C is for Confidence

I was really surprised to learn from a Radio Times interview that the wonderful kooky Miranda Hart of the BBC2 series Miranda considers herself unattractive and is low on confidence. (The RT Interview, Victoria Coren , 13-19 Nov 2010) Is there a woman out there that hasn’t had a lapse in confidence or perhaps has less confidence than she would like or worse, no confidence at all? Amongst the terms that the Oxford English Dictionary uses to define confidence I like “feeling certain, fully assured” and “self-reliant, bold; having no fear of failure”. All descriptions I’d like to aspire to, but like Miranda I was a late developer and that included becoming a more confident person, comfortable in my own skin and with how I looked and presented myself to the world. Confidence has to be nurtured and grow from within so that, like the proverbial rose, it can blossom.

On my journey to gaining confidence I discovered that if I was washed, ‘garnished’ and dressed to my best for the day or event, I could act more confidently. So dressing was the root that allowed confidence to grow. I like to aim for casual elegance and nothing could be easier than an Eileen Fisher stretch silk jersey top or silk melange sweater with a statement necklace or beads (whether dressing up or down), a black skirt or trousers plus/minus a jacket. For more info and casual elegance see Eleganza Clothing http://bit.ly/dSXwQM