I heart my fake glasses.
I used to think that people who wore fake glasses were dumb and pretentious. But hey, I don't consider myself neither dumb nor pretentious. I think stylish glasses look awesome on people - it adds a really interesting feature to their face, and it's an entirely new accessory to help define your style. I figure people who know me know I'm not pretentious or dumb, and people who don't know me will assume that they're real. And honestly, they make me look and feel smarter. I wear them when I give speeches in my communications class, or when I'm working on a really good idea for a project, and it kind of gives me more focused and intelligent vibes.
The college stereotype is that you end up living in your sweats, but it's kind of the opposite for me. Living with and hanging out with stylish people has kind of upped my sense of style and made me more conscious of what I wear. And I care less and less about what other people think. In high school, I would be too paranoid to even wear a casual dress to school. Now I can break out my fake glasses, shiny leggings, 3-inch cage heels without a second thought.
Not to class of course. There's stylish dressing, and then there's stylishly appropriate dressing. I've discovered that being stylish is not just about what you wear, but when you wear it. There's a girl in my dorm who wears her strappy heels and a shiny red dress with a black flared peacoat to class, and I don't think it looks good. Not because the dress or shoes are ugly; the fact that she wears it to class makes her look ridiculously out of place, and therefore unstylish in my mind. There's a time and place for every outfit, and if you break out your Sunday best for a Tuesday lecture, what will you have to wear on special occasions?
-Wendy
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