On October 17, don’t wear your usual colors or style. Instead go gaudy. After all it is Wear Something Gaudy Day.
Gaudy usually means bright and flashy and maybe tasteless and tacky. Now gaudy is also one of those terms that is in the eye of the beholder. I have a flamingo blouse that I love to wear. I think it is wonderful and makes me smile. My mother might have thought it was gaudy.
So on this day; get a bit more colorful in your dress. Wear a neon color (even if it is just a handkerchief in your breast pocket). Or maybe buy yourself some wild socks. It is OK to gaudy in secret if it could cause problems at work.
Wear something that sparkles and glitters. Add some bling to your clothes like some rhinestones. Or try one of those pins that have fake diamonds in it or are just big and bright.
Whatever you and those around you might thing is outrageous, wear it. Maybe make a pact with those you work with to all dress gaudy so no one will stand out and everyone will have a good laugh about it.
Whatever you do, do it gaudily. But most of all have fun.
©2018, 2023 Cheryl
Fillion
