I have been so busy and so behind on movies, but yesterday I made it my business to actually sit down and watch The Devil Wears Prada. Although "simplicity" is the operative word when it comes to my closet, this movie gave me a deeper appreciation for high fashion. Individualistic, unique, and downright outrageous, fashion gives us a little permission to color outside the lines.
The movie made me think of Coco Chanel, one of the pioneers of fashion. Chanel was a rule-breaker, a rebel, a non-conformist. Chanel's courageous authenticity shaped the fashion industry into what it is today. There's a great quote from Chanel in the book The Portable 7 Habits "Choice" (great little book). I thought I would share it as a take-away from the movie:
"I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like. Fashion is not simply a matter of clothes. Fashion is in the air, born upon the wind. One intuits it. It is in the sky and on the road."
What is your intuition about your unique contribution to the world and to yourself? What rules are you hesitant to break? What would happen if you colored outside the lines? I bet you'll look fabulous!
I'm so impressed at the deeper message you took away from the movie!
All it made me want to do is go shopping :)
Posted by: J. Fergie | Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 09:27 AM