Recently_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP found_VVD myself_PNX thinking_VVG about_PRP my_DPS first-ever_AJ0 designer_NN1 bag_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP remember_VVB it_PNP perfectly_AV0 :_PUN a_AT0 small_AJ0 ,_PUN beige_AJ0 Coach_NN1 baguette_NN1 decorated_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 brand_NN1 's_POS logo_NN1 ,_PUN gifted_AJ0 to_PRP me_PNP at_PRP 13_CRD or_CJC 14_CRD by_PRP my_DPS parents_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP wore_VVD that_DT0 thing_NN1 everywhere_AV0 despite_PRP having_VHG little_DT0 need_NN1 for_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC looking_VVG back_AVP ,_PUN what_DTQ made_VVD me_PNP love_VVB that_CJT purse_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 the_AT0 fact_NN1 that_CJT it_PNP was_VBD cute_AJ0 or_CJC that_CJT it_PNP went_VVD with_PRP every_AT0 outfit_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD just_AV0 the_AT0 bag_NN1 everyone_PNI else_AV0 in_PRP my_DPS grade_NN1 had_VHD ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP felt_VVD I_PNP needed_VVD it_PNP to_TO0 fit_VVI in_PRP ._SENT 
As_CJS a_AT0 fashion_NN1 editor_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP often_AV0 write_VVB about_PRP how_AVQ to_TO0 find_VVI your_DPS own_DT0 personal_AJ0 style_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 truth_NN1 is_VBZ ,_PUN it_PNP took_VVD me_DPS decades_NN2 to_TO0 do_VDI the_AT0 same_DT0 ._SENT Growing_VVG up_AVP ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD very_AV0 concerned_AJ0 about_PRP blending_VVG in_AVP with_PRP my_DPS surroundings_NN2 so_AV0 ,_PUN for_PRP a_AT0 chunk_NN1 of_PRF time_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS outfits_NN2 could_VM0 best_AV0 be_VBI described_VVN as_CJS "_PUQ Staten_NP0 Island_NP0 Italian_NN1 —_PUN Teen_NN1 Edition_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Then_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD all_DT0 about_AV0 matchy-matchy_AJ0 ,_PUN quirky_AJ0 graphic_AJ0 tees_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC testing_VVG out_AVP celeb-approved_AJ0 trends_NN2 —_PUN my_DPS go-to_NN1 store_NN1 during_PRP the_AT0 mid-aughts_NN1 was_VBD dELiA_NP0 *_PUN s_ZZ0 because_CJS it_PNP sold_VVD things_NN2 like_PRP extra_AJ0 wide-leg_AJ0 pants_NN2 and_CJC up-to-your-ribcage_NN1 shorts_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP college_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD heavily_AV0 influenced_VVN by_PRP whomever_PNQ I_PNP was_VBD dating_VVG ,_PUN so_CJS my_DPS aesthetics_NN1 ranged_VVD from_PRP Jersey_NP0 Shore_NP0 to_PRP early_AJ0 Zooey_NP0 Deschanel_NP0 ._SENT 
Even_AV0 when_CJS I_PNP began_VVD working_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 fashion_NN1 industry_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP struggled_VVD to_TO0 find_VVI a_AT0 sense_NN1 of_PRF style_NN1 that_CJT truly_AV0 represented_VVD me_PNP and_CJC not_XX0 what_DTQ I_PNP thought_VVD I_PNP was_VBD supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI ._SENT I_PNP splurged_VVN on_PRP clothes_NN2 that_CJT I_PNP could_VM0 barely_AV0 afford_VVI and_CJC could_VM0 n't_XX0 quit_VVI trying_VVG to_TO0 re-create_VVI whatever_DTQ "_PUQ It_PNP "_PUQ trend_NN1 I_PNP had_VHD spotted_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 runway_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 too_AV0 sure_AJ0 when_CJS I_PNP made_VVD the_AT0 switch_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC part_NN1 of_PRF finding_VVG my_DPS own_DT0 personal_AJ0 style_NN1 was_VBD by_PRP accident_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP a_AT0 while_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP suffered_VVD from_PRP folliculitis_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP 'd_VM0 often_AV0 wake_VVI up_AVP to_PRP hundreds_CRD of_PRF tiny_AJ0 pimples_NN2 all_DT0 over_PRP my_DPS neck_NN1 ,_PUN chest_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC back_AVP ._SENT Panicked_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP would_VM0 grab_VVI a_AT0 bandana_NN1 or_CJC scarf_NN1 in_PRP order_NN1 to_TO0 hide_VVI my_DPS breakout_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP soon_AV0 became_VVD a_AT0 styling_NN1 trick_NN1 I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 quit_VVI ._SENT Adding_VVG that_DT0 accessory_NN1 to_PRP my_DPS outfits_NN2 gave_VVD it_PNP some_DT0 flair_NN1 and_CJC also_AV0 felt_VVD like_PRP a_AT0 move_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD unique_AJ0 to_PRP me_PNP ._SENT Friends_NN2 and_CJC family_NN1 began_VVD to_TO0 associate_VVI me_PNP with_PRP bandanas_NN2 ;_PUN people_NN0 would_VM0 point_VVI them_PNP out_AVP whenever_AVQ they_PNP saw_VVD someone_PNI else_AV0 wearing_VVG one_PNI or_CJC give_VVB them_PNP to_PRP me_PNP as_PRP gifts_NN2 ._SENT 
