retraction...

okay, okay...i have made a silly mistake. last week i wrote, in 'things i don't get' (sept.19), about women who sported tween to young adult styles such as, 'hollister' or 'abercrombie' logo tees in their 40’s. at the time, it struck me oddly; that it just seemed to red flag the age factor...remember?


well, that is until i was out and about earlier today getting some errands done, & i caught a glimpse. there it was…a reflection in the sliding doors of the grocery; a mid 30s gal (me) in jeans, pink & white checkered vans, & a “spitfire” (child’s) tee shirt. quickly followed by this note self: holy crap! i’m a hypocrite!


now, i am not one to retract anything, unless i am truly in the wrong. so, i wanted to take a sec & tweak that previous comment…because let's face it, we’re all guilty of this in some aspect or another. & the more i thought about it, i was like, crap, just the other day i had my hair in freaking pigtails! i mean, there’s no real huge difference, right?! i don’t always want to accept my age & sometimes i even forget how old i am.


i realize i’m not that 16 year old skate betty, who dresses like a girl who would dance around in a sonic youth video; even though i do still like skateboarding & sonic youth! but i do like to look cute & feel comfortable & i do hold on to certain images of myself that perhaps were a bit more justifiable 15 years ago.


what’dya do? i say, go for it! women of all ages…if you roll out of bed in the morning & find comfort in a van halen tee (david lee, of course) & want to pair it with acid wash…do it. if you find that 'bebe' sparkly tops accentuate your hard earned abs...get one in every color! or if you have more colored tights & little dresses than you do pants (like i do) rock that shiz! bottom line, when you leave your house, if you feel confident & pretty & ready to tackle the day, then by all means…who am i (or anyone) to say you shouldn’t!


i have no qualms about making my opinions or observations known, but i don’t want to be that judgmental chick. (we're already too hard on ourselves as it is) it’s not easy for women to find clothes that are both stylish & “age” appropriate. you’re either teeny bopper or golden girl, anymore. & i get it…i struggle with it…i’m right there with you.



ps…i believe that i am somewhat "stylish," but just in case, please don’t call clinton or stacy on me, they would probably throw all my crap in that huge trash can!

pps…enjoy this public point of view retraction…it probably won’t ever happen again!