BE TRUE

I’m sure you noticed — I wear hats! It’s hard to miss. I’ve had a few hat collections throughout my life. As a kid, I wore a hat to school most days of the week. In my teens, I had a hat collection from the 1920s — my favorite was a big straw Easter bonnet. I had antique hat molds too. At some point, I let them all go

We change as people, evolve, but we are also so influenced by the outside. Shut down parts of ourselves, hide, not to be noticed or scapegoated, in a desire to connect.

You just can’t run from yourself, so why bother? Instead, embrace yourself and go BIG! Go boldly in the direction of your loves, passions, and style! I’ve definitely been guilty of hiding or diminishing myself in my life, it resulted in me not fully showing up being who I am, being unhappy.

The more I understand myself, the more I embrace and love who I am, and the more empowered I am to feel truly joyful in my own skin. Like myself, love myself, and show up being Wendy Parr!

That’s where my current hat collection started - me embracing me, going back to the same kid I was. I have a hat from the '20s, and I have a straw hat from New York - literally, a modern version that Easter Bonnet I had when I was 15. And designing them with a few cool haymakers (Shout out to ABOTTSWILLIS)! I found a style I love and build off.

It’s so important, especially as a creative, to know yourself so you can be the unique you that you are and allow yourself to explore, play, and grow!

I can’t encourage you enough to embrace YOU, explore what makes you unique, and show up BOLDLY or super introverted like if that’s your vibe!!!

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