Granny Chic: The Appeal of Dressing like Nana

{Jeans: Helmut Lang} {Shoes: Chinese Laundry} {Bag, Shirt, Scarf: Thrifted} 

{Sweater: Urban Outfitters} {Cat Glasses: Dolly Python}

I experience this sometimes: The sudden urge to dress like a grandma. Or at least be inspired by the collective Granny style consciousness...whether it be the Nana who still smokes cigarettes and floats about town in her muumuu and oversized sunglasses, or the MeeMaw who rocks knitted sweaters and scarfs in her hair and peers at you through cat glasses. This outfit isn't too over the top, but the glasses and the scarf were enough to satisfy. 

I like to think other girls who are into playing dress up have the Granny Chic impulse too. I mean, am I alone here? I do have a hypotheses as why every now and then I have these sudden urges:

Grandma's don't give no fuck. 

Honestly I hope when I'm older my personal stylings are as fun and easy as I imagine. I'll wear whatever lip color I want with whatever giant, gaudy pair of clip on earrings, huge sunglasses, high waisted elastic sparkly pants and/or muumuu with cute, yet comfortable shoes, gobs of jewelry and a very very funky hat that every 20 something fashionista wishes she had the nerve to rock.

AND I WILL DO THIS ALL WHILE HOLDING A SMALL DOG IN MY ARMS THAT PROBABLY DOESN'T LIKE YOU. 

Maybe I'm looking too much on the bright side, but that sounds pretty rad. To be at the age where self-conscioiusness falls by the way side and you REALLY wear whatever you want. NO ONE will judge you, in fact they will respect you. 

So sometimes I wanna dress like a granny. Don't you? 

Here are some women that knock my socks off:

(ALL OF THESE IMAGES ARE FROM ADVANCED STYLE. ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING AND INSPIRATIONAL BLOGS EVER)