Listen to the Boy

Working in retail, it's always interesting to see how much influence boyfriends/husbands have on a woman's choice of clothing, which I find ironic, I mean, since when do we credit men with good fashion taste? Nontheless, I see more and more women begrudingly put away dresses and tops because their partners don't like it. Personally, I find this ridiculous, considering men generally pay little attention to our outfit choices anyway, but much to my surprise I found myself in a similar situation the other day...

I had been eyeing off a floral Ladakah dress in a magazine, so was pleasantly surprised when I saw said dress in a store. There I was, envisioning myself wearing this dress whilst on a tropical island somewhere, complete with cocktail in one hand, hot male servant on the other (isn't it great how women can create a whole scenario from a single item of clothing). But, I was quickly snapped out of my reverie by an annoying buzzing sound in my ear, aka, The Boyfriend. According to him the dress was too floral, and therefore resembled a 'granny outfit'. So, I am ashamed to say, I left the dress and my tropical holiday behind, and amazingly took the fashion advice of my boyfriend.

Looking back, it was definately not one of my brightest moments. I mean, taking fashion advice from a guy who wears ugg boots out, what was I thinking! So my message to all you women out there is take pride in your unique style and don't let anyone change that. Fashion plays such an important role in defining who we are, and no one wants to be defined by someone else. Next time you see a dress/top/skirt whatever it may be that you absolutely love, buy it, regardless of what HE thinks, and wear it over and over again ;)