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Fatshion 101: Happy French National Day... Vol 1 Issue 2

In  my Frenchy-Carrie-ish Skirt... And a pop of red!
In honor of French National Day, today's 2nd FATSHION post is all about this striped skirt from Forever 21...

Have I ever told y'all how I feel about stripes...

Well... If I haven't... I'm telling you now! I Loooooooooove Stripes!

So, please, imagine my heartbreak, at 13 years old reading a magazine and being told that because I am pear shaped I shouldn't wear stripes! (I'm still not sure who the eff came up with these terms but I like to say that I have a woman's shape) 

So for about a year, I refused to wear stripes even though they were some of my favorite items of clothing...
I would fulfill my cravings by wearing striped purses, socks and/or shoes-

And then there was this pink and green striped shirt with a white lined collar... I was in love... but the words written on that stupid magazine kept on circulating in my head...

I'm not sure what it was or what came over me but I said fuck it- and bought it! And I wore it on a So-Cal trip with my Upward Bound peers and got so many compliments... 

Whether it was the shirt or my confidence- I'm not sure- but from that day forth nothing ever stopped me from wearing stripes!

Fast forward to a little over 10 years later... On our trip to Paris last year, all I wanted to do was wear this skirt, like Carrie wore that awesome blouse on her first day in Paris, so I did and I felt so Frenchie! And I wore striped shoes, because high heels in Paris just were not practical but for this post... hell yeah! 

This skirt is fabulous for so many reasons, but here are my top three:

1. Its black and white (my two ultimate favorite color combination because they're so versatile and you can have fun with accessories and make up and shoes! Like these awesome red pumps!)

2. You can wear this skirt in an empire waist style to accentuate your waist (Only thing is, that my butt lifts it from the back so I have to be extra careful or wear tights before I moon everyone) Or you can wear it at your hips with a light sweater and/or my favorite go to denim jacket.

3. And if you haven't guessed by now, It's a Striped Skirt! Duh!

*Bonus* It has pockets!

That is all, 

'Til next Tuesday, 

Toodles
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