I’m fussy. And fat. And Muslim. Combine all that information and let’s just say that you would *hate* clothes shopping with me. In fact, let’s just state for the record that I don’t actually clothes shop, OK? I just find something I like and I wear it and wear it over and over again til it falls apart. Then my mother or a passing Samaritan takes pity on me and foists clothes on to me until I find my next victim which I wear without mercy.
I don’t like tight clothes. I don’t like short tops. I don’t like short arms. I’m pretty nerdy about low neck lines. I kind of like comfortable cotton and linen over spangley nylon. Call me weird. Finding clothes on the commercial high street is therefore truly an exercise in transporting water uphill. There is nothing there which meets my nerdy criteria.
My saving grace? Making my own clothes. This to be exact Simplicity 8463
vintage 1978, thrifted and loved to death for ease of cut and speed of piecing and more importantly, comfort
I modified the length so it is just above the knee and added a pocket, because I’m crazy like that.
It has everything I need to keep me happy: modest neck line, arms and length. And I’m content to make a zillion of these to wear day after day.
A fashionista I ain’t, but comfortable? Oh yes.
But the amount of people greeting me with Aloha and asking if I play the Didgeridoo - just weird… I can’t explain it…
I can totally relate to not liking to go shopping. I always thought it was because I was fat, or because we had no money, but a year ago, when I was skinny (I gained a few pounds since then) and we had enough money, I still hated it.
I only go when I have nothing else left to wear. Like last week. Bought two pairs of jeans and five shirts in one shop and hope to be done with it for a few months now. I do like buying vintage dresses from the thriftshop though, but I rarely wear them, that must be why I’m less picky with those. And the fact that they’re cheap.
Anyway, love your dresses!
Thankyou Geertrude! Yeah I think I’ve always hated clothes shopping too… even as a teenager I wasn’t into high street stuff.