Are You Alone?

Dear Compass Checkers, What kind of statement are you making? In one way or another, we’re all making some sort of statement all the time, whether we realize it or not. And a lot of those statements don’t involve words. When I worked at Banana Republic after graduating from college, there was a strict dress code. It included a rule that if you wanted to wear jeans you had to also wear high heels and a “statement” necklace. For jewelry, a “statement piece” means that it’s big, bold and noticeable