Nikki, this was so inspiring to read! Thank you for the glimpse into your journey. I loved this:
"what was going on in my head was partly created by absorbing societal expectations of a woman of 55 and ideas of who was ‘allowed’ to be sexy and who was not."
It really resonated for me, as I'm 57 and am still really figuring out who I want to be when I grow up (hee). I'm enjoying putting myself out there through my clothes/fashion and challenging the ideas people have of who "gets to be" seen as sexy/sexual. Rock on!
That Right Said Fred song… I remember feeling ambivalent about it at first. Then I heard a backstory… I may have remembered the details incorrectly, but the gist is this. Apparently there was a coffee shop near RSF's studio. In the same building there was a model agency. So, as well as RSF, the coffee shop catered for these preening, physically arrogant models. So the song isn't supposed to describe how RSF feel about themselves; but, rather, it satirises the models.
Nikki, this was so inspiring to read! Thank you for the glimpse into your journey. I loved this:
"what was going on in my head was partly created by absorbing societal expectations of a woman of 55 and ideas of who was ‘allowed’ to be sexy and who was not."
It really resonated for me, as I'm 57 and am still really figuring out who I want to be when I grow up (hee). I'm enjoying putting myself out there through my clothes/fashion and challenging the ideas people have of who "gets to be" seen as sexy/sexual. Rock on!
Thank you! So pleased!
amazeballs and beautiful 🔔
I love this! Awesome. Delighted for you, how inspirational!
That Right Said Fred song… I remember feeling ambivalent about it at first. Then I heard a backstory… I may have remembered the details incorrectly, but the gist is this. Apparently there was a coffee shop near RSF's studio. In the same building there was a model agency. So, as well as RSF, the coffee shop catered for these preening, physically arrogant models. So the song isn't supposed to describe how RSF feel about themselves; but, rather, it satirises the models.
How interesting! I have to say u quite like a bit of preening’