1 post tagged “suits”
What we're going for here is just a little exposure - nothing trashy, no crack-ho Barbie, no pole dancing, just a little peek a boo at the toes ( once they've been excavated, glammed up and set loose on the world for the season). You can't just exchange your blundstones for espadrilles overnight - you gotta plan these things, and ease into it like all the post May 24 potential fashion crimes. I've crammed my feet into dozens of new prospects and can't find the requisite black dress sandal on which all of my recent dress purchases have been predicated - someone throw me a lifeline here!
To boot, I've forgetten where I stashed my warm weather clothes, so it's taking me a few weeks to unearth the whole collection from illogical locations. Then there is the tribulation of trying the damn stuff on again, soliciting expert opinions on accessories, desperately trying to find a way to make each item work. Emotional attachments to articles of clothing should be shed quarterly - life is too short to preserve your favorite denim miniskirt IF YOU NEVER WEAR IT, so the household rule is: You buy something new, you throw out five duds. No really, five - I'm serious. They go into the clothing recycling bin conveniently located near the garbage shute where someone will inevitably rescue them,
and then I can sleep at night knowing they have new life.
The perfect summer suit is a challenge, as it must accommodate the healthy commute to/from work ( walking), the arcticly air-conditioned office, and have enough life or versatility to transform into something palatable for the early evening, should I choose to have a life and do something. The suit must go equally well the army of work footware stashed at aforementioned workplace, as well as the commuting foootwear. And finally the suit must convey an equal amount of large and in charge attitude, creative funk, and classic style. When it is lined , it is a deathtrap; when it is unlined, one might as well wear tissue paper. (I ask too much, I know.) Don't get me started on what to wear under the damn summer suit; I'm gathering steam for my camisole tank support group anyday. You cannot trust your memory on this; you must be wearing the suit to match the freaking undrerthingy, or you will end up with a closetful of lovely slinky sleeveless "tops" ( ugh - such a gross 70s polyester infused concept) that go with nothing else you own.
shopping anyone?
