Rufflicious!

I remember as a little girl, growing up in the 80s, my mom would put these little, light colored dresses on me all of the time, and all seemed to have large, small or medium ruffles…uh….I thought ‘THIS HAS TO BE THE MOST HIDIOUS THING EVER, I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL I’M ALL GROWN UP, SO I DON’T WEAR THIS STUFF.”

Well, I’m all grown up now and truthfully, up until this point, I’ve still despised ruffles and all that they stood for. When I would see others with a piece on that had ruffles (uh), I would be on the verge of actually peeoooking!!!

But this season, ruffles are BACK and I think they are back with a vengeance, poking fun at all of the ruffle naysayer’s (that would be me).

Many designers, from the runways in Paris, to the manufacturing plant in Indiana, have implemented ruffles with a 21st century twist into their line. So far, I have no complaints. The new ruffle is greater than the previous, or greater than ever.

I love the way that the ruffle has came back better, so now I can buy a ruffle dress, blouse, pantsuit, etc., and won’t have any shame whatsoever. No shame because, hey, “I know I look good in this.”

Ladies, you have to feel comfortable in what you’re wearing, head to toe, in order to walk and live in confidence; not arrogance, but confidence. And confidence definitely shows!
~ Nekiwa Smith