This is My Fashion Poetry: Poetry to Fashion: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (Modern Update on Travel Attire)

So this marks the beginning of my new series, in which I use poems as inspiration for fashion picks. Today I bring to you "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
by Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

This poem is one of my all-time favorites. In fact, I have "miles to go before I sleep, miles to go before I sleep" written on a poster right above my headboard! To me, Frost is communicating the idea that every now and then, we all need to escape from the busy rush of our daily lives to stop, enjoy nature, and simply be. However, at the end of the day, it's important to remember our obligations. After we feel relaxed and refreshed from our break, we need to get back to work because there are "miles to go before I sleep", the word "sleep" referring to the physical act of slumber the first time, and our inevitable deaths the second time.

Now, for the fashion inspiration part, at first I wanted to choose pieces for a rustic globetrotter, but then I realized that winter vacation is coming up and a lot of us are probably taking an excursion away from the familiarity of our hometowns. So I'm going to do two posts inspired by this poem; this one is going to feature a modern take on Frost's horseback traveler, and the next one is going to include more vintage, country-chic looks.

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