June 10, 2009

Humans are prone to habit. We find comfort in the familiar. We get stuck in ruts. I find that people fall into two categories: those that will eat the octopus and those that won’t. My family was at a Japanese restaurant when we ordered the octopus appetizer. Those things looked gross. They were tiny complete octopi laid out for our culinary pleasure. I had never had octopus before and gazing at the gastronomic wonder presented before me, I wasn’t sure I ever would. We can apply the octopus theory to all aspects of our lives, including fashion. If you get it into your head that you can only wear one thing or shop at certain stores, you miss out. We need to get out of our boxes. That skirt could be a dress, that bathing suit top can be a shirt, that store may have just what you need. I find the most unique pieces in junk stores. I wore a Christmas ornament as a hair piece in my brother’s wedding. I wore a bathing suit top, as a shirt, to a party just last week. You may be thinking that people will laugh; someone will think you look silly. Someone probably will. But most of the time when I wear the big feather hat or lots of sequins, I get compliments and very few giggles. You can only please yourself. Live the dream, eat the octopus, wear the red beret. I ended up trying the octopus. It was disgusting, but you may like it.