Friday, September 7, 2007

Back to Fall

I think my three favourite times of year--weather-related--are, in no particular order:

  • the first time I go outside and it smells like winter, making me want to go home and blast holiday tunes while I craft up a pile of gifts for my family and friends;
  • those few, precious summer days when the balance of heat and humidity is just perfect for a long ramble through the park, or for lying on the beach with a good book and a cold drink; and...
...autumn. Just after school starts up again, when it is just barely jacket weather during the day, before all the leaves are down--the weather is crisp and wonderful and full of possibility. I think many of us, even long after we finish our formal education, still think of this time as "Back to School" time. What this really means, of course, is "Make a New Start" time. Even more than the New Year, this is the time to resolve to get organised, to always look your best, to become a brand new version of yourself.

Fall triggers in me a profound craving for sweaters. And tweed. And leather boots. In my opinion, it is the season with the best fashion potential: it is not so hot that you're choosing items solely for ventilation purposes, not so cold that you have to look like the Michelin Man to be comfortable, not so mucky and wet that you can't afford to wear your nice shoes. It is Sexy Librarian season, a time to look ladylike and sophisticated and polished.

I know that by the time the snow falls, many of my resolutions will have fallen by the wayside. It happens every year. But for now, it's Back to Red Lipstick time.

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