I’ve heard that blondes shouldn’t wear yellow – how ridiculous is that? Is it because the yellow-on-yellow is too much yellow? Too much sunshine? Too ditzy? Just too much?
Whatever.
This yellow mini dress made me feel like a freaking ray of sunshine on Saturday night (so there, imaginary peanut gallery!). My plan was to do my normal Saturday night opera routine, but this weekend they weren’t showing anything new and I didn’t have the urge to watch a rerun. So, between you and me, I got all dressed up and watched The Great British Bakeoff on my sofa with a glass of wine. It felt even more decadent than watching opera, to be honest. Something about watching people knead Chelsea buns while you lounge in designer garb with your pets is just so excessive. OTT, for sure, yet at a low-energy frequency that synced with the rest I was needing this weekend.
This dress radiates unencumbered optimism, and it reminds me so much of two of my best friends who I’ve been missing a lot lately. It was sort of a talisman for the weekend, wearing it and knowing that they’d be next to me on the sofa, drinking pink Champagne, if they could.
Styling the Yellow Mini Dress
So, the look: Big Hair, not a lot of accessories – hoops, gold necklaces, and and anklet – and punchy yellow eyeshadow. I went back and forth with adding a bright lip, and in the end I settled on a neutral gloss. I do think that IRL, a neutral lip looked better; however, a coral lip would have photographed beautifully.
This was such a fun look, such a reminder of how important it is to celebrate the mundane as we plow through the pandemic. That’s really why I keep on doing this Saturday dress-up routine. The little things matter, and how we frame our days informs the stories we tell about ourselves. Life is just … all those little things.
love,
Stig.
