Mood: Melancholy
Weather: Warm, sunny
Outfit Purpose: Running around town
Style Savvy: Silk dresses for summer are easy pieces to wear, pack and travel. A savvy tip for packing these types of garments is to roll them in tissue paper. This Sophia Eugene silk dress was my pop of color and foundation piece to style around today. I paired my BCBG Max Azria leopard print cardigan for some dimension, instead of going with another solid piece and then polished my look off with my Michael Kors fringed sandals, a vintage Louis Vuitton messenger bag, Anne Klein panther chain bracelet and vintage inspired Cartier panther necklace. I’ve always been obsessed with animal prints, especially leopard but it has to look luxe or vintage. It doesn’t have “to be” expensive, just look that way otherwise animal prints can end up looking more like street corner alley chic, and that ain’t a vision for you.
Personal Style: Street Chic
What’s Going On With Me: As you may have noticed I used my mannequin “Margot” (named after one of my fave movie characters Margot Tenenbaum) to model the outfit I wore today when I ran errands, etc. I wasn’t feeling too photogenic. I had puffy eyes from crying too much. I thought I was over the “case of the cries” but I seem to have sprung a leak and the plumber isn’t around to fix it. Good heavens I’m ruining my botox!
I thought after my style event last night at Old Navy (see here) and getting to know other local fashion bloggers, I would fall asleep soundly. I stayed up late to get my blog post written and published but my head was still spinning even though I was exhausted. I still feel an overwhelming sense of loss and sadness not just with my divorce but also with my stepdad who passed away 5 months ago. I haven’t really grieved losing him because I’ve been consumed with my separation, my move to a new city and divorce papers.
I feel that all this crying is cleansing but emotionally takes a toll on my motivation for the day. I literally wanted to stay in my PJ’s all day but it was too beautiful outside to stay in and I needed to take care of a few things. In the morning I spoke with my out-of-state man friend. He had a lot of comforting things to say and also related to what I’m going through because he’s experienced something similar in the past. After we got off the phone, I texted him back, “Our conversation was the big warm hug I needed, thank you.” And it was.
Thoughts: Often most people need validation of some kind from people, places or things. I find that those are unreliable sources and will always disappoint. It’s nice to receive compliments, of course who doesn’t like that! What I’m talking about is when you depend on outside validation to dictate how you feel about yourself and your mood for the day. If you can seek your own validation within yourself, it will stay with you forever.
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