Red coats



For me, when I try something on, it is all about how it feels. Or, how it makes me feel. If it is tight or uncomfortable, no way. I am often guilty of wearing my clothes too large. When people ask me what I was thinking when I bought something that is too big for me, my response is

 

 I was thinking I would wear this to the movies when it was raining on a Sunday morning.

 

You know, how you want to just be comfy and settle in and chill?

 

Basically, I dress for comfort.

And, I dress for how I think I look in my clothes.

How it looks in my head.

How I feel.

How I think it makes me look.

 

I love red coats. Throughout my life I have had several red coats. Red is captivating. I glow in red.

 

Recently, I saw a picture of Princess Kate in a red coat and realized she captures that feeling - that image of me in my head.

What I feel like it looks like

Then, I saw a photo of what I really look like in my red coat. It was a rainy, chilly day in South Bend, IN. We were on the campus of Notre Dame, being shown around by a couple of grad students who are our friends and family. It was cold and a steady mist was falling. I was wearing my new cream, soft infinity scarf which I pulled up to the back of my cap. I was freezing.

I am guilty of stuffing stuff in my pockets. I know on this day I had an extra pair of gloves and a head band/ear warmer thingy. Then when we took the picture, I put my arms around Mary and Q - which pulled my coat even more. 

What it really looks like

Even though I look like fifty cents in my red coat, I feel like a million bucks.