Whenever I think about moving, I become suddenly possessed of the desire to throw all of my clothes into a giant heap and burn them....I begin to feel like I should wear earth tones and old leather sandals, and eat soybeans or something.....
Anyway, the short version of the story is that I'm torn between living simply and forgetting all the hassles of modern-day living, and recognizing the fact that 90% of my shopping is done at the Salvation Army
(which is a charity unto itself), and that I am not exactly the big
gest offender in terms of wasting money on frivolous things.
This summer (perhaps as a combination of these
warring emotions), I've developed a much more laid-back gamine style. I'm liking it so far because it affords me to use the same pair of
black cigarette jeans (Ann Taylor, my favorite: perfect fit! Which....by the way.... are on final clearance for a SHOCKING $9.98 this week, but are,
unfortunately, sold out everywhere within a 150 mile radius of my home) with a pretty, swaying top to dress it up, or with a simple nautical tee to dress it down. I LOVE it.
Another thing I'm suddenly obsessed
with is the idea of a little jumper or sleep set to wear around the house (the one pictured is from Urban Outfitters). I think I just got so excited about the robin's egg blue babydoll tank and bloomers that Anna made for the Harper's Bazaar Mini Challenge on this week's episode of "The Fashion Show"
on Bravo.
Seriously. Suddenly, I'm obsessed, but I can't find a version of it anywhere! I guess I will have to wait (and save up!) until a version is available for purchase at Saks. Anyway, these are my main fashion obsessions lately. I've been finding that all of my great fashion ideas (black with navy, short hair for girls, arm warmers and the return of the leg warmer...) are becoming absorbed by the market and are no longer unique ways of expressing myself. This has made shopping rather dull, and I've had to expand "my style" to continue to avoid the mainstream, if ever I can help it. It's a trick to be off-the-beaten-path, but still look stylish instead of looking like a crazy person. I'll admit, sometimes I don't mediate those two perspectives very well!
Alas, but there will always be vintage.
No matter how old, some things will just always be classics, and will always look gorgeous no
matter what. Take for example this yellow, ruffled-front vintage dress I found on ebay. I love yellow.
Anyway, enough jabbering on about fashion. This whole blog has been utterly pointless....but fun....
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