<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"   Sunday is Mother&amp;#039;s Day. This is something you should already know and something for which, I hope, you have already planned a delivery of flowers, a book she&amp;#039;d like to read, or at the very least your voice in the form of a phone call at a reasonable hour. I don&amp;#039;t mean to dismiss the importance of Mom&amp;#039;s official holiday, but when it comes to taking the time to appreciate the woman who begat me, this Sunday won&amp;#039;t be any different from last Sunday or any of those to follow. In my experience, daughters generally fall into one of two categories: those who love their Moms from a healthy distance and those (raising hand) who are in touch with such frequency that even they know it is deserved when the first thing out of their Mom&amp;#039;s mouth is, &amp;quot;What, did you cough?&amp;quot;  I know I&amp;#039;ve got it good when it comes to maternal attention, and believe me, I don&amp;#039;t take it for granted. The original Katie and Suri  But let me relate all of this to fashion. From my Mother, I learned a great deal about the connection between confidence and clothing. We&amp;#039;ve never been the Big Edie/Little Edie, your closet is my closet kind, but if I had to pick a single person whose approach to dress most influenced my own, it actually isn&amp;#039;t Victoria Beckham (though I fiercely admire her refusal to dress-down or ingest carbs), it is the woman who always takes my calls, always has a nice thing to say about my writing, and to this day, still manages to send me a greeting card on every holiday from my dog&amp;#039;s birthday to St. Patrick&amp;#039;s Day. Here below, a short but invaluable list of sartorial lessons, courtesy of my Mom: 1. Understand what `trashy&amp;#039; looks like and don&amp;#039;t be it. Ever. Not on Halloween, not at your ex-boyfriend&amp;#039;s new girlfriend&amp;#039;s birthday party, not even if you&amp;#039;re young, tan and Megan Fox hot. 2. Consider your venue and audience when picking out an outfit. You know not to wear that to work, church or the theater, so why are you considering it for your office holiday party? 3. Consider your thighs when picking out an outfit. Just like everyone else, you know when they&amp;#039;re too big for that skirt. Don&amp;#039;t feign ignorance just because you like it. 4. Consider your age when picking out an outfit. No articulation needed, you know when young is too young. 5. Always wear eye makeup. Without it, you look like a boy. What about you? Are there any tips, traditions or meaningful articles of clothing your Mother passed onto you? Please share! Happy weekend! Best, Johanna "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.elle.com/fashion/news/a1830/word-to-my-mother-2689/>