Red carpet? Not me. #mfrwauthor

 

 The topic for this week's challenge post is  "Do you follow fashion trends in either clothing or hairstyle?"

I want to open with a confession. Unlike some today, I don't hang on every word uttered by whatever social media athlete, entertainer, or reality star is "trending." Just as a I don't run right out to purchase the latest must-have item or see the movies reviewers espouse. Following trends in clothing or hairstyles is not something I have ever done... or ever expect to.

I am not alone in this attitude. The characters whose tales I've chronicled also don't follow trends, but walk their own path. A snippit from Windmaster Legacy of Captain Ellspeth's and Lord Dal's wedding day dealing with their respective mother's special outfits for the day.

A soft knock on the door shifted Ellspeth’s attention and changed her mood to a more dignified one. At her lilting, “Come,” Dal’s mother entered on Mirrim’s arm. The cut of Eilidh’s hunter-green gown and the embroidered silk trim on the bodice and sleeves reflected a style long out of fashion at court. A chain of silver-filigreed rosettes and beads, Ellspeth’s bride gift to Eilidh, circled the older woman’s upswept hair.

Even though she knew, as head of the House of Cszabo, Mirrim could afford the most current fashions, Ellspeth smiled at her mother’s vintage dress, which harmonized perfectly with the one worn by Dal’s mother. Mirrim’s outfit also had special meaning for the day. The crests of the vessel, Northern Pearl, Ellspeth’s grandmother’s ship, embroidered in gold on the cuffs showed the family association with the sea. By wearing Rima’s bridal gown, Mirrim symbolized continuity and Ellspeth’s heritage. Dal’s gift to Mirrim peeked out of her silver curls.

Fashion is what is comfortable and appropriate for the time and place. Not necessarily what other people dictate.

~till next time, Helen

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