So, I was happily watching an episode of Men in Trees (great show, by the way) which I taped (yeah, didn't TiVo, or download, I'm hip, but not that hip) and I saw that one of the main chicks had that knack, which I just DO NOT, for layering necklaces.

(Now, this chick also happened to be Justine Bateman, so I had to launch into a chorus of the Family Ties Theme Song, much to my husband's irritation, but you know, as much as I'm not hip, my mind is a steel trap of useless Pop Culture Knowledge. Ever going on Millionaire? I might be a good "phone a friend" for such things. Keep it in mind, but know I'll want a cut!)

So, I watch, check out the chick, sing a bit, but then ponder again, why is it some can layer the necklaces and some, like myself, just look like they couldn't make up their mind on what jewelry to wear? Now, in the photo above, you will see Jewel, (I will refrain from singing - but I may strumm a guitar) off another episode of Men in Trees, also working the dual necklace thing. Of course, she does have the boobs, which help her to pull off many the wardrobe trick, but I digress with my jealousy. I finally had the epiphany that the wardrobe woman for this series must be the one with the knack. You know, I'm offering up my pop culture knowledge for all the world to pillage, she ought to give it up with the fashion tips.

Many looks, for whatever reason, just stay illusive for some of us. No one but Diane Keaton, in my opinion, really has any business with the menswear look - except maybe Heidi Klum in some Vicki's Secret ads, but there is another dynamic at work there. Audrey Hepburn had the skinny black pants, as much as Gap tried to use her to bring the look to the masses, it remains hers. Some pull off the layered necklaces, or layered clothes, and some of us just end up looking like refugees. And, final case in point, let's face facts, French women have their scarves. There are some lines in the fashion sand that are really hard, for some of us, to cross.

So, to Justine, or Jewel, or wardrobe woman, as much as you brought aggrivation to my TV viewing experience, more power to you with the layered necklaces. I will continue my lifestyle of envy. I will, most likely, never quite get it, I am sure. I will always look like I am trying too hard to make it look as effortless as you. But you know, in this crazy life, if we don't have a fashion goal, what do we have, really?
-Cheryl