Fly Is Forever

      From the brilliant mind behind The Mindy Project, comedienne Mindy Kaling had an interview with Vogue about dressing for confidence and yourself.

     The article, which you can see here, follows Kaling while she shops with an interviewer from Vogue and describes her thought process when shopping and how she decides what works for her. The thing is, she doesn't go by the "rules" of fashion, whats trending, or what she should wear for her body type. Kaling is a fearless shopping wonder, pulling things that she wants to wear, no matter how people might look at her or think.

     In a video for the magazine, show at the end of the article but which you can also see here, you have to admire her unwavering desire to wear what she wants, no matter how funky:
     At the risk of sounding like every other twenty-something with a dependable cable signal or access to Hulu.com, Kaling is my spirit animal. Though she is being told that what she has on is a great look, she can't help but suggest her demure outfit needs a little more, maybe even a fur bike helmet, or a dress made of chains.

     Kaling employes the idea that has taken me years to realize. Dress for yourself, instead of others. Buy what you feel good in, and you wont care about what people think about you or what you're wearing. Then once you master that, you'll always be fly.

Dooley Wilson (left) and Humphrey Bogart (right) in "Casablanca"

   

         It might just be and my ridiculous obsession with old hollywood movies and the people that appear in them, but something about the grainy pictures and their transatlantic accents always leave me feeling empowered.

Lauren Bacall

Elizabeth Taylor

Rita Hayworth in "Gilda"

      Apart from being beautiful and admired in everything they did. They emanated a cool confidence. It radiated from them, probably due to the amount of lights shining on them at any given moment, but it seemed to shine straight through the screen.

     I've always felt that light on my face, and found it intensely alluring. Yes they were acting, and yes they were paid to make people feel something, But not every person you see on the screen can make feel something.



     These days, some girls want to be "Bad Bitches", women who have their lives together, are gorgeous and don't need a man for anything. Girls want to be Beyoncés, and Nicki Minajs, But the ladies of the old silver screen, they were the true Bad Bitches, they stood up for themselves, they were gorgeous, they walked into a room and commended attention. And all while hypnotizing their audience. Empowering and motivating everyone around them all at the same time.

So give one of those old movies a shot, maybe watch Liz Taylor in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", Rita Hayworth in "Gilda", or watch "How To Marry A Millionaire" with Lauren Bacall, and Marilyn Monroe.

Feel the glow and absorb it, then use it everyday.