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up or dressed down person in the room, regardless of the occasion, and you’ll be taken just as you are.

So be who you are. And if that little girl inside of you is still dying to wear pretty frilly dresses, but always worried you’d look silly, this is your sign to feel the thrill of the frill.

Or maybe you’ve been living in athleisure because it’s been your easy routine, though some part of you is desperate for a pair of studded boots and a glitter-covered mini skirt. The cool thing about fashion is that you don’t need to fit in one box, and you most certainly don’t need to stay In the box you’re currently in.

Dress for yourself. And get rid of this age-old notion that even though you love it you shouldn’t buy it because you “have nowhere to wear it.”

Life is too short to wear boring clothes. Fashion should feel good. And dressing for yourself is empowering. And if you feel good in the dress, maybe you should just throw it on and stroll through the produce aisle at Publix. I mean, why the hell not?

In the words of Miuccia Prada, “What you wear is how you present yourself to the world — fashion is an instant language.”