Una - I'm going to just throw something out there and please ignore or tell me to shut up if I'm way off base. I know from recent posts you've changed jobs and been looking for ways to dress that are appropriate but still you. I've been very struck by the tone in your posts, because the last time I sounded like that I was at a big transition point. I'd just had my son and none of my clothes felt right(bought whole new wardrobe, 1 year later hated new wardrobe - ps wasted a lot of cash). My question is do you think this is simply about "black" or are you at a personal transition point? If it's really black than you can shoot out to the nearest mall, lighten up the palate, because you will be an UWP in whatever you wear. Black is a tool, it doesn't define you, you are the UWP whatever you wear will reinforce that because you are an intelligent, thoughtful fully realizedl person who expresses herself through clothes. But may I suggest you ask yourself if this dissatisfaction with black is a bigger issue. You've just made a major life change. Sometimes we coast through them and life evolves naturally around them but sometimes it's like an electron jumping to a higher energy state all at once. We are in new and unfamiliar waters, we are changing and from our new vantage point nothing looks right anymore - we've suddenly change and our dress no longer reflects this new person. But in this case, you need to figure out who you are now and then how to express that new you. If that were the case, by all means - colorful beanies, scarfs, gloves etc will help brighten up your day but the homework is really internal and rather than make costly mistakes that might not feel right in a year, you might want to step back and focus on your inner voices, the big questions of who am I now, where am I going, am I happy with this course, and how do I express all of that in my life and in my clothes. Sorry for the instant psychoanalysis, and am I said please ignore if it's not appropriate, but I thought it might be worth asking the question.
