Style is NEVER out of fashion

So lately I've been following some very AWESOME fashion blogs and it got me thinking...that I need a new wardrobe.

I know what you're thinking: I have enough clothes (well at least, that's what my husband is thinking). But seriously, you can never have enough clothes! Come on, that's just talking crazy. Enough clothes?! Hah!

Honestly, I would actually have more clothes if stores would just have the clothes that I want! So these thoughts are not something new...anyways, since following these blogs I've just become SO inspired. I'm addicted to The Sartorialist and Garance Doré (who I've heard incidentally, are dating! Awesome. The fashion spawn will be amazing.) I love, love, love seeing the photos they post and I just feel like I either want to take up photography or be someone they stop on the street to take a picture of! Well it ain't gonna happen with my current wardrobe. I mean, I do love the clothes I have, but I feel like they aren't photo-inspiring. It occurred to me that when I was younger (circa: highschool) I felt like I dressed with more purpose and style - like I needed to be in "outfits" rather than just clothes. I would wear stuff like mini skirts with leggings and "Debbie Gibson" hats with broaches (I've always loved a good broach!) or baggy printed pants folded up with my Converse hi-tops and suspenders, or my favorite "private school" look that consisted of a grey pleated skirt, burgundy tights, a white button down shirt, striped tie, and my dad's navy blue blazer. (note: though I did go to a private school this was NOT our uniform, nor did we ever wear our uniforms unless there was a school concert and btw, our uniforms weren't even as stylish as "my version", they were just navy blue skirts with white shirts and navy blue vests - blah.) Anyways, I loved these outfits. They were truly "ensembles". Did I tell you that my yearbook quote was "Style is Never out of Fashion"? I lived for fashion back then! My dream was to become a fashion designer! The subject of one of my papers was what my life would be like if I married Karl Lagerfeld! My walls used to be plastered with magazine cut-outs of Chanel, Giorgio Armani, Dior and Patrick Kelly! I used to go the mall every day! (Wait a minute, I still do that.)

But seriously, when did I stop "living for fashion"? Am I too old now to start living for it again? Does growing up, getting a job and becoming an adult mean that I'm doomed to a life of practicality and therefore practical clothes? Perhaps not. Perhaps my inner fashionista is just lying dormant and is waiting to be re-awakened! Perhaps I just need to remember my yearbook quote, my mantra throughout highschool - that STYLE really IS never out of fashion! Perhaps it's not too late to dress in "ensembles" that inspire photography! Hmmm...

Perhaps...I need a raise.