Ercassesanwi - May 9th, 2005
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Grown-up clothes
One of the wierder adjustments I have had to make in the transition from youth to adult is that of clothing. An adult wardrobe is an entirely different thing from that of a young college student. If one is a woman, as I am, the fashion question is even more pressing and difficult.
Probably the most painful difference is price. Gone are the days when nice shirts were $20, when a fruitful clothes-shopping trip might set one back $60. And think how pricey it would be to start from scratch. Suddenly, the outfits that have always counted as dressy do so no longer. Button-up shirts aren't enough. Now I have to wear blazers, and they have to have slacks or skirts bought specifically to match them. The pair of black shoes I have worn to church for six years, and which might have lasted another six, don't cut it anymore. They looked great with with the college wardrobe but shabby in a business suit.
And what can one say about dresses? The junior-sized dresses I used to wear won't work at grown-up events like banquets, theater, opera. And adult dresses always show more skin than I'm used to showing, more than I ever had to show to be dressy as a college student. Showing shoulders is the bare minimum requirement for flesh exposure. Just try finding one that isn't cut too low for modest Holly.
This entire discussion comes up because Saturday I went out shopping with ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) firebreatherjen at Ross Stores, in an attempt to get inexpensive adult clothes, and bought my first evening gown. Needless to say, it was significantly marked down, or I would not have bought it. I was leary anyway looking at myself in the mirror. There are only two microscopic strips of fabric crossing my bare shoulders. The dress is entirely too modern for Holly's taste -- minimal design, black, and clingy. But when I stepped out to show it to firebreatherjen, everyone else in the dressing room demanded that I purchase it. And since it got such wide approval, and since the price was incredible, I did. Now firebreatherjen and I have decided to go to the opera to give me an excuse to wear it. Of course, such an event would require getting accessories for the outfit, like some decent jewelry. Dressing like an adult is a pain.
Current Mood:  drained
Tags: appearance, clothes
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