bonita answers

If you could design your own fashion line with only one type of clothing, what would it be?

Dresses.  Multitudes of frilly, floaty, flouncy dresses that are 40s and 50s inspired with a touch of Victorian Princess.   And I’d call the line Dreamer ~ because every lady out there always has some dream when it comes to clothes.  I’d want to be able to fulfil all the dreams of the vintage princesses.

What beauty items are in your purse right now?

Lip gloss and emergency concealer.

What won’t you be caught dead wearing?

Tights/leggings as pants.   To me, doing that  is as good as walking around nude.  And no, that slightly~longer~than~average~denim~cotton~Sienna~Miller~type~shirt does NOT cover your backside!

What’s your favourite beauty brand?

I do not really have a favourite brand of makeup as I am not really into it.  But I do love a good Sally Hansen nail polish.   ^__^

What is the one thing in your closet you can’t live without?

I adore my shoes.   I love them to bits and I really can not live without my Mary Jane style heels.  I wear them everywhere!

What’s the worst hairstyle you ever had?

The worst hair style I ever had was in year 10 when my Dad cut my hair.  Usually he is a really good hair dresser, but he does not get the concept of curly hair which is 1}. As it dries it gets shorter.  2}. The more you cut it the more bounce you get, which means that if you cut off one inch and it’s really long you might make it 2 inches shorter when it’s dry.   Cut off of two inches when it’s shoulder length and it will end up around the tops of your ears. 

Which is precisely what occurred.   And he gave me a fringe before I knew there was such a thing as blow drying and hair straighteners. 

So I literally had a triangle frizz pouf on my head, and from that day forth I vowed that my Dad would never touch my head again with scissors and he has not…..  

Whew.  What a saga. 

Your least favourite song is…

I absolutely can not abide Scissor Sister’s “Don’t feel like dancing” ~ that song drives me balmy.

Your best piece of beauty/fashion advice is….

Try to stay away from dressing only in the really trendy stuff.  If you want to be right up there with on~trend style, try a few accessories, or a new pair of shoes to jazz up your outfits.  But I would stay away from dressing in head to toe trend because personally, I think that it makes you look like a magazine cookie~cutter. 

The leading fashionistas, the ones that make the trends, are the ones that always put their own spin on fashion.  And you never see them walking around looking like they’ve been dressed by a magazine page.  They take what is new and give their own edge.  And that’s the side of fashion that I like to call art.  Taking something that’s already been done and making it your own. 

Oops, I just realized that the last answer kind of turned into a mini~rant.  Sorry!  I guess I just feel rather strongly about this idea as it collates very strongly with my own fashion philosophy.   Which is “Make it your own!”   I believe that the best way to enjoy what you wear is to define it through your own style rather than letting other sources dictate what you wear ~ which in turn tends to define you rather than you defining it….

I hope that made sense.  Anyway, will stop ranting now!

xox,

bonita.