The mood: I am one of those 90s nostalgia kids. For my twelfth birthday party we had a sleepover and watched Clueless, I rocked a pair of overalls for nearly a whole year, and I definitely was part of the Backstreet Boys vs N’Sync boy band craze. It was great so now as fashion does a 90s revival in many ways I cannot help but chuckle. As a kid, or pre-teen as they’re called today, I was incredibly shy. I can remember my dad encouraging me to go out more and spend more time with the kids in my class, but I really did not want to. In one sense, I had a lot of confidence for a kid my age — I did not really care what anyone else thought of me and I never received any sense of validation or self-worth from being perceived as the most popular person in the school. Instead, I had a solid little crew of friends and then a wide net of other friends. I was one of those people that would make friends with anyone – popular and not popular. As a result, when I look back at it, I was probably more popular than I thought because a lot of people respected that quality in me. In another sense, however, I did not really always believe in myself. Even though I know I am very smart and very capable, I did not really think I was as smart as the person next to me — their ideas always sounded more intelligent and much more “right” than the things I had to say or the ideas that I wanted to voice. Hence, why I opted to simply be quiet as a kid. And, even though I still sometimes struggle with those feelings, my reaction to those thoughts has changed as I have grown older. When feelings of doubt and insecurity pop into my brain, I make a conscious decision right then and there to be more bold. I refuse to even let those feelings take hold and instantly push back against the notion that I am “less than.” Because, I am not “less than” anyone; that is a lie. The truth is that I am a quirky, unique, highly-intelligent woman that is so very capable. And, I now know that I will never be able to achieve my full potential if I do not take hold of my truth.
The style: Oh Charlie Brown t-shirt, how do I love thee, let me count the ways. This is one of my more casual-cool looks. I purchased this Charlie Brown t-shirt from Delias forever ago, so I decided to pair it with the Regent blazer from J.Crew, which I recently picked up on sale! This blazer is a bit longer than the Old Schoolboy Blazer, however, the wool is a nice weight and I do really like the fit. To add an additional touch of elegance, I pinned a small pearl broach given to me by my mom to the front of the blazer. I opted for my Banana Republic bootcut jeans to complete the 90s look (bootcut was huge in the 90s in case you do not remember and Banana Republic has my favorite styles of jeans) and I finished the whole outfit off with my Michael Kors platform shoes.
