I
am so happy that I uncovered a few pix from my past over the last several months.
These two are dated February 1956 and are pretty good examples of the polar
opposites in my style choices as a seven year old -- plaid and Levi’s and fluffy
organza. The top pix is me with my all time favorite, Auntie Opal. You may
remember me talking about her in previous entries – she was the poster gal for girlie-girl in those days;
and I loved that about her. I would feign illness just so I could go to Auntie Opal’s
instead of school while my mom worked! She’s the one that taught me about nail
polish, hair scarves, tabbies and jewelry! Tons of jewelry -- all costume. In my mind, she was
the epitome of mid-50s style, even on a family day trip to the Mojave Desert! I
loved that woman.
The
second pix is of me and my brother. Yes, that is a “shrug aka bolero” that I am
wearing over my white organza flouncy dress. I remember the dress so well. It
had tiny red polka-dots woven into the fabric and, of course, I was wearing a
starched petticoat underneath to make the double layered skirt stick out. Oh,
those shoes, I hated those shoes. Somehow my mom had it in her mind that white
oxfords were better options for healthy feet – so I wore them until in the sixth grade I kicked up
such a fuss that she lightened the sensible shoes rule to every other
day! The good news is that by the time I got to sixth grade, oxfords and bobby
sox were in vogue – so not really sure who won that style battle!
Looking back, I do think we develop our personal style pretty
early on in life. As early as three or so, I knew that I felt more
comfortable in Levi’s and shorts and rather plain tops; pretty straight forward
and very “Plain Jane” as others teasing me would say. Today I love
wearing skirts, sweaters, shirts and jeans and you’d be hard pressed to find
anything in my closet with a ruffle or flounce. Oh wait…I have one cardi with
a small organza ruffle down the front. This spring I will have to do an OTD
while wearing that lone wolf! I guess my question for you today is how early
did you start expressing your individual style? And, has that style changed
dramatically over the years?
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