I am My Great-Grandmother’s Child

22 Feb I am My Great-Grandmother’s Child

“I am the results of my grandmother’s prayers.”

When Beyonce said that at the end of Life is but a Dream, tears welled up and I couldn’t hold them. Yall probably think I’m a cry baby, huh? I promise I’m not but touching scenes or words, Selena, you know, those things make my eyes tear.

Anyway, I feel the same way. I am a result of my grandmother’s–and mother’s prayers–with my great grandmother’s style. Pretty wining combo, if you ask me.  She loved furs, jewelry and  her hair high. I just know we would have got along perfectly. I like to think that she would be tickled to know that I’m a fashion journalist and it’s my job to know clothes.

Want to meet her?

See what I mean? Would we not have gotten along perfectly?

When I was younger, I used to think that my style was, a bit loud. I like to wear a lot of jewelry, I like the jingle it gives me when I move. I like the way I look and more importantly, feel when I’m dressed up, even when I’m ‘dressed down’–I’m always told I’m still dressed up. I don’t like my nails to not be painted, it makes me feel weird. And for some reason, those things used to make me feel odd, but now are the very things that I appreciate the most. Most because it’s helped me show people exactly who I am.

Have you ever thought about that? The way that a person dresses says way more than they ever could?

What does your stay say about you? Do you think your love of anything, for me it’s fashion, was passed down to you?

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Disclosure: Compensation was provided by Diet Dr Pepper via Glam Media.  But I still feel like I am a direct result of my great-grandmother’s style coupled with my mother and grandmother’s prayers.