Heart On A Sleeve

"Give expression to the noble desires that lie in your heart." - Gordon B. Hinckly

 

 

I'm a single girl. A single girl who's had one of those weeks where a series of events has culminated in a sad outlook on love. One of those weeks where 'Mr. Right' seems not to exist and where when it comes to matters of the heart, I really wish mine wouldn't hurt..

 

Bla bla.. Boo hoo me..

 

I'm trying to fix this as the weekend approaches. I'll need to accessorise with a smile and live up to my party persona. So I've done this by finding images of inspiration, images that remind me that being alone ain't all that bad, especially when my first love is fashion..

 

 

"Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way you live."

— Gianni Versace

In fashion there are no mixed signals, no playing the game, no rules. It's a black and white situation, you love it or you don't. (Dating could do with a little of this) 

I die for fashion. Not really.. But you know what I mean. The glossy pages of a magazine, the thrill of a vintage find and the pulse of a runway show. It draws emotion from me, exudes excitement. It's been years since I've found a man could do the same..

"I have always believed that fashion was not only to make women more beautiful, but also to reassure them, give them confidence."

— Yves Saint Laurent

No man will rain on my parade!

And above all else, the most valuable treasure that fashion has given me is this.

It allows me to dream. To imagine and create. Decide on outfits and the travels they'll take me on. To design a life ahead of me, riddled with the fantasy and fun of an ever changing facade.

In essence, it keeps my childish romance alive.

Because, at the end of it all and beneath the mask of material, I'm just a girl, waiting..

Alone for now..

But who'll always believe in love.

xoxo 

Melissa Jane