Fashion+fun

 When it comes down to it, getting dressed every day should be fun.  I would love to live in a world where everyone wore exactly what they felt like wearing and felt great in their clothes (and bodies, for that matter… but that’s a whole other topic). 

 I doubt I’m alone when I say that I’m happiest with the way I look when I had fun putting myself together.  Sometimes its easier said that done, as of course function, comfort, practicality and financial limitations are concerns best not entirely overlooked.  But every once in a while, in the midst of a wardrobe crisis, one could use a little reminder that getting dressed is a sort of a privilege, a way to express ourselves and inject a little creativity into our everyday.  Its so easy to become overly concerned with our appearances and the image we project, and I think it’s important to sometimes let some of that go; to stop taking ourselves so seriously. 

 In terms of having fun with your duds and wearing what you feel like wearing, when you feel like wearing it, Charlotte Kemp Muhl is kind of heroic. The American model and actress seems to have as great of a time with her wardrobe each morning as most of us only allow ourselves on Halloween.   And I mean that in absolutely the best possible way.  Although it sure doesn’t hurt that she’s tremendously good looking, I really admire her for having such a free spirited and unique sense of style. 

 

I’m not necessarily endorsing blue lipstick, or the public display of one’s breasts and underwear, but I really applaud her devil-may-care attitude towards her attire.

And while we’re on the sub J., making things should be fun too! I really appreciate seeing humor injected into the handmade.  

 

And my final words on Fun for the moment: its what I imagine we’ll be having lots of at Make it Vancouver this weekend – a craft show with DJs and a licensed bar… If you’re in Vancouver this weekend, come say hello!