2010 : Better fashion on the horizon.

R: With hours left until 2010, I figured I'd write the last in the middle middle post of the year from northern minnesota where I'm spending new year's eve. Over dinner the seven girls who ventured from as far away as Wells, Maine to get to this small snowy haven also in the middle of nowhere discussed their fashion resolutions for the next twelve months. As you peruse their goals and desires, hopefully you consider your own. See you in 2010!

Ariel: Having a plethora of men's sweaters and flannels works well for the farms Ariel works on and at the New England women's college she attends. But being a quite practical and forward thinking gal, Ariel is considering the clothes she will need to land and keep a job, particularly a one in politics. So she's decided to stop acquiring sweaters and flannels and expand her wardrobe to include more professional outfits that could work outside her hippy activist 20s.

Eve: Since 9th grade, I've seen Eve with blonde and black, short and long hair. Always searching for something new to do to her do, she's resolved to get a snazzy hair cut with bangs, a look she has, believe it or not, never had. I'll look for the pictures on Facebook.

Jenny: Like Eve, Jenny is planning on changing her hair by taking about 8 inches or more off her brunette locks. Short hair serves both stylish and practical purposes.

Hannah: Hannah has a whimsical, hippy aesthetic recently infused with Indian style after her semester spent abroad. She's decided when shopping to make responsible, stylish, and practical choices rather than silly, impulsive ones. While I think this will expand Hannah's wardrobe in many directions, I hope she makes sure to keep her impish essence.

Sarah: Sarah hopes to weed out shoes she never wears. Hopefully she will replace them with ones she does.

Caitlin: According to Ariel, Caitlin, a college friend, is a beautiful person with lots of suitors who spoils her physique and discredits her fashion sensibility by wearing sweatsuits religiously. After a bit of pressure from the group, Caitlin decided to disown the sweatsuit (at least in public). We'll see if she keeps the resolution. As of now, she's sporting black sweatpants. Her excuse? It's still 2009.

Cleo Mayn: Having been greatly influenced over the past year by the western and native american culture of Walla Walla, I hope to be wearing more silver, leather, and fur next year. Cowboy boots, silver buckles, fur moccasins? 2010 looks better already.