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Fashion Blog (Archive)
Friday, August 22, 2003
posted by TheBroadroom.Net at
2:49 PM (Pacific)
Hummm...get the boots. Boots are good. I have these Dr. Martens boots. Not high fashion, but incredibly warm, water-resistant and comfortable. And durable. Boots go with everything and a good pair dresses up any outfit. (Besides keeping your feet warm.)
To be fair, we don't have four seasons here. So the concept of having a separate wardrobe for winter is kind of laughable. I have some scarves, hats, yadda yadda but I wear the same pants and stuff, just with sweaters instead of tank tops. It's not a dramatic change :) replete with different colors, fabrics, weights and such. Just, I take out my long-sleeved shirts.
I have a winter coat and get to wear it only a few days out of the year. It's one of those wool things...I forget what you call it. It's long, navy blue and has a hood and toggles. Sounds dreadful but it looks snappy. sigh We Californians suffer so much.
I don't even own a proper raincoat. I have one of those jackets people wear in Washington State. I used to think, ah, what are you wearing that jacket for? It's not a long coat, it's more like a long jacket. It's waterproof and has a hood. You need something like it in Washington because it'll start raining out of the blue and you can't haul an umbrella around with you everywhere you go. People wear baseball caps there for exactly the same reason.
BTW...it's true that people drink strong coffee...espresso really...all day in the Puget Sound area. It doesn't make you nervous or keep you up at night. It's the weather. It stays dark half the year. Since you don't get energy from the sun, that's why you drink so much coffee.
Hummm...I'm not at all in shopping mode, clothes-wise. I went through it a couple of times in my life...once when I was around your age, a little older really. I got tons and tons of clothes. These clothes saw me through jobs, school and casual wear. I still have them and fit them but have no place to wear them to as a SAHM.
Then, more recently, my SAHM wardrobe (jeans, jeans, and machine washable everything). Most of this is from the MAGS. ;) I'm addicted to the MAGS now; I go every year.
I think excess can be important. Just get stuff that you know you'll still be wearing ten years from now.
--Josephine
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