"Fashion you can buy, but style you possess. The key to style is learning who you are, which takes years. There's no how-to road map to style. It's about self-expression, and, above all, attitude."
Iris Apfel
Style is all about learning who you are, the kind of life you live and the kind of person you want to represent to the world. The most wonderful thing about style is that it can always change right along with you, especially when the message you're sending to the world isn't what you really want to say anymore.
A few years ago I remember hearing a fashion mentor of mine say that she didn't like wearing dresses anymore. She'd hit menopause and was no longer comfortable in the clothes she used to love. I was a little sad to see her change, but darn if that woman still didn't look great in her trousers and sneakers. Even though her style had changed, she was still totally chic and stylish.
In the past year of reflection and contemplation, I've noticed my own style preferences changing as my life changes. I'm getting older and feeling more and more like I'll leave the novelty prints to the younger women of the world. I still love dresses, but I've been gravitating to more understated prints and lots of natural fabrics like cotton and linen and far away from polyester mini dresses with puffy sleeves. That's just not me at the moment.
While I love and truly appreciate all the well meaning people who respond to such statements with affirmations of "you're never too old; wear whatever you want!" the very best and most interesting sense of style comes from really knowing who you are and having the attitude to wear it. I know who I am, who I've been and who I want to be quite well, which is why it I know when it's time to change and it doesn't bother me at all. Besides, if the quote at the top is true then most of what makes style great is attitude and I've got plenty of that, so no matter how things change, I think I'll be just fine.
Outfit Info: Sonnet Dress from Ivy City Co. Heels by Bettie Page.
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