#3 of 3: MOMMY DRINKS

I found it!
I was in Border’s (evil, evil, I know, but it was for charity, really) and I was perusing the art section because I am extremely sophisticated and cultured. And I have been obsessed about finding this book I once owned about 1970s New York subway graffiti. Anyway. I happened upon a book. In Border’s, who’d have guessed it? Anyway. I happened upon a book called something like "NEW YORK STREET STYLE" about New York street style. And in it was a picture of Kate Young, a NYC stylist. Famous or something. Not that famous, because I’d never heard of her, but now that I’ve mentioned her here, I’m sure she’ll become the new IT girl of absolutely everything. Anyway, they had a picture of her. Bleached blond hair pulled back in a loose bun type thing. Decent looking well-fitting jeans with a slight flair. Black espadrille type things. A black top, stylish and not boring, also not boxy. And on top of that a leopard coat (faux, I presume), almost exactly like the vintage one I bought at Oona’s almost 20 years ago. Anyway, I kept coming back to her, out of all the cool funky looks in the book. And I was thinking that, not only do I actually dress like that (motorcycle boots instead of the espadrilles not withstanding), but she is about my age (she is actually 32, but that is my husband’s age, and I think it’s almost close enough to count), looks good and age appropriate. (The other one I kept checking out was a 9th grader in rainbow knee socks. See last entry). Anyway. I decided to read the miniview (short 4-question interview) with her. She was asked to describe her look and she responded that it was "Goth Victoriana Governess." Which I was like, "Oh, I know what that means. That means ‘I am totally into myself and using words that make me feel all hip and cool but are actually entirely without any meaning whatsoever, especially when mushed together and adding a’s to the ends of adjectives.’" So, I almost wrote her off as too pretentious, even for me, and then she said the words that showered gold upon my brain like tablet bits from Sinai after Moses got pissed. She said "Sometimes I look kind of ‘Mommy drinks.’" And I thought that’s it. That’s perfect. That’s my look. According to a Vanity Fair article about Kate, she likes Converse sneakers, red lipstick, and smart women. I think I’ll send Kate an email and thank her. And tell her that I will let her be my stylist if she wants.