Fashionable Farley: "Women wear things that they just take for granted, but without Audrey Hepburn they probably wouldn't be wearing them." Michael Kors

When I was a child, the number one piece of clothing I despised were turtlenecks. I felt as though the fabric was choking me and I distinctly remember gagging once my mom would force the turtleneck on me. After the age of eight when I was able to pick out my own clothes, turtlenecks were discarded from my closet. For years, my mom would subtly drop hints that she would like to see me in turtlenecks once in a while. Sometimes, she would go as far as buying me a turtleneck top and secretly hanging it in my closet.

"Eww...what's this?" I would ask myself aloud as I found the secret purchase the following day.

In high school, I became more fixated on fashion than ever before, and Audrey Hepburn became my fashion icon. While my peers were dressing like Paris Hilton and saying, "That's hot," I was watching Breakfast at Tiffany's, Funny Face, Sabrina, and Roman Holiday to get inspiration for what to wear. Audrey looked gorgeous in turtlenecks, and it made me think...if she could handle the turtleneck and look that classic....so could I.

Now, I wear turtlenecks all the time. I favorite brand would have to be Michael Stars just because the fabric is so comfortable, I don't even feel like I am wearing fabric that goes up my neck. I believe that turtlenecks will now remain a classic timepiece in my closet. Now, I am the one secretly purchasing turtlenecks as my mom never lets me forget how afraid I was of those little pieces of fabric during my childhood.