My ideas DESIGN Diva Angled stretched architect SLEEK MODERN CONTRAST Blk White Double Faced SATIN CASHMERE Simple Chic NEUTRALS BLACK WHITE I guess simple chic would describe my closet too I'm all about clean no frills looks I've never been one for lots of loud colors and tons of bling I'd rather use bright colors as an accent than a centerpiece Give me navy tans blacks and neutrals and I can make them pop with a bright scarf statement jewelry or a stylish belt
I glance up at the clock and realize the show will start in five minutes Just then as if on cue the doorbell rings I hurry to open the door but before I can get there my best friend Alexis Alex for short walks right in Her hair is still wet like she just got out of the shower and she’s wearing an oversized gray hoodie and leggings She kicks off her black high tops they’re one of the only cool retro things she owns but I try not to make a big deal about it because otherwise she’ll probably throw them away Alex thrusts a bag of chips into my hands as she makes a beeline for the living room Let’s do this she says heading straight for the couch in front of the TV She plops down makes herself comfortable and picks up the remote I shake my head and smile Alex loves Design Diva because of the snarky judges As for fashion She couldn’t care less If someone offered Alex a
million dollars to tell them which shoes look best with which jeans she’d probably just shrug and not even pretend to be sad about losing the money I told her this one time and she just told me I’ll take the loss if it means I don’t have to hurt my brain thinking about it Besides that’s what I have you for Alex and I may be best friends but we’re total opposites when it comes to caring about clothes I learned a long time ago not to push my fashion ideas onto her But even though Alex may not care about which shirt or shoes go with what her ability to think outside the box is mind-boggling I can be stuck on a design idea for days and all Alex has to do is look at my patterns and drawings for two seconds and boom She comes up with some idea that works perfectly but is not at all what I would’ve come up with alone Here’s a perfect example Last week I was trying to come up with an outfit for the school’s carnival I
had my black jeans and a loose sleeveless white blouse draped over my chair with a pair of flat black gladiator sandals on the floor I liked the combo but I wanted a little oomph Alex opened my closet stood there for about half a second and pulled out my red and-black paisley scarf The same scarf I’d passed over for being too busy Done she’d said I had my doubts but when I held the scarf up of course she was totally right Poof The outfit came together Alex was also the one who gave me the guts to start creating my own clothes When I was growing up my family didn’t have a ton of money and my mom used to take my clothes to Mrs Murphy this woman in our old apartment building to make them last longer She did an okay job letting out hems and waists to make my clothes last another year
