She was an American Girl. Raised on Promises. She Couldn’t help thinking that there was a little more life, somewhere else. After all it was a great, big world. With lots of places to run to. And if she had to die tryin, she has one little promise she was gonna keep.
Oh yeah. All right. Take it easy, baby. Make it last all night.
She was an American Girl.
Tom Petty was one of my favorite musicians, and this song is one of my anthems. Cause I am an American Girl, raised on promises. I used to play this song when I taught spin (what they don’t tell you about being a creative is that you have a career and a million jobs), and to this day, every time I hear it on the radio I can’t help but turn it up and sing along. (Related: if you were never lucky enough to see Tom Petty in concert, I highly recommend this video of his last song, the full concert is also available online).
But loves, this American Girl doesn’t sing (I’m a humanitarian). So what does being an American Girl mean for fashion?
There is no standard look for an American Girl. She doesn’t have to do or say or wear one particular thing. Isn’t that what we’ve fought for? That an American Girl can be whatever it is that she wants to be. And that extends to fashion. Like something? Wear it! Love who you are? Express it with your outfit choices. Want to be something different every day? There’s nothing more American Girl than that.
My only rules:
– Leopard is a neutral
-Concert Tees go with anything
-Great Heels take you places
You could take the pieces of this outfit, combine them in a thousand different ways and make the outfit as casual or as formal as you wanted. You could rock a look just like this, and be a little rock and roll. Anything you choose is perfect for the American Girl that you are that day. How’s that for magic?
I’d love to know: how you do define being an American Girl (or Woman, as we should have been using)? What do you think makes one? And what does an American Girl wear?
I’ve linked similar items (and these exact pants, which are now on sale!) below.
Take it easy, baby. Make it last all night. She was, an American Girl
XO RA
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