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The start of September always reminds me of the inane concept of not wearing white after labor day.  It seems silly that white can’t be worn in fall or winter.  I mean, isn’t snow colored white?  This got me thinking of other supposed fashion faux pas that I for one will not follow.

Don’t wear flip-flops to work:  I am lucky to work in an industry where it is OK to wear my comfy reefs, havianas, and tevas.  Whoever thought that pantyhose, sensible suits, and button-up shirts increased work productivity will never see the benefits of how important being comfortable at work is.  Happy people = productive people, it’s that simple.

Dress your age:  I’ll be the first to admit that I still shop at Forever 21.  I’ve shopped there since high school, so yes I’ve shopped WAY before I turned 21 and WAY after.  I don’t forsee myself ever NOT shopping there.  Their trends are right on and a shopping spree there doesn’t even register a blip in my bank account.  I can see myself, a grandma in my 70’s, making a trip to the mall for some retail therapy at Forever 41.

Wear only one trend at a time:  I recently purchased a pair of gold bamboo doorknocker earrings on eBay.  For some reason, when I saw Hillary Duff sporting some in a US Weekly recently, I thought it looked darn cute.  The funny thing is, when I saw her in person this weekend at a nail salon, lo and behold she was wearing the exact doorknockers that I coveted.  What I also noticed was that she had a big bulky desinger leather bag with bold gold hardware and a flowy hippie skirt paired with a simple black tank.  That’s (count ‘em) THREE trends added together.  But she rocked it and I would want to do the same.  I now anxiously await for my bamboo earrings to come in the mail and I may just have to get at least two pair (my apologies to L.L. Cool J).

Yellow people shouldn’t wear yellow:  I’ve actually gotten compliments wearing yellow so I officially debunk this myth.