Since my mom passed over the weekend, I find I’m spending quite a bit of a time remembering things that claim a hold in my memory. It’s not quite reminiscing… more like reviewing all the little things that made her who she was. For example, I’ll never forget her support the first time I lost a job. I had resigned a safe but boring job to try my hand at advertising. It was a great position working for a fabulous boss in a brand new department… all was well until a few months in when the powers that be decided that they really didn’t want this new internal advertising department after all and we were both out on our tails. I was in my early 20s, and I was devastated, wondering how I was going to make the rent on my little NYC apartment and starting to panic. My mother’s advice was to go shopping and buy myself something special, something that would make me feel better and more confident. I thought she was crazy, that I needed to save every penny until I had a new job. She didn’t relent, saying her favorite phrases — “Life goes on” and “This too shall pass”. I listened and took myself shopping, buying the most fabulous pair of black boots… boots that indeed boosted my confidence and feelings of self-worth, so that when I wore them on my job interviews I was coming from a calm center of strength rather than one of desperation. To this day, I believe that it made all the difference and made me a strong believer in shopping therapy (read “therapy” not “spree”). Maybe that’s why I’m a fashion blogger??? Who knows, but the fact is that I love to shop, and shopping therapy works! Happy shopping!
- Dress: anny’s Fashion – LeeH Sexy Cotton Dress. Definitely sexy, high-style, sleeveless cotton dress with an infinity scarf (looks like a cowl neck!), hip-hugging belt & an asymmetric hem. Sized for Slink HG/P, Tonic, Belleza F/I/V, Ocacin, Voluptuous, & Maitreya, LeeH includes a HUD with 12 colors for the dress in a fabulously realistic texture, plus 8 for the belt & 5 for the buckle. EXCLUSIVELY available at the August round of Swank Event, August 7th – 31st. This round’s theme is Around the World, & all I can say is that putting on this dress made me feel like I’d transported to Paris! Demo available.
- Jewelry: WILD Fashion – Maya Jewelry Set. Big, chunky necklace & earrings, the perfect accent for a dress like LeeH. Includes two separate HUDs, one for the necklace & one for the earrings, each with 15 fabulous colors. EXCLUSIVELY available at the August round of Swank Event, August 7th – 31st. Demo available. Also worn: Chop Zuey – Bel Aire Gold Women’s Wedding Band
- Head & Eye Makeup: LeLUTKA – Nova Head (new 3.1 update with EvoX)
- Body: Slink – Hourglass
- Skin: Nuve – Hope in EvoX
- Freckles: Finer Threads – Sasha Beauty Marks EvoX
- Eyes: ARTE – Green Eyes
- Hair: Shi Flagship – Medusozoa
- Pose: Image Essentials – Holiday Shopping
- Location: Backdrop City