I got a PASSION for FASHION...

You weren't aware of that side of me...were you?

*glances with a mixture of sheepishness & satisfaction at her fall 2007 wardrobe aquisistions to date*:

Sneaker-flats (plaid), check...black buckle-flats, check...pleated trapeze tank, check...narrow-striped tee, check...still got several pairs of 'skinny' style jeans and a cute 'baby-doll' cardigan left over from last Fall/Winter...

The Fun is in mixing the above with my existing basics and classics (like my occasional Eileen Fisher wins from eBay) so that my ensemble looks cute & current (but not fashion over-kill/victim-ey)... Plus, as I'm definitely not a beanpole, (nor a teeny-bopper) I have to take note of what looks good on me, instead of being able to throw on just any old styleoftheseason that comes down the pike...

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"Entitlement, cynicism and fear coupled with a cultural history of white male violence lead young white men to sexually assault, beat up, or kill their girlfriends because they are not receiving the sex, deference, and services they feel they deserve. These feelings lead them to commit gay bashing and racist hate crimes because they believe that homosexuals and people of color are the cause of their problems. And they lead to relentless male-on-male competition, put-downs, fights and other forms of violence because every other white male is perceived to be in the way of one's success and a potential saboteur of one's efforts to succeed. Even the use of violence - the perception that one has the right to control others and force them to do what one wants - comes from a sense of white male entitlement..."