December 22, 2010

The Blah Feeling


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{Top: J Crew, Skirt: Banana Republic, Scarf: Nordstroms, Belt: H&M, Boots: Steve Madden}


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When I initially started thinking about the idea of “trophy pieces” I knew this skirt fit the bill. Fit the bill meaning that I bought this lovely for a specific event and proceed to never wear it again. The latter isn’t quite true, as I have actually worn this skirt twice, but being the outfit repeater that I am, it was {of course} the same outfit.


So as I've been doing lately, I laid my skirt out and started pulling random pieces from my closet for inspiration. Nothing really screamed “wear me, pick me”, so I hung my skirt back up figuring I would {hopefully} have better inspiration the next day. No such luck. So there I was standing in my tights and skirt feeling rather blah. Are you familiar with the blah feeling? Blah and I, well we go way back. Not too long ago, blah used to make me give up. At the first feeling of blah, I would stop trying and instead pick some old standby work outfit. Better safe than blah? Well that was the old me.


In my moment of blah, I remembered something Kendi said on her “why I remix" post that stuck with me. She said “It reminds me that I do have style, but style isn’t something you buy, style is something you create. It reminds me that I have enough and with a little bit of creativity I can have even more.”


And with that thought I tried again. I liked the way this outfit turned out, especially the mix of the colors. But I really like the fact that I didn’t give up. I fought with blah and today I won.

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15 comments:

  1. Way to go, Liz! Congrats on your blah-beating morning. I love the combo of those colors and that scarf is fabulous! Merry Christmas. :)

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  2. Woo! I feel like that too sometimes. Good thing you were able to fight it! That scarf is really cute, I love the way you tied it.

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  3. I love this outfit! It came together perfectly. :)

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  4. I have the blah feeling alot. I too am trying to branch out from wearing the same ole, same ole everyday. I think this outfit looks great!! The colors go great together and it really compliments your skin and hair! I'm glad you overcame your blahs this morning! I'm so thankful for you, Kendi, and all the other fashion bloggers that give me inspiration!! Merry Christmas!!

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  5. Oh, the blah feeling. I know it all too well. I too am (was?) a chronic outfit repeater. I'd find what worked and I had enough clothes that I could go well over a month without repeating an outfit, so I figured I was fine.

    But then I realized that part of having style is challenging yourself to do something "new" that is still "you". So I'm trying to break my outfit repeating ways too. It isn't easy, but it's rewarding.

    http://honestlykristen.blogspot.com

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  6. Thanks Laurel! Merry Christmas to you too!

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  7. Isn't the style community great? It's so inspirational. I really don't think I would have come up with this if it hadn't been for reading other people's blogs. Merry Christmas!

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  8. Kristen - I'm right there with you. For my last job I lived out of a suitcase so I constantly wore the same outfits over and over again. That habit stuck after I moved back home. I'm glad to say that I'm finally finding the courage/time/creativity to overcome it.

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  9. Oh hun, if it ain't broke, why fix it? I just wear and re-wear items that I love. And that skirt is gorgeous! Keep on rocking it ;)

    xo
    Sealverland

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  10. I sometimes have that blah feeling, too! But you look lovely in that outfit, and love the skirt, it's so very versatile!

    xxx Charlie
    Enter my Christmas Giveaway!

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  11. Girl, you look great. You totally rock the high waisted pencil skirt. And your hair is perfect. And (last thing) that scarf is the perfect pop of blue!


    Kristine. Or Polly.

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  12. Thanks Charlie! I'm really going to try to incorporate this skirt into more outfits.

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  13. thank you thank you thank you!

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