I've been going through my wardrobe and realizing that I don't have very much of "purple & gold" anything! Yeah, I am a Texas girl, so if I ever buy any "school" colors it is maroon for Texas State or more traditional "gold" ...but mainly because I just love yellow gold. I have a hard time buying LSU colors, well, because I didn't go there, I'm not from Louisiana and I haven't even lived here for two years yet! The "gold" for LSU is more "yellow" than it is "gold" ...which is a color I don't tend to gravitate towards when shopping. While I love purple, I don't really have anything purple -which I was surprised to find.
So even though I am a native Texan and I graduated from Texas State University, now that I live in Baton Rouge, I feel like if I want to become apart of this community, I need to start wearing more "purple & gold." Right? I really don't know. I am really on the fence about this one. I feel like I am a traitor if I wear another school's colors and it wouldn't be "real" if I did so. I have to be authentic to myself, who I am and where I am from. If I want to become a well-established fashion blogger within this city and state, I need to show that I am trying, being supportive and want to be apart of it all. So, do I adapt to my surroundings or stay true to whom I am?
Pictured above are the only two "purple & gold" accessories that I found in my closet. Not a whole lot, but it is a start. LSU is such a HUGE part of Baton Rouge and Louisiana in general, people are ALWAYS sporting the two colors. I help customers at the store put together "purple & gold" ensembles for the games during football season in the fall all the time. One of the promises that I made myself was that I was going to get to know this city better and really try to become apart of the community. Jazz Fest, Mardi Gras (kids actually get this day off from school -what??), St. Patrick's Day...are all huge festivities that are put on and VERY much enjoyed by mass quantities. I haven't had the opportunity yet to participate in any of these activities, but I want to. I want to learn about them & educate myself on the cajun/french/jazzy culture more.
I am thinking that I am going to represent my Texas roots & ways here in Baton Rouge, but find ways to be supportive of "things" that Louisianians love at the same time. I want to show my love for both states and both cultures. That's the only way to do it. I can still wear purples and golds, possibly sometimes together, or I can always do more Mardi Gras color combos instead so I can represent the new state that I reside in while staying true to my own college school colors. Let's do this.