Why hello silky-satin nightgown with buttons down the front and a quilted flower by the collar! So nice to have found you laying in a pile of junky throwaways at a garage sale down the street from me. Even though I was just going for a jog around the corner, there was something about you that made me pause my workout, stop my iPod mid-Ziggy Stardust or Justin Timberlake (because a little bit of Bowie or JT always makes me hustle) and choose to spend a dollar on you.

You were a shade of faded lilac which could have been from excessive washing over the years, but I saw your potential and was going to give you a little facelift. Out came the Rit dye (Purple #13) and in you went to turn into a lovely amethyst shade. Then the scissors made an appearance to get rid of all your dead ends - about a foot of fabric got chopped off. I still wanted to do a little more, so on my flight to Charlotte over the weekend, I toted along a needle and some sequins to dress up the little floral patch on your collar. You were ready for your extreme makeover after fading all these years.

I put you on, post-tweakage, with my skinny J Brand jeans, flat black boots, and that same elasticky straw looking belt from yesterday and wore you as I made my trip back west...

You were the perfect top to travel in, as you fit into my "try to look chic while flying" rule as well as being airy and comfortable during my 5 and a half hour flight. Unfortunately trying to grab my suitcase wasn't as easy. I had a mild fight with the luggage carousel at LAX...