Solitary Shopping
I went to the mall yesterday in search of some back-to-school clothes, but I didn't actually find anything. I mean, it's okay, since I don't start school for another month, but it gets me thinking--what creates personal preference for fashion?
We base our choices on feelings. And whatever friends we have with us.
There's just one problem with that--I don't like shopping with people.
With all stores, I have this tendency to drift around, sampling fabrics and running my fingers through them. Imagining what it would be like to wear it. I don't think of wearing pieces regularly. Each shirt and pants and statement necklace has its own journey to tell, but each on their own. I'd wear this necklace during a day out at the Grove, and I'd wear these jeans on my way to the cliffs by UCSD. Every little thing has its own story, and that's why I can't shop for multiple things at once. It's why I can't go in the same quick flow as my siblings, and it's why I shop separately from them--I don't mind their opinions, but they're quick to leave the stores where I circle around a hundred times.
And that's fine. My sisters build off of one another, and that's probably why they have a better fashion sense than me. But I like all the random textures in my wardrobe. Even if I probably need to leave a bit of it behind when I go back to school.
I'd want to bring a lot more jewelry with me, though. I love holding statement necklaces in my hands, even if I never wear them, and it'd be nice to get to wear them this year. I just love jewelry with a lot of aspects to them, y'know? The ones that won't stop making noise when you hold them, the one with a dozen beads hanging from it. Even the more simple jewelry pieces I'd like to have. (Although I did notice my taste in jewelry is expensive smh)
So, friends, if you're ever looking for someone to shop with, it Won't Be Me. Although I could probably hang along for humor's sake.
Love, Dianne
We base our choices on feelings. And whatever friends we have with us.
There's just one problem with that--I don't like shopping with people.
With all stores, I have this tendency to drift around, sampling fabrics and running my fingers through them. Imagining what it would be like to wear it. I don't think of wearing pieces regularly. Each shirt and pants and statement necklace has its own journey to tell, but each on their own. I'd wear this necklace during a day out at the Grove, and I'd wear these jeans on my way to the cliffs by UCSD. Every little thing has its own story, and that's why I can't shop for multiple things at once. It's why I can't go in the same quick flow as my siblings, and it's why I shop separately from them--I don't mind their opinions, but they're quick to leave the stores where I circle around a hundred times.
And that's fine. My sisters build off of one another, and that's probably why they have a better fashion sense than me. But I like all the random textures in my wardrobe. Even if I probably need to leave a bit of it behind when I go back to school.
I'd want to bring a lot more jewelry with me, though. I love holding statement necklaces in my hands, even if I never wear them, and it'd be nice to get to wear them this year. I just love jewelry with a lot of aspects to them, y'know? The ones that won't stop making noise when you hold them, the one with a dozen beads hanging from it. Even the more simple jewelry pieces I'd like to have. (Although I did notice my taste in jewelry is expensive smh)
So, friends, if you're ever looking for someone to shop with, it Won't Be Me. Although I could probably hang along for humor's sake.
Love, Dianne
