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enamouredSometimes I have serious moments of "I hate every stitch of clothing that I have in my drawers/closet and I want to take it all out and shove it in the fire place and let it burn." Lately this happens more and more when I go to the mall and more and more every morning when I'm trying to remember if I've worn the same pair of jeans twice in a row or not.
When it comes to clothes, I have three major problems. The first is that I am picky as all get-out about them, and I am not big on super-super trendy things (I will NEVER succumb to skinny jeans, because no one wants to see my chunky-as-hell thighs highlighted by stretch denim. I don't even want to see that). The second is that I am in that weird place where I'm not quite fully plus-sized and too big for regular sized clothing (I can shop fine at Old Navy, and if I find the right junior sizes, I'm okay, but if I go to Lane Bryant sometimes things are a little too big for me) and my weight fluctuates like every three months. The third thing is that I am poor, and cannot afford to throw out my entire wardrobe because I hate everything I have, save for a few t-shirts, about half the sneakers and flats I own, and a random assortment of things I've bought at Ross in the past year.
I would kill to go on What Not to Wear and have Stacy and Clinton hook me up. But that would also include them skewering pretty much, well, everything I already own and my own occasionally dubious style (I own tank tops for the sheer purpose of putting a t-shirt or a button-up shirt on over them, and I do this all the time. Summer, winter, everything in between). I think this just has to do with my whole "I want to be normal(ish)" thing. I wish I could afford to look like a girl who knows what to wear and can wear it well. And I wish I could find stuff that I like and comes in my size that I don't have to worry about blowing my entire check on. (For example: this dress. I want this in my life.)
...actually, can I take a moment to gripe about Forever 21 for a minute here? 'Cause they have a new "plus" line and while I like some of the things they have, it's an extremely limited selection. And every time I walk to the little alcove in the gigantic store that they have at my local mall where where Faith21 is, I get an eyefull of all the other things they have in their "regular" collection, and I get pissed off, because dammit, I want that blazer that looks like it has a hoodie stitched up in it too, and their plus line doesn't have that. That's some crap right there.
When it comes to clothes, I have three major problems. The first is that I am picky as all get-out about them, and I am not big on super-super trendy things (I will NEVER succumb to skinny jeans, because no one wants to see my chunky-as-hell thighs highlighted by stretch denim. I don't even want to see that). The second is that I am in that weird place where I'm not quite fully plus-sized and too big for regular sized clothing (I can shop fine at Old Navy, and if I find the right junior sizes, I'm okay, but if I go to Lane Bryant sometimes things are a little too big for me) and my weight fluctuates like every three months. The third thing is that I am poor, and cannot afford to throw out my entire wardrobe because I hate everything I have, save for a few t-shirts, about half the sneakers and flats I own, and a random assortment of things I've bought at Ross in the past year.
I would kill to go on What Not to Wear and have Stacy and Clinton hook me up. But that would also include them skewering pretty much, well, everything I already own and my own occasionally dubious style (I own tank tops for the sheer purpose of putting a t-shirt or a button-up shirt on over them, and I do this all the time. Summer, winter, everything in between). I think this just has to do with my whole "I want to be normal(ish)" thing. I wish I could afford to look like a girl who knows what to wear and can wear it well. And I wish I could find stuff that I like and comes in my size that I don't have to worry about blowing my entire check on. (For example: this dress. I want this in my life.)
...actually, can I take a moment to gripe about Forever 21 for a minute here? 'Cause they have a new "plus" line and while I like some of the things they have, it's an extremely limited selection. And every time I walk to the little alcove in the gigantic store that they have at my local mall where where Faith21 is, I get an eyefull of all the other things they have in their "regular" collection, and I get pissed off, because dammit, I want that blazer that looks like it has a hoodie stitched up in it too, and their plus line doesn't have that. That's some crap right there.
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Date: 2009-09-13 11:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-14 08:35 am (UTC)Because I own about 15 white ones from Target just because I wear them under everything. They are my wardrobe staple and although my closet might be full, if they are all dirty I feel like I have nothing to wear.
I wish clothing makers would listen to the American women and actually make clothes a standard size. Like men. A 30 would fit across the board no matter what store. Screw the odd and even sizing they have now. Because an 11 is never an 11 at two different stores.
Also, that dress you want is beautiful!