Little Black Dress and White Shirt

I believe that every woman should have a little black dress and every man should have a white shirt. You must have something to wear for a dress up event, and you must have something to wear to a funeral. A black dress and white shirt cover both of those events. 

In June, Facebook was filled with grad pictures. The young men looked dashing in their suits. No tuxedos anymore nor should there be. The color profile was massive; my great nephew wore salmon. What a great gift for a young man to start his adult life with a new suit. Especially, if they are on a sports team, looking for a job or just to have. I don't know who tied their ties, hopefully they did, because they looked great. No doubt, for some a google search was involved or Chat gpt.

There is nothing that looks better than a well-tied tie. I used to watch my dad tie his tie in awe. He wanted it to be perfect, and he did it many times before it was just right. Nothing less than perfection was accepted. Because of my dad, I find I am now the "tie police". When I see a well tied tie, I think, your dad taught you how to tie a tie and the importance of it being done properly. One of the greatest gifts a man can give to himself is to be able to tie a tie, with perfection!

I enjoy giving the gift of a shirt and tie. There is only a small window of time when you can give a shirt and tie, and it is before high school graduation. Little boys either love wearing a tie or refuse to wear a tie. When they are near graduation they are moving out of their school clothes and into grown up clothes, this is a wee opportunity to be influential with a tie.

Casual dress is becoming very common. If you do casual well, you can still be stylish. To me, there is nothing sharper than a white shirt with a pair of blue jeans, and if it has a tie, sports jacket, cowboy hat and boots, that guy is ready for any occasion. I am a sucker for a cowboy hat and boots not just on guys, girls also wear them well. When I see a woman, small or adult, wearing a dress with cowboy boots and hat, I feel like I am in the presence of confidence and beauty.

Years ago, I heard Oprah say, "everyone should have a white shirt to wear". Her give away for that day was white t-shirts. I grabbed on to that line and bought everyone in my family a white shirt of some kind for Christmas. In my world, Oprah is always right and it spoke to my "theme" present giving. I would never think a white shirt of any kind was a perfect gift, but if Oprah says it is, I'm in. 

I don't have a lot of fashion knowledge. I like to coordinate my clothes and jewelry. I recently bought a bohemian dress and shoes. A boho dress is a flouncy dress, and boho shoes have lots of bling on them or they wrap around your leg. I had so much fun in my boho dress and shoes. It made me realize fashion should be fun. When you are dressed up you should feel as good as you look. If you don't think you look good, redo something until you feel you do. Don't start with the mind games, put it on and make it work. If you don't feel complete, jazz it up by slapping some lipstick on, and a bracelet, they will be the finishing touches you need.  

The thing I know about my little black dress is, it isn't that little! I have 2 black dresses, one for fun and one for dress up. I have had these black dresses for years; they never go out of style. I always feel comfortable when I am wearing my not so little black dresses. If you don't have a little black dress, go get yourself one. Get some shoes that make a statement and let your fashion entertain you.