Everyone loves a woman who knows what she wants and has the desire and ambition to pursue her goals. That’s what “wearing the pants means” to me. It means you have a fire in your eyes, a strong stride on your career path, and a lust for life.
Wearing the pants should be an emblem of who you are. The pants shouldn’t shape an image, they should enhance your image.
Sometimes I look at my six-page word document that is my “to-do-list” and, I’m not going to lie, I sometimes feel a little bit stressed just looking at it. Overcoming those feelings of doubt, knowing that I’ve done this many times, knowing that I had a kick-a** internship last summer in Europe helps me put my pants back on when I’m feeling unsure.
I wear my pants when I’m getting down to business, when there are obstacles that I need to tackle TODAY.
On pants days, I get up early so I have time to leisurely get ready, so I can pick out the perfect outfit and do my hair and make-up. On hard days, wearing my power pants and a sexy pair of pumps helps me find the fire inside of me so I can write 5 papers in 12 hours or rock a presentation in a class for a teacher I know dispises me. The pants are that boost of confidence.
My pants remind me that I am fierce, that I am glamourous, that I can juggle being a RA with being the Campus Correspondent for Her Campus Tulane, with being an RA, and with being someone who loves to go out on school nights. I can do all of these things and still be a good student. So when I look at my favorite pair of pants for support I imagine them singing Chaka Khan and feeling like Bridget Jones when she decides to get a new job, ei empowered.
My pants remind me that I am a strong modern woman and that I have so much- my favorite pants bring back memories with my best girls, doing karaoke at my house or out on the town. That’s a lot from just one pair of pants.
When I think about “the modern woman” there is no strong definition- no single image that stands out in my mind. Women have been successful in so many fields, environements, and jobs that there just is no one story that speaks for everyone. Women have come such a long way, and it is women who are wearing their pants proudly, whether as a career mogul, a housewive, a single-mother, or a philanthropist. Success is different for everyone but to me success is “wearing the pants” and accomplishing all the goals I set for myself.
These are my favorite pants hear them roar!