tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post4787136954297798224..comments2023-08-21T04:21:28.626-04:00Comments on The Beautiful Necessity: New Year, New You, Old ArtGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-39662760902587335762010-01-10T13:56:39.509-05:002010-01-10T13:56:39.509-05:00oh, and i do have clothes that i have to wear that...oh, and i do have clothes that i have to wear that are work clothes and they are boring and "every day"-we all do. it just makes getting dressed when you can even more special!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08587918375806691891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-47167631467811809452010-01-10T13:55:37.138-05:002010-01-10T13:55:37.138-05:00for me, i was never trying to be outrageous or go ...for me, i was never trying to be outrageous or go against the mainstream. what i wore just made sense to the little world in my head and felt "right". i make it more tangible by doing and wearing what i want, making my hair red or whatever i want. dressing the way i want(even though everyone has always thought my twin and i were very 'odd' in high school and in college they thought we were foreign exchange students-from what country-they had no idea! we didn't say a word so we kept them guessing-pretty funny then and now!). i just got out all my prom and formal dresses that i made for high school and college dances-wee-hoo! way-out there-a lot of silk fringe and tons of velvet, fortuny and greek kouri influenced pleating, lots of gowns encrusted with rhinestones and each one had a name and mitts-of course-oh, and specific shoes made to match. i don't think your purple wedding dress is unusual at all. my twin had her purple gown, my grandmother had her cobalt blue silk velvet wedding gown and my great auntie from russia wore a black silk velvet wedding gown when she got married in NYC. they didn't think twice so don't think and just do! i promise you will be so much happier! no regrets!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08587918375806691891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-1613512430747636892010-01-09T08:25:05.265-05:002010-01-09T08:25:05.265-05:00Jen, how wonderful! I would love to see more pict...Jen, how wonderful! I would love to see more pictures of her unique style. <br /><br />I always would have to pause a moment when people would exclaim over my purple medieval-ish wedding gown...because to me, it's not "dressing weird" or "costuming"...it's dressing the way that feels the most right to me. You have one of the best wardrobes I've ever seen, btw. You, Lisa, and Merle. (closetlust)Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-2170804437546607372010-01-07T13:37:17.531-05:002010-01-07T13:37:17.531-05:00I saw that very same lovely lady when I went to NY...I saw that very same lovely lady when I went to NYC for the Vintage Clothing Expo! She looked amazing, with bright pink blush and a striking outfit. <br /><br />My mom always asked why I dressed "odd" and wanted attention when I was so shy and hated to be looked at. I just always felt like it was more important to wear what you like and not worry about fitting in. The one time I tried to do that in Jr. High, I nearly got beat up so I took it as a sign to follow my own trail :)Jen Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641235616635190008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-51271552098156779642010-01-06T16:38:04.481-05:002010-01-06T16:38:04.481-05:00I really wish I could get away with wearing mediev...I really wish I could get away with wearing medieval and Victorian aesthetic gowns every day. Sadly, they are no longer practical at all, with work and such. But I really want to *feel* bolder about my choices. <br /><br />I agree about her parents, Odette. She was quite blessed to have them.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-17114375704675092182010-01-06T13:43:54.174-05:002010-01-06T13:43:54.174-05:00I really agree with Bryony - this world would be s...I really agree with Bryony - this world would be so much more entertaining & wonderful if people wore whatever they were inspired to wear. It would be like a crazy, silly fashion show every time you walked out your door.<br /><br />I really envy Lynn Yaeger her supportive parents. I had a mother who told me literally every other day throughout my adolescence that I was ugly, & it was only because of my close friends contradicting her that I managed to feel at all attractive. I know that's a rather extreme example of unsupportiveness, but so many women are given the message, either explicitly or subtly, that they are only acceptable if they fit into a certain standard of weight/height/coloring/body type/style. How wonderful this world would be - visually, at least - if people could simply focus on being healthy & artistically expressive, rather than fitting themselves into some dull, unimaginative, universal standard of beauty.OdetteOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-54756364255101803182010-01-06T13:08:20.915-05:002010-01-06T13:08:20.915-05:00Oh yes, I can only begin to imagine what an amazin...Oh yes, I can only begin to imagine what an amazing sight it would be if everyone ignored the mainstream and wore whatever they wanted!Bryonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730548914278890659noreply@blogger.com