Growing up my mom used to wear this white leather jacket with padded shoulders and fringe on the back. I was horribly embarrassed by this look. Everyone else’s mom was wearing Ann Taylor or Talbots. I wanted my mom to wear clothes that fit the traditional “classic mom clothes.” Oh, and did I mention she wore red custom cowboy boots regularly. I have learned though that my idea of what was considered “classic clothing” is completely wrong. A fringed leather coat is just as classic as a black blazer and cashmere sweater.
My favorite quote by Iris Apfel is, “When the fun goes out of dressing, you might as well be dead.” I consider myself to have a more classic style, but I fear that gives off the image I do not like to be adventurous or have fun with my clothes.
The other night I deep dived into Instagram accounts that mentioned the words, “Classic”, “Timeless” or “Forever Pieces.” What I found was a lot of the same clothing pieces modeled and styled very similarly. I am by no means degrading the accounts I saw. What I realized though is I will never match the photography and incredible styling of these accounts because my personal definition of “classic” or “timeless” is different.
Which is why over the last few days I have been playing around with my clothes a lot more. I started this blog thinking I needed to constantly stay with neutral colors and wear a blazer everyday. I thought I needed to hide my vintage leather jackets and my love for party clothes adorned in sequins and feathers. But I realize that the term “classic” can be used to describe any piece of clothing that can be worn year after year, decade after decade. Which means somedays I might wear a herringbone blazer and somedays I will wear my oldest pair of jeans with a white leather jacket.
What is your personal definition of a classic and timeless piece of clothing or jewelry? I encourage you to pull out your favorites and wear them. At the end of the day the most important thing is you do you.
