I think a lot of people would be surprised to find out that I consider myself to be a little bit of a romantic.  Overly analytical?  Definitely.  After all, I was on the debate team in high school and college, and then I went to law school, and now I’m in finance … all areas where removing emotion in favor of rationality is a huge asset.  So, they would ask … do I cry at love scenes?  Or read or write poetry?  Or take pictures with a boyfriend where the sun is illuminating our silhouettes?  Ummmm … maybe not.

BUT … there are a few things that get me.  And one of them is that song “Beyond the Sea,” written by Jack Lawrence in 1946 and made famous by Bobby Darin in 1959.  I’m sure you know what I’m talking about because it was used in a Carnival Cruise commercial a few years back (which is totally ironic because I used to tell my ex-husband that if he ever suggested a cruise for a vacation, I would think he wanted to murder me because that seems to be the plot of every third episode of “Unsolved Mysteries”).  Anyway, if you don’t know what I’m talking about, the first stanza is:

Somewhere beyond the sea
Somewhere waiting for me
My lover stands on golden sands
And watches the ships that go sailin’ …

I’m drawn to the idea of someone out there, just waiting to be found, but still hard to reach, so that when you do, and you have to make compromises, you realize it’s worth it.  The last stanza is:

I know beyond a doubt, ah
My heart will lead me there soon
We’ll meet (I know we’ll meet) beyond the shore
We’ll kiss just as before
Happy we’ll be beyond the sea
And never again I’ll go sailing …

Totally apropos because, in this day and age, when there are so many possibilities, making some kind of sacrifice seems to be what it takes to make love work.

So, when I saw this sea-inspired embroidered skirt from Temperley London on Net-a-Porter (http://www.net-a-porter.com), the Bobby Darin song is the first thing that went through my head (for obvious reasons, per the closer look):

And with that kind of inspiration, I knew I had to get it.  I paired it with a gray Marni sweater that I also got off of Net-a-Porter and the same suede Gianvito Rossi over-the-knee boots that I wrote about yesterday.

Wearing this outfit today and silently singing “Beyond the Sea” gave me a hopefulness I don’t usually feel … so much so that if I ever stand at the shore, THIS is what I’m going to wear …