Three times the charm

Do you ever find yourself falling so much in love with a new piece of clothing that you want to wear it all the time. I know I have. It’s that perfect storm of fit, style and color that will have me reaching for the same dress, pants, blouse etc. over and over again. For budget conscience shoppers like me it’s a good thing- since the actual cost of anything depends on how much use you get out of it ( you know a bargain is no bargain if you never wear it- philosophy! )

But my ‘uniform tendencies’ haunt me sometimes- I do worry about showing up in the same dress for two parties or events in a row that may be attended by the same guests. But if the occasion is out of the loop- and will be sure to feature a whole new crowd- then I’m in luck, and my favorite garb gets another ‘go’! But what’s a girl ( with my same tendencies of clothing puppy love ) to do when she has paparazzi falling her all over the globe.

Rocking a Carolina Herrera frock

This seems to be the fashion conundrum that Vogue’s Editor-in- Chief, Anna Wintour, has recently found herself in. You’d think that a change of venue, like say a different country, would allow her a little fashion slack- apparently not. Papers all over the world picked up on the story of her own ‘uniform tendencies’ and ran with it. I guess her showing up at Wimbledon in the same Carolina Herrera dress (though she cleverly did attempt to change it up a bit with a fresh white cardigan ) that she had been photographed in twice before was the straw that broke the ‘official fashion faux-pas’ camel’s back.

This is not the first time Ms. Wintour was spotted showing alliance to one particular look. This past January New York magazine ran pictures of her wearing the same Prada dress to once again- 3 different events.

Looking stylish in a key piece from Prada’s Spring collection

I’m not really sure what the ruckus is all about. Aren’t Prada and Carolina Herrera dresses priced and made to be worn over and over again. I thought the worlds wasteful mentality was going through an upheaval thanks to global warming and rising gas prices. Now if Anna showed up over and over in a dress off the racks of H&M- that to me would be newsworthy!

Well all I can say is thanks Anna! When the Mistress of all things fashionable, with access and an allowance to any piece of clothing she wants, recycles looks- we can all feel fabulous about getting some good old fashion mileage out of our favorite apparel.