The Complimentmeter

The complimentmeter is a measuring tool I have in my mind that tells me how good I should feel about my outfits. Simply put, the complimentmeter measures how many compliments people give you on your outfits. One compliment equals one point, essentially. But I also factor in other things. For example, if it is an "off" day of the week (i.e. a Monday), if it is rainy, gray, or all-around dreary, if I felt a little ill, etc., and I still get compliments on clothing or an outfit, the compliments are worth more. It's like each compliment is doubled. If I were in a setting where it's unnatural for people to talk to each other, and I got compliments from complete strangers, the compliments are worth a LOT more points, tripled even. They don't know how little your clothes cost, and what an amazing deal they were! If I were at a street festival, browsing jewelry booths, and I got a compliment, it's still a compliment, but it's not as good as someone telling you they love your dress and shoes at the end of a long work day when it is just you and them, alone in an elevator, in the parking garage of your building. That could also be creepy, but not for me. I immediately tell them where I bought everything I am wearing and how much it cost. I don't even really care if they're interested, but I assume that they are, and that they are impressed if something cost only $5. They should be impressed.

Anyways, today I went to an outdoor festival and brought my dog. Big mistake if you want to tip the complimentmeter in your favor. She's a chubby corgi. All I had was a cool hat. I heard about 25 compliments get thrown, and they were all for my dog. Look how smug she is. She doesn't even want to be in the same picture as me.

You have to look disaffected if you want to pull off fedoras.

Hat: Anthropologie, $10
T-shirt: Alternative Apparel via Lucky Exchange, $7
Skirt: Missoni for Target, $40
Boots: Plato's Closet, $10
Dog: www.cardigancorgis.com

Later tonight I am going to see the Real Housewives live show. What this show will entail, I have no idea, other than being amazing. If Melissa from Jersey does not perform her song, I'll break something. To take this outfit from daytime festival to Real Housewives evening, I added a (faux) fur coat.

Do I look rich?

I'm clutching this fur so Teresa doesn't steal it.