“Real transformation requires real honesty. If you want to move forward – get real with yourself.” – Bryan McGill
Sometimes I can’t help but notice that there is something about the transformation from a girl to a woman, that marks a transitional change from the way you used to perceive things then, to how you perceive them now.
Whether it is being honest with yourself, taking responsibility, making career choices, dressing yourself – or in this case, accidentally perceiving a denim dress as a denim overcoat.
And like most people, when this realization hits, you know the change is done.
For me, it goes back to 2008, when I was 14 and obsessed with fashion.
During that time, the one thing that was continuously trending were dresses. Everyone wore them – it didn’t matter that I bought more dresses than the occasions I had to wear them, and that they made my appearance look even more childish – the fact was, they were trending and I had to have them.
If there was a dress in sight, I’d know it. 
So you can imagine the shock the ‘present day me’ felt, when during sale time in Promod, I saw this baby and confidently said at billing “just this overcoat, please”, when the male cashier, no less, retorted saying “uh…ma’am, this is a dress.”
It’s funny, if not ironic that despite this revelation, I bought it.
Not because it was a beautiful buttoned down, faded blue number with pockets and a belt available at a throwaway price that I couldn’t let go of (which I couldn’t).
But because it was symbolic of my transformation from a girl to a woman. What was once my entire world, today couldn’t even be identified correctly, let alone worn as its designated specification.
Had I still been in fashion, as a girl, I would have most definitely perceived it as a dress. But today, as a woman, having found my place and passion, and undoubtedly abiding by the belief that fashion is a mode of expression and not the result of a trend – I can wear it as an overcoat.
You’re a fashionista, no doubt about that <3
Thanks :*
Fashion is a mode of expression and not a result of a trend ❤️ This ❤️ And also really love the quirkiness you add to your blog posts, this is a nice one, getting better by the day 😘
Thanks so much!
Your view about fashion and your confidence wrt it!
i need not say more!
good going rhea!
Thanks <3
I think your timeless sense of style is a bit too good for fashion. Love the overcoat !This is beautiful because you’ve rescued clothing from the boundries of how others think you should use it, I’m so glad you’ve made it your own.
Thanks so much, I love your line ‘you’ve rescued clothing from the boundaries of how others think you should use it’, this is original 🙂
Very much enjoyed reading this lil piece. You fashion sense has always been great and love the fact that you are not someone who succumbs to the pressures of fashion trends.
Keep writing keep blogging and regaling us with more such stories 🙂
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Very well written, keep writing your thoughts..
Thank you!
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