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I began my corporate warrior days wearing unlined floral dresses. They were cheap ones from Ross Dress for Less. I could throw on those puppies in two seconds, fluff my hair, and run out the door. I’d sometimes add my button down cardigans for good measure on colder days.

They were also my way of rebelling. Cuz somewhere along the line? Women were sold the idea: we must strip away our femininity to look like a penguin in matching outfits like drones. The song “Give it All” from Rise Against speaks to this.

AND?

Dudes…

I looked like a secretary.from back in the day. Just needed my very own portable ash tray.

EXCEPT

When I dyed my hair jet black or the red/blonde combo of Ginger Spice.

So?

Yup. My fancy pants remained in the clerical pool for a long time since…

I looked like I belonged there.

As it ended up taking me around 13 years to complete my first undergraduate degree??? I also refused to lie that it wasn’t complete even though it would have given me more opportunities??? I swam for a long ass time in that clerical pool.

Now?

I’m sitting with the idea that looking like a woman can be more than just floral prints. That’s really an outdated notion from when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Sure. I can dress how I want in my own companies.

BUT BUT BUT

Another part about being a GROWN woman? Curves.

The old floral dresses also flattened those out to where I looked like my very own zip code.

My conclusion?

I’m now leaning towards solid colors and clean lines.

I feel so much better based on a not so secret: Rebelling takes more energy than necessary. I’d rather put that towards building things.

How about you? Have you gone on your very own fashionista journey while navigating work?

As always: Have a glamorous day for fun!!

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