I have spent the better part of forever contemplating my first blog post...until today, when I decided to stop being so neurotic and just write!
This being my inaugural blog party, I thought I should probably define my purpose, my blogger personality if you will. I thought I wanted to write about fashion, but maybe what I really want is to write about style. Whenever I’m perplexed about such things, I turn to my literary best friend Dictionary.com for wisdom and guidance. Dictionary.com defines fashion as, "1. a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.; 2. conventional usage in dress, manners, etc." Style is defined as, "1. a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character; 2. a particular, distinctive, or characteristic mode of action or manner of acting." It would appear then, that style is the mode for fashion; it is putting fashion into action.
Putting fashion into action to create personal style is just like taking action on anything else; it requires initiative, courage, and trial and error. I find that what seems to hold us back most often, is fear. Great style, just like a great job, a great house, a great partner or great legs don’t just appear from the ether. You have to work at them. Luckily, there are a plethora of great resources available to help any fashion novice on her way to becoming a style maven. One of these great, local resources is The Neat Sheet, an independent daily style news source for Portland, Oregon. You can find The Neat Sheet at www.pdxneatsheet.com, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pdxneatsheet or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/pdxneatsheet.
Style is forever, so check your fears at the door and create something that’s uniquely you...if your initial foray turns out to be a failure, fear not...I once permed my bangs, creating the most unfortunate and unflattering style known to any young woman. I rebounded, so will you!
