The challenge...

Wear the same "Little Black Dress" for the entire month of February.

The Little Black Dress

When a little black dress is right, there is nothing else to wear in its place.

Sunday, January 31, 2010

A few ground rules

First... a little bit of history:

A round of applause goes to Coco Chanel whose visionary work in 1926 brought women the Little Black Dress. Vogue predicted that it would "become a sort of uniform for all women of taste"; it's safe to say Vogue was right!

The Little Black Dress is considered an essential to complete a wardrobe by many women and fashion observers, who believe it a "rule of fashion" that every woman should own a simple, elegant black dress that can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion: for example, worn with a jacket and pumps for daytime business wear or with more ornate jewelry and accessories for evening. Because it is meant to be a staple of the wardrobe for a number of years, the style of the Little Black Dress ideally should be as simple as possible: a short black dress that is too clearly part of a trend would not qualify because it would soon appear dated.

Now some rules for the Little Black Dress Experiment:
  •  The Dress must be worn at all times* during the month of February.
  •  The Dress will be washed every other day to maintain a clean appearance and feel.
  •  If, and only if, The Dress should become damaged, lost or stolen... a similar one will be purchased the same day.

    * Except when sleeping or working out.

    Tuesday, January 26, 2010

    Inspiration for The Little Black Dress experiment


    My inspiration for this came from Society Stylist, Elizabeth Hearst.

    Would I be able to wear the same Little Black Dress for 30 days?? I doubt it, so that's why I've challenged myself to 28 days... the entire month of February.

    I will, for 1 month, 30 days, less than 9% of an entire year... wear the same thing. In fashion focuses Orange County, CA, I will dare to be different and will wear the same thing every day, only accessorizing with cardigans, belts, scarves, tights, etc.

    Thoughts are running through my head and I'm beginning to wonder... will people notice that I'm wearing the same dress everyday? Do people REALLY care? Will it be easier to "decide what to wear in the morning?

    So many questions and the month of February holds the answers. Check back to see pictures of each day's look and my thoughts and experiences.

    Wish me and my Little Black Dress lots of luck!

    Sunday, January 24, 2010

    Because Audrey is the classiest lady I wish I knew

    For the duration of my experiment, 28 days, I will be posting an Audrey Hepburn Quote of the Day in the side bar. Check back to see what she's got to say.

    Here's a little teaser:

    “I believe laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing; kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles.” --Audrey Hebpurn

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