Cordelia ,'You're Welcome'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I spent $98 on a dress a couple of months ago. Worth every penny. I usually bargain shop, but lately, I've been willing to spend a little more on something that fits better, and looks good on me.
That said, I have plenty of $10 shirts that do me just fine.
I spent $120 on a pair of dress pants last year. I think that's the most I've ever spent on non-footwear, non-jacket attire.
My jeans get the front pocket holes, sometimes back pocket holes, random snags, and holes where the legs are too long and get stepped on.
But those are my GAP jeans. I don't want my Lucky jeans to ever get holey.
Went denim skirt shopping again yesterday. The words "Short denim skirt, not micro short, not distressed" were met every time with a politely regretful no.
Jamaica's about to have a female prime minister. We're a weird lot.
We have daffodil shoots coming up. I'm assuming they're way early, since they keep getting covered in snow.
I'm torn between pride that something I planted is actually growing and worry that something I planted is going to die because New England weather makes no sense.
I can think of plenty of places to spend $100 on a shirt, but I don't shop there. $40 is about my upper limit, and even then it would have to be one hell of a nice shirt.
I had that experience. I didn't used to make holes in my jeans that easily. Then I gained some pounds and had only one pair of lined jeans that fit me. So I wore them all the time. They have quite a few holes now.
Hemp jeans exist.
I would spend $100 on a shirt, if I had extra $100s floating around. Heck, I'd probably flash Gus for $100. I have flashed many people for free in the last few years (while breastfeeding, not like at Mardi Gras or anything).
Tom W, your daffodils will not die. Daffodils have been surviving New England's wacky springs for many years now. The tips of the leaves may yellow, but they will still bloom.
They make lined jeans? I had no idea.
I've dropped hundreds of dollars on a single piece of clothing a few times. I had some hesitation, but I don't regret it at all now. I like liking my clothes. And now that I'm replacing the core of my wardrobe, I'm willing to spend a little more to get it to be something I think I'll like for a long while. Because I never want to shop again.
They're corduroy rather than denim, but Cordaround makes a skirt that might do. I found out about this co. from an SF Chron article yesterday.
sometimes back pocket holes, random snags, and holes where the legs are too long and get stepped on.
Oh yeah, I get those too.
Once I was cutting cardboard with a utility knife and ended up cutting a 1/2 " slit in the leg of a new pair of black jeans. Of course, it got all frayed around the cut, so the hole really stood out.
Sometimes my t-shirts get holes in them when my cat jumps on my back and uses his claws to climb to my shoulder. But usually that only happens to thin and/or worn t-shirts.