Dress (sold out, linked similar) // Jacket // Shoes (on sale) // Frida Bag from east End Gallery in Houston, Texas // Pompom tassels from Tulm, Mexico // Earrings c/o Farah Nazar Jewelry
I had mentioned a couple of weeks ago I was going to talk about my fears. I hadn’t been specific to tell you it was going be about my “fashion fears.” You know, all those fashion rules we are so scared to break and that we’ve grown up believing as completely true. Most of them are ridiculous and served as bumps in the road for styles that I only dreamed of wearing. For example, you’d never catch me wearing short shorts, white denim or a crop top.
Heck, you’re crazy to think I would even wear a short dress. You see, and I’ve talked about this before, not to make my family or my Hispanic grandmother/tias/tios for that matter seem like mean people but, wearing short dresses and shorts was not appropriate and very frowned upon, especially for a girl like me that did not have a skinny build and long, Giselle legs. Let’s not even get into crop tops—–that was just definitely a no-no because I didn’t have a flat stomach.
And I just came to the realization, a couple of months ago, that I had never tried on short shorts or white denim because I was scared they were going to look bad on me, because I wasn’t tall enough and white amplifies everything so my legs were going to look huuuuuuuge (cue Trump voice). So guess what? A month ago I officially bought my first pair of white pants (photos coming soon). Then, a couple of weeks ago I shot this look with Lauren Beatty Photo and yes, I was a bit uncomfortable, but when I saw the photos I loved them! My legs don’t look fat or gross. Think of all the short dresses I missed out on wearing in high-school! It makes me so mad! Then two weeks ago I bought my first pair of short shorts-I couldn’t believe how comfortable and cool they looked with the booties I paired them with. The short shorts looked so good and I felt so comfortable in them, I even had a professional photographer take some photos for a previous outfit post.
So what is my lesson? Never let others tell you what you can or cannot wear. Don’t let their words define your outfit choices and your creativity. Even if it’s family. I regret not trying out these styles when I was younger but I’m soooo happy that I tried them on and am not intimated anymore. I feel free to wear whatever I want to wear. A month ago I even wore a crop top to model down a runway and I still don’t have a flat stomach! Ha! #Winning
I felt even more inspired to write this post when I saw two of my favorite Houston blogger babes, Emily at Something Gold, Something Blue and Tammy at Embellished Dame as part of a body positive movement created by Society+ called #FashionFreedom. It inspired me to share the moment of when I decided to break those fashion rules I have grown up hearing and hopefully inspire you to do the same.
Have you had a m0ment of Fashion Freedom!? Tell me and share a photo or link to an outfit below!
