MUGI – My Unique Gift Idea

Have you heard about the flick, Coco Avant Chanel, starring Audrey Tatou? I watched it over the weekend. Her portrayal of Chanel is remarkable.

The best part of the movie however, was the wardrobe. All I wanna do now is wear men’s suits, and straw hats, and sailor stripes, and lots more tweed.

Whether it was an accurate portrayal of the real Chanel or not, is beyond me. But the movie was great. It pulled me right in. After it was over I thought about becoming a fashion-designer. I even started researching design schools and searched google for “self-taught” designers and read about Chanel’s life. But then I snapped out of it.

It did leave me with an itch to find my “something.” To become more passionate about what I love to do and then really make it happen.

To embrace whatever sort of innate talent lies within me, and go for it. Because if a little orphaned French girl can go from teenage cabaret singer to mistress to one of the most famous fashion designers in the world, then I can write a book someday or own the little jewelry shop of my dreams. I only need to choose a path, put my heart into it, and I can really make it happen.