My Uniform…
Triple
drat. Mother Nature is not cooperating
with my intent to take pictures this morning of the Easter goodies I had lined
up for you today. So I am
going to slide my usual Friday style post in today. I am fickle like that…
Today’s
TU/D is really about my daily attire. I
tend to be a creature of habit and when I find something that works I put it on
repeat. Since many of my days are spent
doing things typical of most stay-at-home folks, my daily uniform tends to be casual.
stripes |
Although
I want to make it clear that I miss the days of dressing up to the nines to go
to the office sporting 4 inch heels.
While some relish the prospect of wearing casual/comfy attire everyday, I do
not. I love to get dressed up. In fact, I will occasionally show up to
preschool pick-up in a dress with some animal print cinched at the waist and a
colorful heel. It should also be noted that I never go to the store without
lipstick either.
bright color |
What
can I say?! As I have mentioned before,
I come from a long line of vain women.
My yia yia always said, ‘you never know who you might run into
running errands.’
I think Coco Chanel is quoted with something along the same lines. Vain or not, I simply feel better when I am properly put together. Even when picking out brussels sprouts.
pattern |
Although my uniform now tends to fall toward the functional side of the spectrum, my inner
tendency to zhush usually comes through in the form of color, pattern, or
a really great shoe. I am an incurable
believer of form before function. So no
matter the task, my shoes will always look good even if my feet are killing
me. I was once spotted walking from SoMa to Nob Hill to North Beach in high
heels - those tech heads shook their smug heads in disbelief but at least I
looked good.
shoes sans heels (and sans socks!) |
However,
there are times when function prevails and for those times my uniform is some
variation of pant/top/ballet flats or driving mocs. Please note that the driving moc is as far as I will go for actual function. I suppose the uniform is both form (bright colors, patterns, and accessories) and function (a shoe without a heel).
ridiculous that I don't have a full length mirror - and again with the crazy faces!! bah! |
What is your uniform? Are you Thumbs Up for form or for function?
All photos by me
kisses, mrs. V
2 comments:
I wear a white shirt and jeans nearly every day. When I run errands I just add a jacket (I have lots of colors) with heels or flats. Of course the jewelry I wear defines the look I want to achieve even more and last (but certainly not least) what I do with my hair caps it all off.
LOVE THOSE SHOES!!!!
LOVE THIS BLOG!!!
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