Below is what I wore shopping at Target yesterday. My emerging casual look clearly has many of the same elements of my clubbing look. My love affair with spaghetti western wear, crosses over that line, as well as my love affair with skeleton motifs (both my bracelet and my shoulder bag in these pictures have those).
I am tall enough to play in the NBA, and my natural voice is very base. I will never really pass in the conventional sense, but I see that as liberation rather than a obstacle. Because going really low key gains me nothing, I am free to be exactly what I feel inside. I know I will get noticed when I come into any room because of my style choices, but I actually break the ice a lot quicker that way. People look right at me, and I simply say "I am April". I smile and own that the best I can, which I think I do pretty well actually. I see it as a different kind of passing. I pass being who I am.
