Oh ... that's how we do that?
22 February 2010
Have you ever had that thing where you have an accessory or article of clothing that you just flat-out don’t know how to wear? I think we all have those friends who are much more fashion conscious than we are, who we keep an eye on to see what they’re wearing. But a lot of times (for me anyway), I watch those people, but then when I try out the styles myself … it just doesn’t work.
I’ve adopted a rule that if I have to ask myself or others, “Can I pull off this look?” then the answer is no, I probably can’t. Because regardless of how I actually look, I’ll feel weird and uncomfortable and no fashion statement is worth that.
I’ve avoided scarves a lot of my life because they’re one of those accessories that I can’t seem to get right. Well, last week I had lunch with my friend, Kelli. When I arrived, she was still wearing her scarf, and I thought to myself, “Now how is it that Kelli can wear her scarf and look adorable, but I just look weird?”
She took it off sometime during lunch, and then as we were leaving, I spotted the answer. Kelli folded her scarf in half, put it around her neck, and then pulled the ends through the loop. (And had no idea that she’d be showing up on my blog for something so simple.) I had that total “Aha!” moment as I watched her.
Did everybody but me already know that this is the chic way to wear your scarf? Because then at a baby shower on Saturday, I spotted at least two other women wearing their scarves this way. Here I’ve been bumbling with my scarf my entire life, aware that mine never looked as good as other womens’, but totally unsure about how to solve this problem. Good thing Kelli invited me to lunch so I can stop looking all bumpy and stupid.
Today I have a doctor’s appointment that will (hopefully) result in us knowing the sex of Baby Morrill #2. I’m excited both to find out, and to try out my new scarf techniques.
See you all back here on Wednesday!
Comments
Don’t feel badly either of you. I just found this out, and I’m almost twice your ages!
Posted by Erica Vetsch on 22 February 2010
I am laughing so hard right now…because I can picture the exact moment I had the “AHA” epiphany when watching an old co-worker perform this super human trick.
Posted by Kelli on 22 February 2010
Erica, you’re not pushing 60 :)
Posted by Stephanie on 22 February 2010
Don’t feel bad, I just figured that out a year or two ago—and since I’m a year older, that means pretty much the same time. ;-) Only works with longer scarves though. Try it with some of the shorter ones that come in sets, and it looks dumb, LOL.
Posted by Roseanna White on 22 February 2010