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WhyDid Wisdom: Getting Back to my Roots

By |August 25th, 2009|WhyDid Wisdom|

west-virginia

I have again gone missing. Apologies.  However, I think I have a pretty good reason this time.  Perhaps, something even you can relate to.

Friends, I am suffering from my very own “quarter life crisis.”  When I told my father about this, he thought I had made it up.  After sending him article after article chronicling this ever growing epidemic, he started to understand.

After becoming part of the 10% back in May, I enjoyed my summer vacation.  However, now that people are heading back to school and Hamptons shares are winding down, I couldn’t help but feel like I should be heading back to something as well. Add to that a rough patch in my fairytale romance and I needed to head somewhere warm and I don’t mean South Beach.  I needed some good old fashioned TLC.  I needed to remember what normal looks like.

New York is an amazing place to live, but can really get to you if you don’t take a break every once in a while (St. Tropez does not count).  I am lucky to have an amazing family that has kept me grounded and kept me from forgetting my morals and losing track of my priorities.

So this is why I decided I needed to get back to my roots (and no, I’m not talking about my haircolor- though my grandmother did so sweetly point out that my hair is “darker” than normal).  I am enjoying front porches, lazy days, old friends, and fresh air.

I’ll be back to the city soon, recharged and refocused, but in the meantime, there are a lot of  fashion faux pas to go around.  Hey, I said it was normal here, not fashionable!

xx,

WhyDid

Real People, Real Style: Doing it Wright

By |July 20th, 2009|Real People Real Style|

jennifer wrightThis stunner  must be good at her job. In this outfit, she is “marketing” all of her best assets.

Name:  Jennifer Wright

Wearing:  Dress by H&M, Bebe shoes

Occupation:   Account Executive at Kaiser Marketing

Hometown:  Wheeling, West Virginia

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and your bag was only big enough for 3 items, what would they be?

  • iPhone, so I can tweet to come save me.
  • Peanut Butter- makes everything taste delicious since I’ll probably have to eat a couple bugs.
  • A book on how to make rafts out of sand so I can float home.

Favorite beauty product: Karen Scott capillary concealer.

Style icon:  I don’t really have one.  I like the way Rachel Bilson dresses…. I’ll guess I’ll embrace that one.
This summer I can’t wait to wear:  My new stripper bikini from a random store in Hollywood.  Yes, I’m serious.  I really love it.

Style tip for all the fashion degenerates:  Don’t try so hard to be “different.”  You just look like everyone else trying to be different… be yourself!

Best Splurge (it was worth every penny):  My T3 Featherweight Hair Dryer Tourmaline Professional Ceramic Ionic Hair Dryer – I swear by it, my hair should be falling out at this point… but it’s still going strong!

Trend you’d like to see die:  MC hammer pants aren’t hot unless you have a 4 foot crotch.

Currently coveting:  The perfect black clutch.  Potentially Tory Burtch’s Reva Clutch? Not 100% though…any ideas?

Fun fact:  I really love the city of Pittsburgh.  It is the most amazing place in the world!  City of Champs!

Biggest personal fashion flop:  WHY DID I think it was okay to wear belly shirts in 2005?

Well, Jen, we’ll forgive you for the crop tops cause it looks like since then, you’ve been doing all the “Wright” things.

xx,

WhyDid