A few years ago Gwenyth Paltrow was in a movie called Sliding Doors ( a remake of an earlier film) it wasn't very good, but I LOVED it at the time. My friend once commented that it was a movie about a girl whose life sucks and then she gets a haircut and everything is fabulous.
Funny how hair in our world can mean so many things, but most of the time it is the first thing we change when we go through a life transition (usually a break up). We need to start fresh, change our appearance in the hope that we can change our Self. So is there any truth to this movie? Gwenyth's meek and dull mousy hair sends her to an unhappy grey life that she seems to hate but puts up with while a brave new cut with much nicer highlights suddenly turns her world around and things are fabulous and happy (well until she ends up in the hospital).
If you happen to be a girl and living in NYC these days you must know by now that the new hot shoe for summer is a high heel clog. Not just any clog though but an expensive and fashionable one made by Swedish Hasbeens or if you are in NYC and prefer a softer material No. 6.
I am not one for shoes. Normally that is. I do not collect them or oooh and ahhh over them. I do not go crazy for the fashions of Sex and the City, but I must admit I have fallen under this particular fairy cloud. I spotted them months ago, but I can't just run out and spend $250 on a pair of shoes. There is a priority list. So I waited and worked more and my birthday came and with it a gift certificate to No. 6 as well as a bit of cash. So I justified my purchase and the result:
OK so they don't look amazing, but THEY ARE! These are also extremely comfortable and do not feel like heels. And "NO" they are not paying me to go on and on about these shoes. In fact when I went into the store with Isa to purchase them they were not the nicest to us. Ok so Isa was looking through cabinets trying to find shoes for herself (she is already one of those obsessed girls). I basically walked in and said, "I'm here for shoes let's make this quick and easy." I got a look of confusion and little help, and while the nicer of the two shop girls helped me out the other just glared at me.
For months prior to this I was feeling I needed a new haircut and new shoes, both practical things, but both things I could not justify. I was stressed and worn out. Basically I also thought the way I was feeling on the inside was beginning to make its way to the outside causing me to look like one of those "sweatpant moms" (which quite honestly I am). I am trying to change my appearance to change my inner self. I think shoes and hair can make jeans and a t-shirt look stylish. So thanks to Anne at Riah and No. 6 for the clogs I am feeling a bit more stylish and put together.
Small changes go a long way.
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