God made me uniquely woman. In today's society everything has become so unisex...job roles, homemaking roles, and our choice of clothing. The Gap is such a good example of a store in which most of the clothes are really neither male nor female. I have always loved L.L. Bean and Lands' End and those also have very unisex styles. For many years my husband and I dressed so much alike. Polo shirts and khakis.
I love looking at photos at women of other cultures who wear amazing dresses, robes, scarves, and headpieces. These outfits are usually made of gorgeous fabrics full of brilliant color, interesting textures, and unique design. They look so alive and distinctly female.
As I began to think about it I realized that I wanted to look more womanly at home. I love the 1950's stereotype of the man coming home from work to find his wife looking pretty with a clean dress, fresh apron, and bright RED lipstick. He has been beat-up by the world all day and probably hasn't experienced much in the way of real beauty, and what an encouragement to walk in the door to a beautiful, distinctly female wifey :) And we all know that real beauty comes from within, but it's nice to reflect that on the outside as well. I feel soft, kind and nurturing in a skirt much more than I do in my sweats and ratty t-shirts!
With spring approaching, I have hit my local Goodwill for some fun simple skirts that I can wear with bright colored tops and cute accessories. Nothing fancy, just fresh sparkle. I have found a few cute denim skirts, some peasant skirts, and sarongs. I want to glory in being a woman in my home and offer my unique beauty to those God has placed in my path.
Here's to being fully female and reflecting that in the way we dress!
4 comments:
I often think about what it means to express my femininity more as a single woman. Without intentionally meditating on what makes me uniquely feminine, I operate in a pretty unisex world of work, taking care of home and pet, etc. Thanks for keeping me thinking about this. I also love skirts, and something that simple may be a good daily reminder.
Yes! I have a good friend who is single and she makes her life so beautiful and feminine. She dresses so pretty, celebrates meals with friends, decorates her life with color...she is an inspiration to me of what I want to be like in my home!
Hey, Girl...I love this one especially. In my 'day', curlers were the method women used to curl their hair and wore them to bed at night. I thought that was horrendous and so I didn't! Before my husband walked in the door in the evening the kids were clean, wifey was clean and in a dress and a candle was on the table! I can't say it was always appreciated :) but I felt great!!
I am a girly girl myself; wearing a skirt as I write this!
I find that patterns seem to go much better on skirts than pants. For example, I'll wear flowers, paisleys, and polka dots etc. on skirts when I wouldn't wear them on pants, so I just think skirts are, on the whole, more fun. They even keep your legs cool in summer and so are a good alternative to shorts.
The only thing I find that I really can't do well is keep my legs warm in the winter. Even here in FL, we get pretty chilly at the end of Jan./beginning of Feb. (but that's already over now!! Yea!) and while I USED to wear long underwear under my skirts in MN (and didn't care if they showed), I've kind of grown out of that fashion statement. :)
Maybe if I could find some cool ones with lace... or maybe I should tie die some and then reconsider the look...
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