Skin-Tight

I think I have a thing for emulating the style cues of librarians. Maybe a bit more of an approachable, stylish, youthful and suggestive librarian, but a book enthusiasts none the less. But then again maybe it's just the glasses...

There's something about a bodycon dress that I could never seem to fully get on board with. When bar mitzvah season came around, I made a distinct point of not wearing body hugging polyester fabrics that accentuated my 12 year old pre-pubescent physique. I consciously strayed away from Macy's collection bandage skirts, and the airy cream colored dress shirts they paired with. And let's not forget the six inch Steve Madden sling backs stashed under folding chairs only to be traded for Target wholesale socks in 35 minutes tops. But I digress...

I'm all about mixing things up a little, taking the "road less traveled", so I found it no less appropriate to wear a knee length bandage dress in places other than the dance floor of Jewish Community Centers. I think with an everlasting trend in sporting skin-tight clothing particularly to showcase sensuality and your innately lovely lady lumps, there's a fine line between tasteful and desperately, embarrassingly tasteless. While there is a lot in play with confidence and the audience you aim to capture, consider the styling implications as well.

A blue denim jacket suggests cool and fiscally conscious while a black studded moto vest is a bit undone and yells for mid to early life crisis. Slip on sneakers make the claim for street wise, with it, but not overthought; on the other hand, wedge booties beg Jersey Shore, Real World Portland and a Teen Mom trashiness. Glasses read intelligent and worldly while bug-eyed rhine stone sunnies read hungover and Dollar Tree chic.

Don't be Dollar Tree Chic.

Target dress, Gap jacket, SEE eyewear glasses and Thrifted sneakers

Wearing form fitting dresses, mini skirts and sky high heels don't have to read scandy if you don't want it to. Really consider the styling, make-up situation, and intended message, and while you're at it get your mind out of the gutter! From here on out, DTF stands for Downtown Fashionista.