Recently, it occurred to me that there may be
more than one way to wear a scarf. “Well
duh,” you’re probably thinking. However,
I’m serious when I state that it never occurred to me that I have styling options
when dealing with neck-wear. To explain,
I’d first like to point out that I’m not known for being the most observant
person out there. I also admit to having a
strong tendency towards doing things the same way for like…ever. For example, a couple of years ago I wrote a
blog post on how I couldn’t figure out that I should turn my camera vertically
in order to effectively photograph an entire outfit from head to toe. I was simply so used to taking horizontal pictures it never occurred to me that by simply turning the body of the
camera I would be able to better crop my style images. Actually, I was reminded of this blog post
the other day when my father pointed out that I could store my
vinyl albums in a much more productive manner if I simply set them inside my milk
crates rather than slide them in, "bookcase style." It honestly never occurred to me to store
them any other way. This statement is true, despite the fact that even record stores have their
merchandise displayed the way he suggested in order for shoppers to easily
flip through albums while viewing their covers. “What the hell is wrong with me?” I thought
as I began the laborious process of rearranging my music collection.
I would like to think that the reason I
overlook so many of the alternative answers to life’s little, “problems,” is because I’m busy
ruminating about major philosophical topics.
While I'll mention, I do spend a lot of time thinking about the supremely
weird and abstract, I'll also confess to being kind of a, “half-assed,” type
person…especially when I’m not interested in a situation.
Okay, so maybe I enjoy the process of picking out an outfit more than I
do photographing it. In addition, I find
it totally believable to think that I much prefer listening to my records than
meticulously organizing and storing them…lets add cleaning them to the list as
well. I could care less about the
inevitable cat hair vinyl seems to attract.
Huh, considering this statement makes me wonder if there is an
effective way to keep feline fur off vinyl.
I just always accepted the fact that I have hairy records and a cat who seems to love classic rock.
The day I took the photographs above I had
yet another, "revelation."
All of a sudden it occurred to me that I could tuck my scarf into my
belt transforming it into something like a sweater vest. Now, am I taking credit for figuring out a new trend? Hardly, I’m
pretty sure I saw something similar plastered all over the pages of Free People
years ago. However, I am giving myself
kudos for finally realizing that I was capable of wearing such a thing. On this particular day wearing my scarf
simply tied around my neck was underwhelming, not to mention it's length kept covering up a belt I wanted to show off. Suddenly I realized, “Wait, just put the belt
over the scarf!” It’s like the first
time I thought, “Hey, I don’t always have to wear my belts through the belt
loops of my pants! I can wear them at my
natural waist line and put them over my shirts!
Holy crap, did anyone else know a belt can actually be used as an
adornment, rather than just a functional piece to hold one’s pants up?!” I’d like to say that these thoughts occurred to
me a long time ago…"Uh, they didn’t.” As
a result, future pictures may make it extremely obvious to my readers, that I’m really into belts as of late. I mean come on, it’s like a necklace for one’s
waist!
I guess posts like this one should disturb
me. Why don’t I think outside of the
box, (or milk crate,) once in a while? Why
is it that I accept things simply because I’ve always done them a particular
way? Perhaps, the next step toward
enlightenment will be wearing a dress as a shirt. Nah, I’ve done that. Maybe I should flip my headband from
traditional style to horizontal, hippie style.
Nope, rode that train as well. I
know, how about I wear my blue jeans backwards? It worked for rappers Kris Kross, why can’t
it work for me? Yep, I could wear my
pants backwards...I know, I’ll roll one leg up and leave the other one down…maybe
I’ll pair this with a crop top…there should be fringe, lots of fringe...and wait, would it be weird to belt a camouflage jacket?…
-r.
Shirt: DKNY
Pure
Boots: Ugg
Purse: Vintage (Dooney & Bourke)
Scarf: The
Limited
Necklace: Self
made
Sunglasses:
Gift from Al (Versace)
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