TV muse cure for dowdiness

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I`m sure this means something to you Americans? PAULA MOORE Article Last Updated: 05/22/2007 01:57:27 AM PDT Who says television isn't educational? For the last five years, TV has helped me get

dressed. When I go shopping for clothes, one simple phrase guides me: "What would Lorelai wear?" I mean Lorelai Gilmore, the fast-talking single mom from the recently canceled CW show "Gilmore Girls." There was a time when I didn't rely on TV characters to dress myself. When I was in high school, my inspiration came from the punk kids I saw hanging out at clubs. I was as cute as a skull-shaped button, running around town with black and blue hair and wearing leather dog collars. Things started to change after I got out of college and became a vegan. Let me correct that: a veganista — the type of vegan who gives other vegans a bad rep.Somehow, in my zeal to live a healthful, organic lifestyle, I started dressing like an organic farmer. Let me clarify: Most of the vegans I know are quite chic. Creative labels like Stella McCartney and Matt & Nat are making such stylish synthetics, even carnivores crave them. You can walk into almost any mall and come

out with an armful of trendy vegan clothes and accessories — Loop bags, Unlisted footwear. But that's not the route I took. "When did I join the Hemp Brigade?" I asked myself one day as I stared in disbelief at my beige cotton pants and plain canvas shoes. More important, I thought, "How can I fix this?" I couldn't go back to my punk days. I no longer had the inclination to accessorize every outfit with studded leather belts But this hemp-farmer look wasn't working. My inner fashionista was putting her canvas-clad foot down. I was pondering my dilemma one night while sitting on the sofa watching "Gilmore Girls.That's a cute top Lorelai's wearing," I thought, noticing the chic pink blouse that the 30-something TV mom had on. "Her skirt's pretty, too." Eureka. The next time I went shopping, I tried an experiment. It didn't matter what I would wear — what would Lorelai wear? "That's a cute shirt," my friend Liz said

when I wore my first Lorelai pick to work. I had chosen a slim-fitting black rayon blouse adorned with small red and white flowers. Emboldened, when something caught my eye, I asked myself, "Would Lorelai wear this?" If the answer was yes, I tried it on. If it was no, I left it on the rack. I slowly built a wardrobe that any Gilmore girl would be proud of. The plaid shirts have been replaced by lacy camisoles and jewel-colored blouses. The painter's pants were tossed to make room for skinny black pants. The canvas shoes? Think black, stacked Mary Janes. They're pleather — not leather. But now "Gilmore Girls" has gone off the air, taking my muse with it. Sure, I can channel Lorelai for a while, but what am I going to do a year from now? I can imagine my wardrobe quickly getting stuck in a rut that's appropriate for Stars Hollow, circa 2005. I was dejectedly considering this the other night while watching "Veronica Mars," which stars the "World's

Sexiest Vegetarian.That's a cute shirt Veronica has on," I thought. Hmm. Paula Moore is senior writer for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals; www.CowsAreCool.com.Peter H

 

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only saw the show like once....(someone i was with liked it...)

just happy its cancelled so i don't have to see the comercials anymore...

 

peter VV May 23, 2007 1:45 PM Re: TV muse cure for dowdiness

 

 

 

 

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PAULA MOORE

Article Last Updated: 05/22/2007 01:57:27 AM PDT

 

 

 

Who says television isn't educational? For the last five years, TV has helped me get dressed. When I go shopping for clothes, one simple phrase guides me: "What would Lorelai wear?" I mean Lorelai Gilmore, the fast-talking single mom from the recently canceled CW show "Gilmore Girls." There was a time when I didn't rely on TV characters to dress myself. When I was in high school, my inspiration came from the punk kids I saw hanging out at clubs. I was as cute as a skull-shaped button, running around town with black and blue hair and wearing leather dog collars. Things started to change after I got out of college and became a vegan. Let me correct that: a veganista — the type of vegan who gives other vegans a bad rep.Somehow, in my zeal to live a healthful, organic lifestyle, I started dressing like an organic farmer. Let me clarify: Most of the vegans I know are quite chic. Creative labels like Stella McCartney and Matt & Nat are making such stylish synthetics, even carnivores crave them. You can walk into almost any mall and come out with an armful of trendy vegan clothes and accessories — Loop bags, Unlisted footwear. But that's not the route I took. "When did I join the Hemp Brigade?" I asked myself one day as I stared in disbelief at my beige cotton pants and plain canvas shoes. More important, I thought, "How can I fix this?" I couldn't go back to my punk days. I no longer had the inclination to accessorize every outfit with studded leather belts

But this hemp-farmer look wasn't working. My inner fashionista was putting her canvas-clad foot down. I was pondering my dilemma one night while sitting on the sofa watching "Gilmore Girls.That's a cute top Lorelai's wearing," I thought, noticing the chic pink blouse that the 30-something TV mom had on. "Her skirt's pretty, too." Eureka. The next time I went shopping, I tried an experiment. It didn't matter what I would wear — what would Lorelai wear? "That's a cute shirt," my friend Liz said when I wore my first Lorelai pick to work. I had chosen a slim-fitting black rayon blouse adorned with small red and white flowers. Emboldened, when something caught my eye, I asked myself, "Would Lorelai wear this?" If the answer was yes, I tried it on. If it was no, I left it on the rack. I slowly built a wardrobe that any Gilmore girl would be proud of. The plaid shirts have been replaced by lacy camisoles and jewel-colored blouses. The painter's pants were tossed to make room for skinny black pants. The canvas shoes? Think black, stacked Mary Janes. They're pleather — not leather. But now "Gilmore Girls" has gone off the air, taking my muse with it. Sure, I can channel Lorelai for a while, but what am I going to do a year from now? I can imagine my wardrobe quickly getting stuck in a rut that's appropriate for Stars Hollow, circa 2005. I was dejectedly considering this the other night while watching "Veronica Mars," which stars the "World's Sexiest Vegetarian.That's a cute shirt Veronica has on," I thought. Hmm.

Paula Moore is senior writer for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals; www.CowsAreCool.com.

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Not to me, at any rate. Then again, I'm a 51 year old homeschooling mom who lives, by choice, surrounded by college students in the university district of a big city. I'm the last person who would know anything about fashion.