My beautiful fashion diva friend Emily Neill has published a new book called Closet Smarts that I have yet to see, but am sure is full of terrific advice and counsel, because Emily herself is full of terrific advice and counsel. I saw her on the street a few months ago and she paid me a huge compliment about my outfit, which was simply that I know how to dress. This kind of affirmation from a pro warms the cockles of PeaceBang’s little heart.
Here is a link to Emily’s web site, which includes a link to her fashion blog:
http://www.closetsmarts.com/
Having skimmed through Emily’s blog, I can tell you that she’s way more sexy, fashionable and trim than the average clergy gal of MY acquaintance but it’s still fun to see the looks she puts together. Lots of glamor, lots of bare arms and shiny things we wouldn’t wear as clergy, but still fun. She is one of those urban chic contemporary babes you see in the window of the most tony new bar, throwing back a martini and laughing wickedly as you trudge by in your Land’s End A-line skirt feeling terribly dowdy in comparison.
But don’t!! We cannot have that! Emily has her master’s degree from none other than Harvard Divinity School, so even though she’s sleek and elegant as hell, she is a sister in faith and this is her calling.
So buy her book, read her blog, and let her inspire you out of that Land’s End A-line denim skirt and into a much more flattering pencil skirt. Or if you’re a chubby gal, like PeaceBang, into a knee-length tulip skirt that shows off your great legs and highlights your wonderful ankle-strap pumps.
Think you can’t rock it with your lumpy physique? Sure you can. You just need to hold everything in with appropriately constraining undergarments (and I’m talking bigger guns than just control top pantyhose, girls) and top it all off with a flattering blazer and collared shirt. Trust me. Would I lie to you? And who says you can’t discuss liturgy in ankle-strap pumps?
Go buy “Closet Smarts.” Let me know how much you love it, and I’ll let Emily know. We’re due to throw back some martinis and laugh wickedly in some tony joint soon. I think I’ll wear a big, long Land’s End A-line denim skirt just to give her a kick.
