Sometimes you just have those days where you feel totally uninspired. This happens to me when it’s really cold. I rotate the same few jackets and I feel like an eskimo because I am all bundled up. This warmer spring weather is definitely a relief for me, because I have got so many clothes ready for spring and summer! Although I love layering, it gets to a stage in the winter where it is too cold to even wear dresses and skirts. And that for me gets a little boring.
There is nothing better in my mind than a skirt, a cute jersey, a jacket and heeled boots in the winter. It is so chic and feminine. And you can really mix and match with the types of skirts and jerseys you wear.
I love long-sleeve blouses. I’m the type of girl who wishes I could wear long-sleeve blouses every day of the year. Their so soft and feminine and you can change them up with layers and skirts and pants.
Pretty Little Liars have got this down. My style icon is Hanna because she is so girly, and she has outgrown the emo phase that Aria finds herself in. I’ve never really found myself being pulled towards Spencer’s style because I can only handle so many cashmere sweaters, button downs, chinos and loafers. As much as I love Emily’s style, I think that she has this unnaturally perfect body and face that allow her to look good in anything. I’m serious – if I had to walk around in the things Emily did, I would like terrible. Nike tracksuit pants check, a denim hoody check, vans check. I would look like I never left grade 10. And I do not have time for that.
I suppose Hanna’s style resonates with me so much is because it always seemed so unattainable in high school to dress in high heels, smart dresses and blazers. But now it feels more normal. Still, I always knew good taste when I saw it. She never really had stumbling blocks like Aria and Emily did. Except for the times she was shoplifting; that was beyond cringe. But I mean all characters have their flaws, am I right?
Anyway, you should check out these collages that I have created to see some of my favourite outfits Hanna wore.
Betty Cooper is a very distinct character to me. I’m not totally on-board with the whole Dark Betty thing. Like I get it, but to what extent? Like she’s a teenager. What happened in her life that made her that way inclined? I believe we all have a dark side, but I think that we control it. The fact that Betty harnesses that dark side sometimes, makes me believe that this is more of an alter-ego than an actual dark side. She switches, and to me that is important. Is this going to lead somewhere in the plot? Is she like her father the Black Hood? Or is she going to learn to deal with all her emotions and become a healthy, functioning teenager – (I say this with raised eyebrows, because what is a normal teenager anyway?).
Jughead for a long time used to irritate me. What was his loyalty to the Serpents? Like what did they do for him? And I’m sure a bunch of fans will scream at me that the Serpents did a lot and yes they did. But it is a gang. And yes the South Side is a place. But I’ve never really understood Jughead’s conquest to save it. This was a developed sub-plot but the way Betty and Jughead fought to save the South Side never really made sense to me. I think that they needed to make the South Side have more of a redeeming quality. It was the haven for all the South Side residents, but the appeal wasn’t strong enough for me as an outsider to see why they were so focused on saving it. Anyway, besides my rant about this issue, I started to appreciate Jughead for his qualities towards the end of season 2. However, again. He’s so dramatic. Maybe Jughead is super dramatic because he is a writer (like me). But I just wanted to sit him down and be like calm down. (I’m not a Jughead hater, just not his biggest fan).
Archie. Now he is a character I do enjoy. I understand Archie’s motivations to go ahead and work with Hiram Lodge. He wants to keep his father and girlfriend safe. Those seemed like reasonable motives to be sneaky and sly. I mean, maybe Jughead had good motives too, but I found him to be draining. Archie was far more likeable. I could relate to him more and I really loved watching the dynamic shift between Archie and Hiram. When Archie started trying to win Hiram over I took a keen interest. He was no longer the pretty boy with a saviour complex, but a character who was willing to make real efforts to achieve his goals.
Who else? There is Cheryl. I am so conflicted about her. I feel like I have barely paid her any attention. While she truly has gone through a lot, I just don’t like her attitude to most people. She acts like she is better than most people and she is a snob which is unnecessary. I adore her style though, but I have a love-hate relationship with that red lipstick. Sometimes, she just appears to try too hard. Can she never just be in the background? Why must everything be about her? “Rolls eyes”. Grudgingly, I can say she has developed well as a character. I don’t condone that her character developed a lot after Veronica’s “friend” Nick St Clair assaulted her. I tend to dislike story narratives that rely on a female character getting hurt by a male character to move the plot forward. Like why must we be victims to improve the plot? Like it didn’t sit that well. And when Veronica just took it from her Nick too, I was just like….. Hmmm. Anyway, I do like Cheryl. On the basis that she perseveres and she is willing to help, even if her attitude annoys me a lot. I have to remind myself that she is just a teenager. Also her attitude to her mom is super cringy but also empowering. What kind of teenager gets away with burning their house down?
