CK's Fashion Tip of the Month #8

It’s now time for my Fashion Tip of the Month!
Picking up where we left off with part 5 of our “Must Haves”. Because the 1^st fell on a Tuesday, “Off the ‘Spice’ Rack” won’t be updated until next week.

Before I start, yesterday; I had mentioned in the “WTF?!” update that I had a discussion about what words to use with my Ma. I believe that confidence starts within --- as a person with depression on a daily bases, positive thinking nowadays is VERY hard to come by.
How to achieve it begins with the beginning of the day when one gets up; I can’t help with that morning coffee but I can offer some alternative words for that trip to your closet.

Let me ask this~
When you go into your wardrobe early in the morning, what’s the first question that comes to your mind? I can guarantee it’s this:

“What am I gonna ‘throw on’ today?”

For the love of Fashion --- Rewind, Erase and REPLACE!!
Take it from someone who used that line more than needed in one setting and had dire consequences…

‘Throw on’ = Throw UP!
I stated that in that segment, and now for the meaning. When we don’t care about how we look, we tend to pick the least flattering garment in our arsenal {most of it lackluster or neon} and end up looking like we either:

Crawled out of a landfill suggesting one doesn’t bathe on the regular,

Are uncomfortable with our bodies so we cover ourselves in burlap sacks because one feels shapeless and undesirable,

Or want to be noticed by people whether by same or opposite sex, just to leave an everlasting impression by wearing outlandish, color-blinding or skin-tight clothing

….Hence why I disapprove the words ‘throw on’ because one of these scenarios is the end result of these two words we say to ourselves in the morning. Fashion is all about mentality, about how one FEELS about themselves and show it every day by the clothes one buys and wears.

So before you choose ANY outfit for ANY occasion, here are some choice sentences for you to use~

“What am I gonna ‘Put On’ today?”
“What do I feel like wearing today?”
“I need something that says _______”
“Let’s decide what to place upon my body.” {Ma’s favorite}

Now on with the one thing few fashionistas can’t live without~

Gaudy EVERYTHING!!

There’s nothing wrong with having this for your outfits that don’t have that certain ‘wow’ factor like a pattern or print. I know many of my masterpieces needed ‘spicing up’ and that’s the main reason why gaudy necklaces, rings, earring and bracelets were invented.
Starting out life as costume jewelry, the more outrageous the item; the more attention was focused on it --- one of my favorite ‘Focus Points’ to have when only styling in neutral or dark colors. As I had mentioned in my previous post on one of my Tips, “there’s no such thing as ‘Gaudy’, it just needs to be done in moderation”.
My meaning goes into depth on this one for those of you joining us or you HAVE read it however can’t remember the fine details of it, you’re in luck.

Here’s the uplink~
http://cheetahkit.blogspot.com/2013/05/cks-fashion-tip-of-month-3.html

I know this one’s short, but seeing as how I did this particular subject and HATE to repeat myself you guys will have to work for the rest ;)

LOL is now temporary replacing Being Real: Sex, Lies and Drama for Thursdays until further notice.

Hope you join us.

See you in two (2) days :D