it always leaves the door open to really do it up if I so desire.
I get a weird jolt of energy from certain colors together. Example: Nectar orange and eggplant. Putting colors together is such a basic part of getting dressed, but I think it’s the most fun!
Once, a good friend told me that she was not “the kind of girl who can wear color.” She said she lacked the confidence. That was one of the saddest things I’ve EVER heard. I told her to let the color be bold FOR her. You can feed off of it on a dreary, sh*tty, hungover Monday and it will help you get through.
“In life and in style, we must focus on what we love, work with what we don’t, and not be afraid to look and feel as fantastically unique as we are.”
That’s really an amazing statement and a very quotable one too. I could not agree any more with it. So many people start pigeon holing them to just what they see certain celebs wearing or magazine defined looks and forgot how much more they have to offer by exploring their own sense of style from things in already in their closet. Great post!
those are haswt!!!