Oops, Angie, I screwed up and analyzed your blog post outfit today.
Rethinking the whole thing as I drove back from the doctor (because I am Team Overthink Everything!), my distinction was also less extreme. I was talking about individual pieces vs. the entire outfit. Every outfit makes a statement, after all - your self-described outfit surely does. Maybe it's the difference between the noun "statement" and the adjective "Statement"?
To give a different example, my husband is very much about a neutral, say off-white, paint color for a room, with interest added via artwork, knick-knacks, pillows, and other variables. He's Mr. "Only a psychopath would paint a room four different colors." That to me is Team Room as Canvas. I, on the other hand, am all "paint this wall lipstick red and that wall mango, throw in a purple, red and mango chair and call it good. Please don't make me shop for home decor." That's Team Room as Statement.
How might that translate to clothing? Team Value Added? Team Built-In Impact? What this realization has meant to me (and it's not new, it's just that Mochi really defined it for me) is that I don't enjoy having to add on to my outfits - scarves, jewelry, or layers. I like my cake and icing mixed together. In other words, stop shopping for all-purpose items - the plain black dress, the do-it-all cardi, the everyday black boots.
Now, is your (Angie's) outfit today cake, icing or both? And does it really matter? Probably not, but It's fun for me to think about! Most of you probably already knew this about yourselves and didn't to have me thresh it out.
That's all.