I do not like fast fashion apparel.
I am extremely picky when it comes to clothes. I prefer black clothing, with high collars, elastic waistbands (absolutely no leggings as pants though), never just a t-shirt (unless there is some adornments on the shoulders or added ruffle), no jeans (the horror- so uncomfortable-and other reasons...) and always pointy toed flats.
This obviously makes shopping difficult. I sometimes daydream about the day I can afford to pay a stylist or seamstress, or better yet, sew my own clothes.
With my reluctance to embrace fast fashion I cling to articles of clothing until they literally die. And I am slightly embarrassed to admit it but, if you ask me on a given day to show you my outfit...
shoes: they will most likely be holy
cardigan: usually hastily patched holes in the armpit and elbows
pants: if I'm wearing my favorite black pants... threadbare, held together with blue thread in the crotch.
I recently went to the mall to get in some steps. I’m trying to take 15-20K steps everyday, and rain prevented me from my usual outdoor strolling. Do to my daily spending of serious dough on flight lessons, I have resisted the temptation to invest in new clothes. (Even though I don't
like fast fashion, I do get sucked in occasionally...)
And the clothes I found...ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. I posted about it on
FB and my friend "AS” said I should blog it. So I went back to the mall to find what I wrote about. Victorian Sleeves, Lemons, and Cherries, Loin Cloths, and bits of string....Actual people are sewing these people!!!!
Can we just get back to classic fashion and a few well made pieces?
I call this one "My Season is Coming" Since cherry season is soon. 😂😂😂
The reality is, if you buy this dress, by September it will shift to the bottom
drawer. You will hang onto it for a year and hope cherry print comes back into style soon. (Pssssssst it won't.) Eventually you'll sell it to Plato's closet for 1/10 the price you paid for it. A 13 year old will buy it for 7$ and wear it to their middle school dance in April 2020.
"Give Me Lemons, or Give Me Lemonade"
Dear Internet,
I'm sorry you have to see me in a crop top. I'm pretty sure my grandma has this same print in dishtowels.This shirt reminded me of the Chiquita Banana Woman, yet it features lemons. I feel sorry for the people involved in the production of this garment. It is tacky, uncomfortable and I will undoubtedly donate this shirt to Goodwill by the 4th of July. I thought I would feel sexy but I really only feel lemony.
Sincerely,
Chloe
"Kindergarten Art Project"
I understand the artistic aspect of this shirt, but I could literally go to Walmart buy the same blue pullover, and have a kindergartener glue string to it and save $$$.
"In what century, did which type of peasants wear this shirt?"
Linen. Check. Queen Victoria Style Puffy Sleeves. Check. Extremely
Large Ugly Buttons. Check. Shapeless to hide my muffin top. Check. Black like my soul. Check. Turtle Neck. Check. PERFECTION.
Are you ready to see me in an urban loin cloth?
Ready 😝
#triggerwarning 😂 So there was this post going around how people want girl babies more than boy babies now...One couple said they preferred a girl because even if they raise a boy to treat women respectively, there will always be a level of misogyny in that boy. SMH.
There are more medicated little boys, and boys with behavior problems due to our "systems." We treat our boys like s***, punishing them because they act like boys 🙄😑...Can we stop being so one sided and change the mantra to "Humanity Equal's Future".
Imagine if a boy wore a sweater that said "Male equals future", he'd be viral. His parents would undoubtedly be given death threats and shamed. (You know I’m right.)
People need to take off their stupid glasses and put on their common sense lenses and raise up both sides.
Ok, full confession. I loooooooooove this shirt. It reminded me of Wreck it Ralph, Greatest Showman, and Pirates. Problem is I have no where to wear this shirt and summer is coming. And it's probably only
going to be in style for another week or so, unfortunately back on the hanger. Maybe I'll see if it ever goes to sale and wear it at
Halloween ;)
"Back to Basics"
ATL is way behind in fashion. We only have basic stores like H&M, Forever 21, Ann Taylor, Banana Republic... So when I saw the store Uniqlo in CA, and it's basic, no frills, long skirt wearing models I was quite excited.
One time I wanted a skirt from the Loft, it went above my knees and my mom said it was too immodest. It wasn't. It made me feel cute and good trying it on :(
Imagine never being able to find an appropriate skirt as a high schooler, and having to look in the old lady sections. That was me. I really hated everything was so short and tacky. I wish UniQlo had exsisted. With some heels and jewelry, this outfit would be top notch.
3rd time I tried it on.
There is one Zara in the state of GA at Lennox Mall. I never to go Lennox because the traffic is horrific. And it's like a half Zara. Super tiny. So when I'm traveling I like to go and see what they have as fashion atm. Sometimes I hate everything. Sometimes I find pieces I love.
I don't have money to spend 70$ on a dress which will be irrelevant in fashion in a few weeks. But I noticed it on the sales girl wearing it a while ago and went back 2 times to try it on. Once again put it back
on the shelf and in awe of my awesome skills of self control.
I was running back to my car through the rain, when I ran into a very fashionable friend. I'm not even from Orange County, but I literally run into her everywhere. Like creepy amount of times we happen to be
in the same place lol. She was dressed to the nines despite the weather, trying to get tickets to the King and I matinee.
"I'm going to the show tonight! My friend is in it!" I responded.
She said they couldn't get tickets but they would try for the evening show and maybe we'd run into each other later.
"Doubt it," I thought. "The theater holds like 3,000 people."
I suddenly felt extremely self conscious. Fuzzy hair from the rain, with my black sweats, and moth eaten shirt. As I was walking away to my car my feet were getting wet.
I sat in my car and inspected my shoes. Gaping hole, which would explain the water. My sweats with the stupid unmatched thread, and the shirt with the moth holes. Even my watch, which is my favorite, has a
cracked face. I have a serious fashion problem. I wanted to start crying.
I looked at the dress I brought to wear for the show. Horribly green. I only bought it because it went to my knees. To be paired with a Gray cardigan I bought at Plato's Closet years ago. I have to restitch it every few months because it's falling apart and I discovered a new hole in the armpit. I don’t like crying, especially if the reason is self inflicted. Everything I was wearing was defective. It was my own stupid fault clinging to clothes until they were embarrassing and unwearable.
My mom forced me to buy new clothes recently but they were random and
winter styles.... I hate feeling pressure when I'm shopping too....I'd wear the same thing every day if I could. I basically do to be
honest. This happens when you wear the same thing all the time...
(I wore the same capris every day for 2 weeks (not all day, just to work out) 🤦♀️- gravy legs)
Anyways I went back, forked over 75$ and bought the stupid dress.
My Broadway friend and I after the show 😎
I got a backstage tour :) The King and I was better the second time. Just stunning. Thank goodness I bought the dress, because guess who I ran into after the show??? My fashionable friend from earlier :) And I wasn't wearing anything holey or defective so I didn't walk away feeling so terrible 😂
So that’s basically it. When I’m Captain, I’ll find a famous stylist to put together the perfect outfit I can wear everyday I’m not flying ;) I’ll also buy this beautiful 90$ robe from Victoria Secret lol
