Investment Dressing
February 5th 2008 09:17
So, in my last post I referred to my new co-obsession to buying useless fashion magazines, and that is - painstakingly putting together an investment wardrobe.
After years of detesting shopping, I am now beginning to understand why some (dare I say most) women are nuts about it (though I used to think nuts for enjoying it).
I mean, I always did go shopping and bought a lot of stuff, but it was really a depressing excursion of grabbing clothes off rack that 'probably will fit', refusing to try them on out of laziness, embarrassment and fear of those annoying, pushy salesgirls flinging open the changeroom door, yelling to the world "are you right for sizes?!" whilst my cellulitely and hairy legs (it would inevitably be between waxes) were wobbling in the breeze in front of a three way down-lit mirror (yech - they either put in fat mirrors with really bad lighting or those skinny lying arsey mirrors which make you look HOT at the shop and hideous in the reality of sunlight, in these places) which could be seen by not only the rest of the shoppers in the store, but the rest of the people in the shopping centre walking past.. not a pleasant experience.
So since losing weight, I am now kind of cautiously enjoying the shopping experience, and have decided that instead of wasting my money on ill-fitting and cheap fabric, I am going with the advice of all fashionistas, and embarking on the journey of the investment wardrobe.
Apparently your wardrobe should be 70% investment pieces and 30% seasonal pieces - or some such figure. I am probably making it up, but its around about how it should be. So translated, spend a bit of time and money (eek!) on some staple 'pieces' that will last you years and always be in style, and then add a few bits and pieces each season to keep you 'on trend'. Now I do hate those last two words, so I prefer to say - get a few good, classic pbits and bobs (trench coat, pants, white shirt etc) and then whack in a few of those fashion tragic yokes (only if they suit your shape mind you - I for one will never go near a trapeze dress or a tulip whatzamathingamy) and you'll be looking pretty darn spesh.
So in light of my newly turned fashion leaf, I have become rather enamoured of cashmere - and trust me, that's a new post in itself!
Stay tuned, to the heavenly delights of cashmere...ooohhh cashmere....
After years of detesting shopping, I am now beginning to understand why some (dare I say most) women are nuts about it (though I used to think nuts for enjoying it).
I mean, I always did go shopping and bought a lot of stuff, but it was really a depressing excursion of grabbing clothes off rack that 'probably will fit', refusing to try them on out of laziness, embarrassment and fear of those annoying, pushy salesgirls flinging open the changeroom door, yelling to the world "are you right for sizes?!" whilst my cellulitely and hairy legs (it would inevitably be between waxes) were wobbling in the breeze in front of a three way down-lit mirror (yech - they either put in fat mirrors with really bad lighting or those skinny lying arsey mirrors which make you look HOT at the shop and hideous in the reality of sunlight, in these places) which could be seen by not only the rest of the shoppers in the store, but the rest of the people in the shopping centre walking past.. not a pleasant experience.
So since losing weight, I am now kind of cautiously enjoying the shopping experience, and have decided that instead of wasting my money on ill-fitting and cheap fabric, I am going with the advice of all fashionistas, and embarking on the journey of the investment wardrobe.
Apparently your wardrobe should be 70% investment pieces and 30% seasonal pieces - or some such figure. I am probably making it up, but its around about how it should be. So translated, spend a bit of time and money (eek!) on some staple 'pieces' that will last you years and always be in style, and then add a few bits and pieces each season to keep you 'on trend'. Now I do hate those last two words, so I prefer to say - get a few good, classic pbits and bobs (trench coat, pants, white shirt etc) and then whack in a few of those fashion tragic yokes (only if they suit your shape mind you - I for one will never go near a trapeze dress or a tulip whatzamathingamy) and you'll be looking pretty darn spesh.
So in light of my newly turned fashion leaf, I have become rather enamoured of cashmere - and trust me, that's a new post in itself!
Stay tuned, to the heavenly delights of cashmere...ooohhh cashmere....
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