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Being a girl didn't really affect me until i entered junior high and had to wear skirts, curl my hair, and even get used to panty hose. however, my hatred of panty hose helped make me a writer who only wears comfortable clothes. i've successfully avoided panty hose for most of my life.

-Louise Erdrich

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Being A Girl Didn't Really Affect Me

Louise Erdrich

Being a girl didn't really affect me until i entered junior high and had to wear skirts, curl my hair, and even get used to panty hose. however, my hatred of panty hose helped make me a writer who only wears comfortable clothes. i've successfully avoided panty hose for most of my life.

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My advice is you've got to make sure you wear the clothes and not [let] the clothes wear you. it's quite simple in a way. don't wear something you totally feel uncomfortable with, but take some chances. play around a bit. i felt very uncomfortable in suits when i was younger, so what i just started doing was wearing suits when i was going to dinner. i used to overdress a little bit so i got used to wearing suits. now wearing a suit is like wearing a track suit for me. so it's all good.

If you have one article of clothing that's very expensive, you don't have to have the whole ensemble and look like a christmas tree. to wear the clothes, to not let them wear you. and to really remember that clothes are beautiful. it's like are you gonna wear something that people say: "oh that's a great blouse." or are you gonna wear something that people say: "oh you look great today.." .

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