MY CASUAL FRIDAY - OOTD

This was what I wore to work on Friday. We don’t have “casual fridays” at my work place because its casual day everyday… lol I’m basically behind my computer all day long so there’s really no reason to dress up.  In addition to that, the printer is not close to my desk so I’m constantly walking back and forth all day long to get my printouts. Heels were never an option for me. I work in the Operations Dept of my company, therefore we never see any clients, thus why its casual day everyday.  
     Recently, I decided that I was going to start dressing up just because I wanted to look and feel better about myself.  I usually just put on a little bit of makeup, hair up (with a plain clip) and I’m either in a simple “black” dress and some whatever flats.  Nothing much to it. I throw on a “black” sweater and that’s my outfit.  I didn’t own much of any color so I wore black almost, well everyday. I also didn’t own very many pairs of jeans or pants because at 4’11 that meant every pair had to be hemmed.  I decided just to stick to dresses.  
     So as you can see, I am in pants.  Believe me, my co workers were pretty shocked too.  I also wore pearls to work for the first time. Although my favorite color is white, I never wore it because I was going through a phase where I just wasn’t happy with my body.  I hid behind “black” clothes and that’s all I wore. Although there’s not much to this outfit, there’s so much more of a deeper meaning behind it then just the outfit itself.
     To work:  I wore pants (black khakis) for the first time (had them hemmed), I wore heels (platforms) for the first time, I wore a necklace (pearl statement piece) and most importantly, I wore WHITE! and to make it an even more surprising day, it was a Friday.  No one expects someone to purposely dress up on a Friday.  I work with mostly men so you can just imagine the surprise and attention I got that day. Everyone noticed of course and complimented me (which was great) but the one person who knew why I was always hiding behind “black” (Mark, pictured here with me) noticed me wearing white for the first time.  He gave me a smile telling me that he was proud of me for “finally” trying a new color.. and not just any color, but white! I can tell, he was proud of me and so was I. 
     I’ve always struggled with my weight and it was just easier to wear black because it was  ”slimming” right? Well, I always told myself that if I ever got to a place where I am confident enough, I’d wear white.  Although it was just a tank top, I knew that I was feeling better about myself (More on this topic later).  Slowly but surely, I knew that once I was able to wear nothing but white, I’ve made it.  White has always been my favorite color but to be hiding behind black for so long, white became more then just a favorite color to me. It was the total opposite of black therefore, it became the color of confidence. I still own a lot of black pieces so I do incorporate them into my wardrobe as well but when I shop now, I no longer look at black pieces. I love that this season is all about colors because I am so excited to start experimenting and I truly look forward to the day I buy my first white dress! 
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VINTAGE purse, white tank top and sweater
GOODWILL necklace
TARGET grey "underneath) tank top and black khakis
TJMAXX patent leather wedges 
H&M belt and earrings
FOREVER21 scarf and ring