The Beautifully-Ugly Shirt

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How did I feel this morning? This morning I was in a big 80's mood. I got ready listening to Connie Francis' Fallin' and Sylvia and Mickey from Dirty Dancing.

What am I wearing? I'm wearing a vintage 80's shirt that is actually a suit jacket and it has a matching skirt! I found it in the back of my closet and had forgotten I owned it. I remember saving this jacket from a basket that was going to be sold. If i remember correctly, I think a friend actually wore this on Old People Day at school earlier this year, but that didn't stop me from walking out of the house and to school in it. 

Because the shirt is so busy I decided to tone it down with the accessories today. I pinned my hair to the side; I was thinking of doing pin-up curls, but that would be WAY too 'stuck in the past'. I kept my makeup simple and minimal without lipstick. I wanted all the attention to be on this beautifully-ugly shirt that I have fallen in love with. 

I left the house with high confidence and excitement. When I walked in my very first class, my classmates started laughing and giving me questionable faces. I started to question whether I should go back home and change, but I realized that I couldn't let my peers do that to me. If I focused on what everybody else thought of me and stayed 'safe' I wouldn't be myself. 

When people give me unknowing looks I just think to myself "They are just jealous that they don't look this good! ;)". Expressing myself through my clothing has boosted my confidence. Wearing what makes me happy is all that matters and the people that are too afraid to do that aren't going to get anywhere.

XO,
New Girl