There is a girl that goes to my school named Celsey. Prior to her becoming one with our group, I could only observe her from afar, and, in the least creepy way possible, she fascinated me.
Celsey is the kind of person that wears several layers of different butterfly skirts and yellow boots. Freshman year, she wore rainbow eye makeup every day, and there were different colors in her hair every few weeks. And no one made fun of her.
This was the polar opposite of me. I wore old women pants, my third grade basketball uniform, and an old detective style wool hat from my great grandpa. And people made fun of me all the time.
I’ve never had the confidence to wear such colorful, bold clothing as Celsey, because I’m afraid of the repercussions from breaking out of my dull, plain, normal wardrobe. The people I know will never let me live down some of the clothes I’ve often wished I had the courage to wear.
One such article of clothing is leggings. Although I don’t have a skirt to wear them with because my skirts are so long, I decided that I wanted to break out of my comfort zone and try a new style.
My mom recently bought me a pair of black yoga capris that would work nicely. I was nervous about the outfit, because the pants were tight to my body, and as you may have learned with my video this Saturday, I’m not entirely comfortable with my body. But I was determined to try something new that might expand my horizons.
Surprisingly, there were no negatives to my choice in clothing for today, other than the fact that it was snowing and at times my covering was not adequate. Several of the people that usually mock my branching out in the fashion world actually complimented me.
I felt like I was on top of the world. I was beautiful. I was fearless. I was WEARING LEGGINGS.
OMG me too.