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Diana Vreeland, editor of Harper’s Bazaar <\/em>and later the editor-in-chief of American Vogue<\/em>, though as fabulous & legendary as she was, had to begin\u00a0 modestly. The start of her career first began\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0writer for Bazaar\u00a0 <\/em>(we all wish our modest beginnings could start there…), where she wrote her much renowned column titled “Why Don’t You<\/em>“. There, she established her own position and perspective of fashion and the lifestyle of women: there was no need to lead a boring, un-fabulous life. Rather, the world of fashion was interesting & meant to be explored. As was life. Thus, she would ask, “Why don’t you own twelve diamond roses of all sizes?”, even prodding further to ask “Why don’t you be ingenious & make yourself into something else?”<\/p>\n

Pourquoi pas?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

So why not? Why not ask yourself such questions, materialistic, deep, or simply just for fun? And why not actually do them (if tangible, of course)?<\/p>\n

Why Don’t You…<\/h3>\n

\"why-dont-you1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

…splurge on that Louboutin boot you’ve been pining for?<\/p>\n

…allocate your first paycheck toward a fund for that delicious, black Prorosus 35cm Birkin?<\/p>\n

…call sick into work\/school, bring out the truffles & chocolates, and indulge while watching a whole season of Gossip Girl or SATC?<\/p>\n

…be a jetsetter & go on that trip to Paris you’ve been dying to plan but claim “I don’t have the time”?<\/p>\n

…set up a theme for each day of the week & dress the part? Monday, Anna Wintour. Tuesday, Carine Roitfeld. Wednesday, Glamorous Hippie. Thursday, Agyness. Friday…<\/p>\n

…throw a cocktail party?<\/p>\n

…and your friends throw a masquerade? Masks are a must! Think Marie Antoinette<\/em> meets The Phantom of the Opera<\/em>‘s masquerade scene.<\/p>\n

…treat yourself to dinner in that fancy restaurant & dress up for it!<\/p>\n

…spend an entire weekend searching for that perfect dress\/pant\/shoe\/top you’ve always wanted?<\/p>\n

…write a letter to your style icon? Or even better, try writing to an editor of a magazine & see if they’ll reply?<\/p>\n

…dig up the old boxes of vintage magazines & reread them for inspiration?<\/p>\n

…on your birthday, buy Marie-Antoinette worthy cakes & make yourself the model of a birthday photoshoot?<\/p>\n

…read a book in a foreign language? (I really want to read something in French…)<\/p>\n

…be completely glamorous for a day, even if you’re just doing a little errand here & there? Bring on the mysterious black sunglasses, the cocktail rings, the red lips, the heels, the “it” bag.<\/p>\n

…indulge in luxurious truffles as you read a big book by the fireplace or on a couch?<\/p>\n

…completely reorganize your closet? By color, season, brand, whatever you choose. Style your closet so it looks approachable & like a boutique!<\/p>\n

…carpe diem! Dye your hair a color you’ve always wanted (non\/semi-permanent might be best for this). Wear something you’d never wear on a normal occasion. Wear sequins, wear crazy eye-makeup, do anything and everything!<\/p>\n

\"serenas-room1\"<\/a>…pretend you’re a magazine editor for a day and make your own copy of The Devil Wears Prada’s<\/em> “the Book”? Print out a cover, glue it to the front of a notebook, & fill it with your own pictures – use it as your inspiration book! (Miss at la Playa has the details here<\/a>!)<\/p>\n

…buy a pretty parasol? Whether you use it or not for a stroll in the park is up to you!<\/p>\n

…give your room a makeover! Model it after, say, Serena’s chambre in Gossip Girl!<\/p>\n

Any other ideas? Leave it in the comments!<\/p>\n

xoxo,<\/p>\n

La C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Why Don’t You… …splurge on that Louboutin boot you’ve been pining for? …allocate your first paycheck toward a fund for that delicious, black Prorosus 35cm Birkin? …call sick into work\/school, bring out the truffles & chocolates, and indulge while watching a whole season of Gossip Girl or SATC?…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,20,27],"tags":[989],"class_list":{"0":"post-443","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-inspiration","7":"category-life","8":"category-philosophy","9":"tag-why-dont-you","10":"entry","11":"has-post-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"\nWhy Don't You...? • Soft Sensibilities<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/why-dont-you\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Don't You...? • Soft Sensibilities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Diana Vreeland, editor of Harper’s Bazaar and later the editor-in-chief of American Vogue, though as fabulous & legendary as she was, had to begin\u00a0 modestly. 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