Winter weather has suddenly thrust itself onto the NYC Tri State Area and I am none too pleased! Ugh.
In my scramble to find my winter clothes (which were very tightly packed away!) I found myself bored and frustrated by the amount of blacks/browns/greys that overpower my winter outwear selections. Save for my brightly colored scarves, my winter gear reflects a total style rut! It makes sense though - winter tends to feel like a blah season and with blah seasons come blah colors and blah blah blah... and this was affirmed when I got on the train this morning: no one around me (that I could see) had on a spot of color. There just HAS to be a better way to do fashion in the winter!
So I set out to find that better way and boy did I FIND quite a bit! Check out my picks - there's no good reason for me to be stuck in this color-neutral style limit!
Not sure which one of these I'll get just yet. Which one is your favorite?
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Friday, October 16, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
It's been a long time...
And in that time I've been so busy that I haven't had time enough to actually sit here and muse on style and explore fashion. No time to write but I haven't stopped musing and exploring style...
So this past summer I studied for and took for the 3rd time the bar exam in New York. In July, my friend and I chose to sit in a Starbucks in the city, right next to a huge window, and study. We got a lot done but our studying was always interrupted by the parade of styles that would pass by the window - I was inspired everyday stylewise by the fashionable ladies (and oftentimes, their babies) that lived and worked in the area. My friend and I would lament because we weren't in a position to really flaunt our personal styles this summer (it's hard to be cute when all you do everyday is study), but seeing the array of expressions of style kept me looking forward to life beyond the bar exam.
And here I am - beyond the bar exam and full of musings regarding style and ideas for stylesets that I can't wait to put together and share. I apologize for the hiatus - but I'm back!!
So this past summer I studied for and took for the 3rd time the bar exam in New York. In July, my friend and I chose to sit in a Starbucks in the city, right next to a huge window, and study. We got a lot done but our studying was always interrupted by the parade of styles that would pass by the window - I was inspired everyday stylewise by the fashionable ladies (and oftentimes, their babies) that lived and worked in the area. My friend and I would lament because we weren't in a position to really flaunt our personal styles this summer (it's hard to be cute when all you do everyday is study), but seeing the array of expressions of style kept me looking forward to life beyond the bar exam.
And here I am - beyond the bar exam and full of musings regarding style and ideas for stylesets that I can't wait to put together and share. I apologize for the hiatus - but I'm back!!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Style without limit?
It's my personal belief that we are in control of what limits us. We're limited in any capacity, in any area of our lives, to the extent we BELIEVE we're limited.
Among the many areas of our lives, the one in which I believe we limit ourselves the most is the area of personal style, i.e. the manner in which we choose to present ourselves to the world. There are some of us who actually don't have any concept of our style and are making it up as they go along, others who have a very definite idea of their style and there are those of us who are somewhere in between: who have an idea of our style in some aspects of our lives but no CLUE as to what our style in other aspects. I'd say most people fall into this last category. I know for sure that I'm one of them.
I wrote on my other blog a couple of days ago about not having found my voice as a writer - I'm not 100% sure what my style is. I can come up with genres I prefer - I love writing poetry and short stories, and life-experience based expository pieces (kind of like this!) - but the manner in which I use language within the genre (i.e. my style)? I'm not so sure about that yet. What I've realized since writing about my lack-of-voice is that I don't necessarily NEED to figure that out. Why limit myself?
So, one of premises of this blog is to explore the concept of style in a variety of ways and areas of life. Premise number 2 is simple: I enjoy fashion, styling people and helping others discover and embrace their style. I love it so much that I want to make it into a career (in addition to my legal and literary pursuits!) and I need to start SOMEWHERE. So I will be starting here. I'll be posting looks I put together, items that I think are worth noting and discussing why it's worth a note!
I have to admit - this is really an experiment. I am interested in seeing how far I can go with this concept - what it will turn into - if it will change my life or if it'll just be another blip on my radar screen. Let's see what happens.
Among the many areas of our lives, the one in which I believe we limit ourselves the most is the area of personal style, i.e. the manner in which we choose to present ourselves to the world. There are some of us who actually don't have any concept of our style and are making it up as they go along, others who have a very definite idea of their style and there are those of us who are somewhere in between: who have an idea of our style in some aspects of our lives but no CLUE as to what our style in other aspects. I'd say most people fall into this last category. I know for sure that I'm one of them.
I wrote on my other blog a couple of days ago about not having found my voice as a writer - I'm not 100% sure what my style is. I can come up with genres I prefer - I love writing poetry and short stories, and life-experience based expository pieces (kind of like this!) - but the manner in which I use language within the genre (i.e. my style)? I'm not so sure about that yet. What I've realized since writing about my lack-of-voice is that I don't necessarily NEED to figure that out. Why limit myself?
So, one of premises of this blog is to explore the concept of style in a variety of ways and areas of life. Premise number 2 is simple: I enjoy fashion, styling people and helping others discover and embrace their style. I love it so much that I want to make it into a career (in addition to my legal and literary pursuits!) and I need to start SOMEWHERE. So I will be starting here. I'll be posting looks I put together, items that I think are worth noting and discussing why it's worth a note!
I have to admit - this is really an experiment. I am interested in seeing how far I can go with this concept - what it will turn into - if it will change my life or if it'll just be another blip on my radar screen. Let's see what happens.
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