This is probably my favorite Dazzler of the Day since my Dad was featured and my husband Andy was crowned a couple of years ago. This is my Mom, Laurie, who gets named as Dazzler for being, well, my Mom. While we extolled her more meaningful virtues in this earlier post, this one is all about her sense of style. Any talent I may have at putting together an outfit was created, cultivated and honed by my mother. She would set out a selection of three outfits for me to chose for school the next day, subtly teaching me how to put a wardrobe together – what matched and didn’t, what worked well together, and what sort of things would be best for accessories. My springboard into fashion was launched by regular perusing of her jewelry drawer, her scarf drawer, and the rows of shoes found in her closets. I would marvel at the way she could go from beleaguered housewife-in-a-flannel-nightgown and slippers to a Sunday stunner at church in the matter of an hour or so. “My mother taught me to be admired” as a wise woman once said, and that has proven true in more ways than I can mention. Today, on her birthday, we celebrate my Mom’s style – elegant and classic and timeless – and always dazzling.
