A shine for accessories
While stopped for a red light recently, my gaze wandered across the lanes to a small, nondescript burgundy car.
I’m not even sure why it caught my attention. The windows were tinted, but not menacingly dark. A thin layer of road dust left the paint dull. Then I noticed the wheels.
Chrome spinners so shiny I could have checked my lipstick in them.
I couldn’t help but smile. Accessories matter to the person who owns that car, I thought.
Accessories have the same appeal for many women. Me, I like handbags and shoes. Some women prefer earrings. Others have a penchant for hats, lamps, pillows. They’re all accessories.
After seeing that car, I thought of Olympia Dukakis’ character, Clairee Belcher, in the movie “Steel Magnolias.”
“The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize,” she said, an often-repeated quote that has become one of my favorites.
No matter how we’re dressed, what furniture is in our homes or the cars we drive, often it’s the little things that grab attention, that set us apart from others.
Like a great apple green handbag. Or a cheetah print throw pillow. Or a pair of shiny spinners.
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