This is not a rant about Zooey Deschanel. It may seem like it is, but it isn't. The truth is that I'm a little jealous of her. Ew, I can't believe I admitted that. Anyway, I get the appeal of Zooey Deschanel —- to an extent. She's cute, adorable, sexy. But she's also completely quirky and, let's face it, kind of out there. I can't help but feel like all the dudes who get all unf about her are hypocrites. Most of you, anyway. I mean, COME ON. She seems so awkward and SHE NEVER STOPS BEING ADORABLE. Let's not forget that she and Katy Perry and Emily Blunt have nearly the same face (not that there is anything wrong with that). In real life, Zooey would be your everyday cute weirdo. There's nothing wrong with that. I would love to be an everyday cute weirdo but most of the time I'm a creepy, frowny weirdo.
There's no doubt that ZD is intelligent and attractive. I want to be friends with her. I would also like to see her in a normal t-shirt and jeans without any makeup on. That's the thing, though… the overwhelming reason for me to put ZD in the "Like" column of my Likes/Dislikes list is because she's so her. It's in what she wears, how she speaks, how she carries herself. Zooey is Zooey and Zooey is (or at least seems to be) 100% confident about her Zooey-ness. She knows what she likes, she's not afraid to show it, and she has the face/body/brain to pull it off. God, I hope she's not scamming the world by being "Zooey" instead of Zooey.
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It's only been recently that I have started to try and define my style. I used to call my style the "Soccer Mom Who Isn't A Soccer Mom" look. It was really kind of disgusting and unflattering. I was a jeans and t-shirt and gym shoes kind of girl. My color palette usually consisted of black, grey, black, grey, and more black. Cardigans, cardigans, cardigans. No skirts or dresses unless there was a special reason for it (or it's laundry day and I'm desperate). Hair down, no makeup, accessorize with simple earrings, a ring, and my watch. Alright… all of that still describes my style, but I'm wearing clothes that are more flattering instead of loose-fitting (showing off my assets, if you will) and opting to wear nicely cut tops instead of a standard t-shirt that says "YOUR FAVORITE BAND SUCKS" on it. YES, this just turned into a post about style!
I kind of adore ZD's style. It's girly, bold, sometimes a little too quirky, but like I said: she has the face and body to pull it off. Let's take the bangs, for example. I HEART HER BANGS. If my hair would cooperate and make it possible for my bangs to look Zooey Deschanel's, I would have bangs all the time. It's entirely possible that she has a professional bang stylist, but still. It's not fair!
I don't think my style is as feminine and colorful as ZD's. A co-worker and I were reading Cosmo during lunch today, and there was a "What's Your Style?" page. We agreed that I mostly fall into the "girly" category with some "edge" but little "glam." Let's face it. Glam and I don't exactly go hand-in-hand, and it's not like I'm going to show up to work in a sequin skirt unless someone dares me or I lose a bet. I appreciate fashion but I'm mostly conservative. I'm not completely in love with my body and it's hard to feel confident in something that's too colorful or doesn't fit right.
I've been incorporating more color into what I wear. I always had color in my closet, along with fabulous shoes and skirts and dresses, but I rarely wore any of them. I may have joked about having pants for each day of the week and rotating them week in and week out, but that was the reality. Why the change? I lost some weight and can actually wear clothes in my "Wear This When You Lose Weight" pile. My new-ish work environment made me want to step up my look and look more professional and put together. And this is pathetic, but I wanna look the way I feel and have my style reflect my personality. It seems so easy for most people, but it's a challenge for me.
This above photo is very much a Me look. Quit copying me, Zooey. LOLJK. I truly do like this everyday casual look, though. What really slays me about ZD is the makeup:
Between the crazy blue eyes and the eyeliner/mascara? WHAT?!?! Stop it, Zooey. Just stop it. You're putting my brown eyes to shame and teasing me because I lack any ability to apply eyeliner.
The point of this post is, Zooey Deschanel is attractive but unusual. She's a charming alien. I think I'm a charming alien, too. I'm quirky. I act like a complete fool sometimes and I am thisclose to being brave enough to reflect who I am in what I dress and what I wear. Bye bye conservative soccer mom who isn't a mom. No, wait! Come back! I can't afford a new wardrobe! Dammit.
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