I was talking to Laura Jane a while ago about the colour red. She was surprised that I don't wear it and all I could do was shrug and say that it just isn't me. I read every word of the nogoodforme
Guide to Red Lipstick, but I'm still too timid even to wear red lipstick. This may be because when I was in grade 9 I decided to "reinvent" myself, which included ditching my navy blue Sally Jesse Raphael glasses and wearing the brightest shade of red that Maybelline made in 1992; my best friend told me in the nicest (not really the nicest) way possible that I had to stop wearing it. An early trauma!
I really love the colour red, but I don't like having it close to my face. I long to wear red clothing! We've all seen the pictures of the
fall 2009 Built By Wendy collection, with its charming pops of red through all the black (above). I have fire all through my astrological chart (Leo rising, moon in Sagittarius). Maybe it's time for a new transformation: maybe once I embrace red and start wearing it, I will become a more confident version of myself! Let that Leo roar, etc. I truly think I am a red girl underneath it all. I really am a funny sort of intro-extrovert!
I have made attempts. You may have noticed the red skirt I was wearing
under my coat: that skirt is my
red skirt from Minimarket that I bought at
Robber this summer. It is my favourite skirt, which is high praise from a girl who wears skirts almost every day.
This coat is from Built By Wendy fall 2008, and it's the same pattern as the one I made. When I found this picture recently I did wish I had picked red wool over charcoal.