Lady-like Clumsiness?

Till the age of 10 I imagined myself a soon-to-become princess. I had a dead-line and all, that by the age of 16 I shall be one! I was gracefully carrying myself through the 40 sqm flat as if it were a royal palace and trying to be as blue blooded as it gets while in the same time wearing high-heeled double my size shoes.

Till the age of 18 I was posing as the rebellious rock-star-to-be princess. I had the black long boots even at 30 degrees Celsius in the summer, loads of black in my wardrobe and leather bracelets covering my wrists. All that with a precious pose and the hair dyed black. Ah! And with a mum that was almost going nuts since she was not really seeing the princess behind the all-black :)!

In more recent times I grew fond of Amelie the French neighborhood princess, Liv Tyler the elfish princess or Kate Blanchet as queen Elisabeth – more than a princess. In more recent times I wake up some mornings feeling lady-like and go to sleep some evenings feeling child-like. In more recent times I can go for more lady-like clothes but still fall for childish accessories. In more recent times I can do the royal smile more but can’t be clumsy less.

So I ask you: is clumsiness lady-like still? This morning after a four and a half hours sleep and a race against the clock to be out of the house I was asking myself just that after tripping in front of my client’s office at half past eight, cell in one hand and purse in the other. I mean, boots and skirt and purse and cell were all lady-like and shinny on a rainy morning but not being able to keep yourself from falling due to hands full has definitely raised a question!

Who are the princesses of our times? Who are the ladies that are ladies? I mean for sure not the vulgar ones, the clothes too tight and smile too fake ones, the all too Gucci or all too Prada ones, the fake D&G ones and the fake F cup ones... Neither the strident hair dyed ones or the too much make-up ones... But... Could they be the clumsy ones? Could they be the not so perfect ones? Could I be one if after a rough morning I can still get myself off the pavement with a smile :)?