Published on 12, July, 2020
Can anyone identify with this? Clothes: I change my socks and underpants every day and my t shirt and trousers every 3 days. Today I noticed my trousers were marked after 2 days so put them in the washing bin. My t shirt wasn't messy but because I didn't want to get out of sync with changing my tshirt and trousers I put that in the washing bin as well. The idea of getting out of sync with my clothes makes me feel uncomfortable.
I do wash my clothes regularly, but don't like getting new ones. I keep them clean, but use the same few items until they wear out.
My son would happily keep the same clothes on day and night for ages if I didn't remind him to change.
I can understand that, I don't like getting new clothes. It's odd because I might see items I really like but then I start doubting they'll be comfortable or worry about things like the patterns on the buttons annoying me after I buy them and the whole thing just ends up more stressful than it needs to be. Not helped by the fact that I absolutely cannot bear clothes shops and the process of shopping! I've never understood why the whole world seems to believe women love shopping.
Sounds like you got some great purchases lonewarrior and I’m glad you’re dressing for you now. I mostly wear my family’s cast offs. I wear clothes from my sister, my niece, her boyfriend and my son. I’m currently wearing clothes from my son. I generally wear what ever is closest to hand and always I wear my trusted wellies which look great in this weather.
I bought a beautiful Victorian cloak thing from an antique shop once but I haven’t worn it yet. I loved how they dressed in that era and how they spoke. Their societal rules seemed much easier to follow back in their time.
I am into my fourth week of actually buying and dressing how I want to.
everything I buy is second hand apart from underwear and socks,
Shopping around for second hand clothes is in itself a joyful experience as the people I meet are nice honest folks, I have a good eye for detail and know instantly if an item looks right,
no pretences or overvalued ideals.
I now have three sets of clothes that work for me, all based on Victorian style, Not that peeky blinders rubbish I recently heard about.( google it)
My look is Victorian working class in his Sunday best, so mismatched practical and hard wearing without looking like the landed gentry or squire,
I feel happy and contented dressed this way, for me it feels right.
So far all the many things I have purchased have cost me less than thirty pounds, that’s more than I would ever spend on myself, but I can stop buying as much as now I have enough to swap about and feel confident in.
apparently just one jacket I bought cost £50 when new, The shoes I bought last week are all leather and a fair bit worn but again amazed that some fool paid around £90 when they were new,
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Some of us get this (thrill or high) from putting on new clothes for the first time.