It’s no big secret that I do the majority of my clothes shopping in the junior’s department of whatever store I happen to be in. Or at Forever 21, which in my opinion should just be called “Forever Fabulous” because seriously, who would want to be forever 21?
Okay, I need to get to the point. It’s that time of year again; yes, school clothes shopping has commenced. Not the “official” big shopping day, just a small reconnaissance mission to the local JCPenney. Since my daughter is only eleven and still about 3/4 of a head shorter than me, we headed upstairs to the girl’s department. Um, ya. Nothing fit. Lengthwise sure, but my baby girl developed a bootie among a few other things. Needless to say, Daddy is gearin’ up to do some gun cleanin’ on the front porch. I guess I should’ve expected it after the May shopping trip. So it was off to the Junior’s Department we went. As it is to be expected, we have similar taste in a lot of clothing. That being said, we both came home with a pair of these leggings. Hey, don’t judge me. So what? I’m wearing the same clothes as my eleven year old middle school daughter, I’m not seeing a problem with it.
All joking aside, a lot of women aren’t comfortable wearing clothes that younger women (or girls) wear. If this is due to their taste or personal style that’s fine. What I find to be truly sad is when a woman dresses in specific clothing because she feels she should at her age, whatever that means. I know I’ve said this before on numerous occasions; hell, it’s the whole premise behind my blog, but seriously, wear what you love. Don’t let some arbitrary department/age division in clothing prevent you from wearing what is appropriate for you. If it makes you happy and you can rock it, then there’s not a reason in the world not to. Not even if you’re eleven year old is wearing the same outfit.
I mean really, did you get a good look at these floral print leggings? The colors are crazy gorgeous, how could I resist? I was immediately attracted to the neon-esque bright colors on black. At first glance one might not think you could do a lot with these, but the styling options are huge. How sweet are these going to look in the winter with tall black boots, a black and white striped turtleneck and cocoon cardigan? Or with chambray on top? Under my black midi skirt? See what I mean? Huge options my friends. While I love my pink kimono with denim, it was the perfect partner in crime for these leggings. I thought about going all black on top, but my undying love for the pink kimono won out.
Linking up with: Fun Fashion Friday, Fashion Friday At Mummy’s Got Style, Passion For Fashion, Favorite Fashion Friday, Welcome To The Weekend Blog Hop, Style Elixir’s Friday Fab Favorites, Charming Friday, Friday Finds.
Leggings: JCPenney; Kimono: H&M; Sandals: Target (Old)
