Boring but necessary?
It occurred to me yesterday that the most boring ‘pieces’ (fashion speak alert!) I own are the most useful and the stuff I turn to most often. Like this:
LK Bennett Gail Pencil Skirt £125
Yes: they will usually be black, unexciting and mundane. But sadly (in terms of my own life and opportunity) that makes them the most wearable. I suppose it loosely ties in with the whole minimal wardrobe / capsule thing. I have reached this state of affairs following several grapples with my wardrobe last year which resulted in a pretty neat wardrobe - if I do say so myself – but also in a huge, indeterminate and unwieldy ‘bag of doom’. Like a restless sea, the bag of doom is a constantly shifting creature. The bag of doom contains stuff which, at any moment in time, is out of favour because:
(a) it doesn’t suit my current mood or preferences; (b) it is say, green, and my capsule is taupe (OCD overload); (c) it is more 'individual' / detailed etc - which means more effort is required to contrive an interesting outfit. And time, sadly, is what I lack. I dare not ditch the 'bag of doom' entirely, as come the following month (sometimes even the following week), something in it will call to me, or an inner voice of my own will cry out for something red, something purple, and the contents will suddenly go from ‘banished’ to ‘most necessary’.
This does result in a rather large and unsightly storage problem - but, putting that aside, it’s the best compromise I have been able to come up with in my 40-odd years. Thankfully that’s just what Ikea blue bags, and spare rooms (and wasted hours scurrying between the two) were made for, no?
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Putting aside the boring but necessary (and the fact that I actually need a replacement black pair!), let’s look at the unnecessary but attractive. I want these:
Yes: they will usually be black, unexciting and mundane. But sadly (in terms of my own life and opportunity) that makes them the most wearable. I suppose it loosely ties in with the whole minimal wardrobe / capsule thing. I have reached this state of affairs following several grapples with my wardrobe last year which resulted in a pretty neat wardrobe - if I do say so myself – but also in a huge, indeterminate and unwieldy ‘bag of doom’. Like a restless sea, the bag of doom is a constantly shifting creature. The bag of doom contains stuff which, at any moment in time, is out of favour because:
(a) it doesn’t suit my current mood or preferences; (b) it is say, green, and my capsule is taupe (OCD overload); (c) it is more 'individual' / detailed etc - which means more effort is required to contrive an interesting outfit. And time, sadly, is what I lack. I dare not ditch the 'bag of doom' entirely, as come the following month (sometimes even the following week), something in it will call to me, or an inner voice of my own will cry out for something red, something purple, and the contents will suddenly go from ‘banished’ to ‘most necessary’.
This does result in a rather large and unsightly storage problem - but, putting that aside, it’s the best compromise I have been able to come up with in my 40-odd years. Thankfully that’s just what Ikea blue bags, and spare rooms (and wasted hours scurrying between the two) were made for, no?
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Putting aside the boring but necessary (and the fact that I actually need a replacement black pair!), let’s look at the unnecessary but attractive. I want these:
Russell & Bromley Chester loafer - blue - £165
Or possibly all 3. (Disclaimer: I don't work for Russell & Bromley, I just have an unhealthy addiction to their wares.) As well as pondering the likely cost per wear of red, blush and pale blue respectively (likely candidates for the bag of doom if ever I saw any), I am currently evaluating what else I could spend £495 on, should I just happen to have that at my disposal. To be continued... * * * * * * *
Or possibly all 3. (Disclaimer: I don't work for Russell & Bromley, I just have an unhealthy addiction to their wares.) As well as pondering the likely cost per wear of red, blush and pale blue respectively (likely candidates for the bag of doom if ever I saw any), I am currently evaluating what else I could spend £495 on, should I just happen to have that at my disposal. To be continued... * * * * * * *
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