Another confluence of fashion challenges resulting in a pretty snazzy outfit if I do say so myself

Orange isn't really my color.

In my vast array of 2 closets, I only have one thing that's predominantly orange, and that came from someone else.

I also have an orange scarf, which my boyfriend got recently as a wedding favor (I wasn't invited—I'd be bitter, except I'm the one who ended up with the present!). I don't really wear scarves, but I'm trying to get into it, so I set it aside and waited. Find a way to wear a scarf that also happens to be orange? Enter Challenges 1 and 2.

Challenge Number 3 was not a big one—I just had to wear a dress I'm not too fond of. I try to do this when I can—even if I don't think I like an article of clothing, I make an effort to wear it at least once, just to make sure I'm not missing out on anything. And if I think I'm bored with an article of clothing, I try to wear it once more before I get rid of it, to be sure I haven't just forgotten how much I like it (also because that's one more day I can avoid repeating an outfit). So when I pulled this dress out of the closet over the weekend and decided it was dead weight, I vowed to wear it soon and be rid of it soon after.

Challenge Number 4 is one you're probably well familiar with already—I have to cover up my growing-out dye job. Incidentally, a headscarf is a great way to do that, and, incidentally as well, an orange headscarf from Challenge 2 just happened to be a great match for the dress in Challenge 3.

I was a little uncertain about covering up my whole head (especially after I was asked if I'd converted to Islam when I covered only part of my head earlier this month), but I decided I'd have to do it sooner or later, cause these roots aren't getting any shorter! I took inspiration from the "My Little Pony" tutorial on scarves.net, but instead of using a hair elastic, I just tied my scarf in a bow at the back, and wore it to work.

Usually when I wear something that outlandish, someone will say something, but I didn't get a single comment on my headscarf for most of the day. I was starting to feel insecure (if people decline to comment, I always assume it's because they are trying not to hurt my feelings), but then I got a shout-out from across the street while walking back from lunch: "I love your headwrap!" Phew. Crisis averted. Guess I'll keep this headscarf game going.