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Fashion Blog (Archive)
Saturday, August 30, 2003
posted by TheBroadroom.Net at
6:38 PM (Pacific)
As I said in the Beauty blog, I went shopping today. My plan was to look around for some of the Fall clothes I want. Not buy, just look. The boyfriend decided to come and he needed new jeans so we ended up shopping for jeans instead. Horrible! The man skinny. He wears a size 28! And he wanted some stretch in his jeans. So we went to store after store after store so he could try on jeans. See, I hate shopping for something in particular. You always end up trying on a million things to buy just one item. What I love is shopping with a mental list of stuff I want that I don't need to buy NOW. Like when I went to the Mexx sale, I tried on their jeans knowing I need a new pair. I wasn't in a hurry to get a new pair so I didn't really care whether they fit or not. They fit like a dream. I was really happy with the purchase because it filled a hole in my closet. And now I don't need to actually go shopping FOR jeans! Just perfect...
So anyhow, I was looking mostly for corduroy pants (was thinking burgundy but am now thinking camel or dark brown as my dark brown pants have gotten too big for me). There are plenty everywhere. I found a couple cute corduroy skirts too. I have my eye on one that's 30$ CAN. I looked for boots too. Browns had some for 200$ which is a bit much. Plus, they may not fit because they're zip up boots and my calves are big. Well, I don't think they're big but they never fit in the boots so.... Later on I went by my favourite shoe store. It was closed but I saw some cool synthetic boots in camel through the window. Those have stretch instead of a zipper so I know they'd fit. The only problem is the heel is a bit high for my tastes. At least 3 inches. I would have wanted something more in the 2 inch world. I'll go check tomorrow maybe.
I also looked for a coat but couldn't find anything perfect. My problem is this: I refuse to wear a corduroy coat with corduroy pants or skirts and I refuse to wear a jean jacket with jeans. It just looks like overkill on me. So what do I get? If I can find both for not too much money, I may just get one of each. That way, I'm all set. The other option is something in suede. Now that would be nice as I've always wanted one. But it's much more expensive. Then again, it could last me a really long time so it might be worth the money? I saw a nice one for 250$ but I'd need to check out some other leather stores too. If I decide on a suede or leather coat, I need to put in the money and get the best quality I can afford. It's a big decision and one I need to think about some more. Stay tuned :)
Raphaelle
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