I know that perspex clutches and perspex anything and everything has been making the rounds on the fashion circuit for a very long time. However, what I need to be clear on in this very minute is that I don’t dress to meet the criteria of the current style trend. I wear what I want, when I want and I usually a develop a liking for a current trend; long after it fell out of season.
So today I take a brief moment to remember a time when the very confident Sasha began to feel some type of way when it came to ‘lighties’. (please excuse the phrase but if you know, you know!) As terrible as it may be; it is us black people who heighten this term of ‘colourism’. It is and has been too often my own fellow black brother or sister who has played a part (even though it was I who allowed it to take flight) in making me believe that light skin women were better and more prettier than me.
A number of months ago I was told by someone that I should ‘consider my future, after all I was 32, had no children, was not a in a relationship and could be further in my position if I apply myself and FULLY commit to my role. After all, I had been writing/blogging and being CREATIVE for over 7 years and how far was I really ahead?’. I remember looking at this person and not being at all surprised. There are people who are so schooled in encouraging others to forget their own dream, in fact their so good at it, they could probably teach their techniques to those who were interested in developing skills in this area.
It’s been a while since I featured a #CurrentFave but as I’m really focused on my passion for #personalstyling and dressing to suit YOUR own personality and taste. I have been honing the key looks that I have wanted to create for myself and have really began coming out of my ‘fashion comfort zone’ and experimenting more with my look.
I won’t lie, yesterday I was not feeling my happiest or most motivated. The main reason for this is my disappointment in the people I have around me. This seems like a major statement and it is. If I could just wipe the slate clean and move away from all I knew now; I would. I don’t know if anything is worse than believing in people and they prove you wrong, they leave you feeling as if you and what you’re working for is not important enough and as much as that’s OK; it doesn’t make it any less difficult. Then there are those who I feel have acted like everything they have done for me has been to benefit me when actually it benefited them. I think we’ve all been there with that one.
