With the exception of Wonder Woman, I cannot recall a time that I uttered the words, “Let’s go see the (insert Superhero here) movie!” That is until…
THE STORY
…Aquaman…why Aquaman you might be wondering? First of all, I love anything with a setting that looks magical and beautiful. I own Avatar for that very reason, and the undersea world of Aquaman looks like Pandora, but with pet sharks. And ummm…hello…Jason Mamoa anyone?
(photo credit @aquamanmovie)
I first noticed this delightful human in Justice League (I’ll watch superhero movies on television, I just don’t normally make a point of going to see them); in my book there’s nothing like a bad boy with some sort of facial manscaping, tattoos and long hair. The point of this post isn’t necessarily to share this fine man with all of you though.
The point is, I hesitated to share my thoughts at all. Why? Because I feel like that particular pendulum has swung too far; we are currently in a place where simple compliments or the admiration of a fine-looking human, male or female, is oftentimes viewed in a negative light. I am not in any way disrespecting the Me Too movement. Trust me, I’ve been there and done that and I believe with my whole heart that anyone who has been abused in any way should be safe to come forward against their abuser.
I don’t believe however, that admiring someone based upon their physicality and perhaps voicing that admiration in a non-threatening and non-vulgar manner is wrong. I don’t believe that offering someone a compliment in regard to their attractiveness is harassment nor is it degrading to them as a human being. I don’t know about you, but it makes my day if some random person compliments my hair, or my outfit, or some other aspect of my appearance. Now if some random stranger says, “Nice a**”, ya, that’s offensive. But if someone says, “You look beautiful”, I do not find that offensive at all.
Our outward appearance is all that the majority of the world has to go by. They don’t know us; they don’t know whether or not we have a beautiful heart or a great big genius brain. They only know what they see. It’s human nature to admire something that is beautiful or attractive to our eyes, and I feel like we’d be living in a diminished world if we were unable to voice our appreciation. That is why I make it a point to genuinely compliment strangers whenever the opportunity presents itself. And that is why I will continue to appreciate Jason Mamoa as the fine example of the male species that he is…political correctness be damned.
THE OUTFIT
Everything that I’m wearing today I’ve had forever with the exception of the boots which I picked up this Summer during the Nordstrom sale. I’ve had the skirt so long in fact it would be considered vintage. I bought it to wear the first time I ever saw the Nutcracker ballet probably 22 years ago. See, sometimes my pack rat tendencies pay off.
The skirt was actually out of play for years. I had shoved it a way in my old hope chest for whatever reason and forgot that I had it. When I rediscovered it I was so excited and it immediately went back into rotation. Last Fall I styled it with a velvet cami and a different pair of combat boots…apparently I’ve got a thing for velvet and combat boots.
I think that the combat boot/velvet pairing has to do with my innate desire to pair things that one might not think would work together. For example a dressy velvet maxi skirt with a bulldog sweatshirt (and combat boots). I just feel like an outfit is more fun when there is an element of the unexpected mixed in.
THE TIP
Try adding an unexpected element to an outfit. If combat boots and velvet are too much of a leap, start small. For example, maybe add a studded leather cuff to a work look for just a hint of surprise.
THE LINK UPS
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Skirt: (Similar); Sweatshirt: JCPenney (Similar); Boots: Nordstrom (Similar); Gloves: Similar; Coat: JCPenney (Similar)
