In Heaven

I don't mean to be obsessed with clothes and fashion. I just am. I love the art in it. I always say that fashion is the truest art form. You may not know this, but I'm an artist: abstract, semi-abstract, mixed media, artist-artist. That sort. Do you know the sort? The purist artist sort?

Well, that said, I still believe fashion is truer art than art. I think this because, hey, we have to wear clothes (unless of course you live in Tahiti-lucky lucky you); but we don't have to hang paintings on our walls. Though one could argue necessity does not equal truth. Well, I would argue it can. There is just something so living and breathing and real and essential about fashion. Anyone who gets dressed in the morning has created a piece of walking art, whether they know it or not.

And what's so exciting is that we can choose to convey who we are inside, on our outsides. Fashion, as self-expression, as expressing community (ie. trends, styles), as expressing humanity, as expressing the Divine in us, is exciting. Somehow I think there's a connection; though I'm not quite sure where. I mean, if you believe in God, you believe that God created us. So okay, here we are, created, amazing, beautiful creatures. And what do we do? We continue that creative process; in fashion, we are co-creators.

Isn't that nice? I mean, isn't it nice that we get to dress ourselves up? That we get to continue the process of "us"? I mean, what if we couldn't? What if we came out of the womb and just continued on naked? Even cultures that wear minimal clothing (historically) have worn jewelry, tattoos: ADORNMENT. Where is an unadorned human?

I mean, it would certainly be nice to get to be naked for awhile (on a tropical beach, for maybe a few weeks). But really, it would get old after awhile, I think. I don't even know if I could do it. I would be so tempted to dress up my nakedness with necklaces, and maybe some nice gold sandals (I have just the pair).

Anyway, I don't know where I was going with this. But I want to share a thought with you: I have always thought that when I get to heaven IF everyone there really is dressed up in (boring) white robes, I'm going to put a few "suggestions" in the suggestion box.

Yes, I fully intend on leading a fashion revolution in the afterlife. And all of you fine people have begun to make me think I won't be alone in this.

outfit details:

black top, kische: $1 (on clearance)
belt, thrifted: $1
shorts, winners: $4 (on clearance)
tights, joe fresh style: $3
shoes, roberto vianni: $30
necklace: I made it!
bracelet, tiffany & co: gift

Heart: Kimberellie

close up of diy necklace:
A gold shirt cut into strips and tied together. It is all one long loop that I wrap around!