You nerds know that I don’t like yellow and black together. The color combination reminds me of bees, and I hate bees and wasps and hornets because growing up, my BFF was deathly allergic to bee stings. She once got stung and had to be rushed to the hospital and very nearly died. So I hate yellow and black worn together.
I also hate orange and brown worn together. When I was a kid, I just decided that the orange crayon and the brown crayon hated each other. I think major drama had gone down to cause that. Maybe the brown crayon slept with the orange crayon’s wife; I have no idea. They didn’t tell me.
So whenever I colored, I arranged my crayons on the floor according to the Roy G. Biv spectrum, but I kept orange and brown for last. Brown stayed in the box and orange stayed on the carpet so that they couldn’t fight while I was arranging the others. Then I’d put orange at the front end of the spectrum line and the brown at the back end.
They hated each other, you see.
So even though I don’t like Michelle wearing yellow and black together, I think we can agree that yellow is definitely one of her colors. She’s got the skin tone for it, and it just works. Observe:
Yes, she looks like a bee.
Yes, I’m mildly terrified.
And yes, I replicated the look.
Silk Chiffon Sophia Dress in Light Chartreuse ………. $39.99
Solid Cardigan ………. $21.99
Pyramid Stud Belt ………. $9.99
Erin Patent Pump ………. $19.80
The dress is, surprise, surprise, from JCrew. It’s a bright, sunny yellow, and all fluttery and girly.
To transform oneself into a bee, the long black cardigan from Kohl’s is necessary, and the ensemble is finished off with black patent peep-toes and a studded belt for some glitz and interest.
Do you know what one of the best things to put on a bee sting is, to get rid of the poison, the inflammation, the general swelling, and the pain (as a topical anesthetic)?
Honey.
:-|
I’ll let you ponder that and go now, but only because I just noticed that my orange USB drive is sitting right next to my brown one. I hate breaking up fights; it goes against my very nature as an instigator. But someone’s gotta do it.
Love it!! I just love how you re-create the looks. Thanks!
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