I’m sure there are people who think that I should “dress more my age”. Whatever the hell that is supposed to mean. I dress the way I do because I like it and it makes me happy. ‘Nuff said. What this post is really about is I wonder how some people reach the decisions they do in regard to how they dress. The other day I crossed paths with a woman who I remember from high school, she was a year ahead of me. She had that old lady short haircut…you know the one I mean. And she was wearing elastic waist pants and one of those sweatshirts with the faux turtleneck with some inane picture on the front. She could of easily passed for a woman in her mid-sixties and she is nowhere near that. I on the other hand was wearing my “Hola” tee shirt and a black kimono. Hmmm….
The question that entered my mind is how does that happen? Is that how she sees herself and she’s happy dressed like a card carrying member of the geriatric set? If so, then kudos to her. But I suspect it might have more to do with expectations. Back in the day, once a woman reached a certain age she typically cut her hair short and morphed into some sort of matronly grandma. Not all women, but most. I know both of my grandmothers did. When I was born my grandmother was in her early 40’s. I have a photo of her and I when I was maybe six months old and she looks, well, she looks exactly like she did when I was grown just with less gray hair. That just makes me wonder if a lot of women today fall into that same trap because their mothers and grandmothers did.
I’ve searched high and low for months for a “fabulous” graphic tee and an “hola” tee and got lucky and found both in the last month. I always greet people with an “Hola!” and my answer to how are doing is always “Fabulous!” hence my desire for both tees. I was also pretty pleased with myself when I found the all black kimono because I wanted something darker for fall/winter. The lace detailing on the back and sleeves made this one the obvious choice.
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