The Girl With the Hot Pink Flats

Alright guys, confession time. I'm a little bit of a shopaholic. So much so that one of my idols is Becky Bloomwood from Sophie Kinsella's book - turned into a disastrous movie - called "Confessions of a Shopaholic". Honestly, if you haven't read it you must. It's hilarious and just plain fun if you're looking for some good summer reading. Plus it's got some creative ways to handle debt, and hiding credit cards ;). 


I always admired that she wanted to be known as the "Girl with the Denny and George Scarf". It's true dedication to a brand and it also is something to be known for. Every girl should have a signature piece in her wardrobe. 

She taught me that any purchase could be considered an investment - no matter how frivolous or expensive. That sequined top that you don't really need but is super trendy right now, although you think it kinda makes you look like a disco ball - buy it. You'll wear it a ton and everyone will get to know you by it. Maybe you don't look like a disco ball - maybe you'll take this trend and make it a unique bit about yourself. Maybe. Up until now I kind of believed that, but I still had my doubts. Now I realize - she was right. She was very, very right. 


This summer I decided to buy a pair of flats. Not that I really needed them, but flats always come in handy. You can use them loads of ways. I can wear them from the Spring - Fall - it's an investment. Never mind that they're hot pink and patent leather so do you really want to wear them when it's 100 degrees out - or in the Fall when people are switching to darker colors. I saw them and I had to have them.


I've written briefly about these flats before - the Michael Kors "Odette" Flat. Originally $150 but marked down to the totally reasonable $100 (now marked down even lower - http://www.zappos.com/kors-michael-kors-odette-neon-pink) . I had to get them. They were a bargain. Plus they were so unique. I knew I had to have them - even if I only wore them once. 

So I got them and from the minute I put them on I knew I had some life changing shoes. I went out to drinks with friends and they were the first thing anyone noticed. It was amazing. Soon enough every time I went out people noticed them more and more. Asking me where I found them, who they were by, or just telling me that I looked great while wearing them. It was like a whole new me and I thought to myself Eureka! I've found my signature piece. I'm now the Girl in the Michael Kors Flats. 


Honestly, I never thought that would happen when I bought them. I thought they'd be cute and fun but like most closed toe shoes - unworn in the hot summer months. Now I realize that these shoes have become a part of my identity. Something that makes me unique. 


So what's the point of all this? Not just to tell you to go out and buy these flats (you'll regret it if you don't - remember they are an investment), but to tell you to find your signature piece. Be the Guy or Girl in the Your Signature Piece here. Incorporate it into your daily life - make it like family. Don't over do it though - because people won't realize how fabulous it and you are.


Go find a signature piece and make it your own - you'll be sad if you don't.


Happy Hunting,


XOXO Lea Mills


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