Confession I am an impulsive shopper. I say “impulsive, not compulsive.” I don’t have the urge to go buy something nice for myself every week. However, after extensive self-analyses, I do realize that I tend to be impulsive when I do get in the mood to shop. The times when I am most vulnerable to impulsive shopping are when I’m in a bad mood. I remember distinctly how I was under this black cloud one day several years ago and I went to Macy’s and promptly purchased an ankle-length denim jacket – totally impractical and totally Matrix-like. As I was strutting out on 34th St and 7th Avenue in my hot new jacket, my mood skyrocketed to 100. Such is the power of purchasing something at the right moment to temper the blues.
Yet another example of how I am just one of many among the malleable herds, I too am very easily swayed by visuals and suggestions and media. As mentioned in previous post, I am currently watching this korean drama. One side effect of watching such dramas is that you always get into a more superficial state of mind as you ponder such important matters as the type of hair you’d like, the type of shirt, the next cute outfit you’d like to put on. The underlying message of all these dramas is, “you can have a million different things going on in your life, your life could be an absolute disaster, your relationships are failing left and right, but HEY, you can look cute through it all.” Indeed, more and more I think I’m falling prey to that mentality. No matter what, I better look good while life is happening.
Actually something that I’ve always fantasized about is to give my closet an overhaul. I would like to give away all unused clothing and decide on a “look” for myself. I don’t know what look I should settle for. Should it be the sex kitten look? Nah…too obvious and over the top. Should it be the over-accessorized Japanese look? Too cutesy and cheesy. The classy Ann Taylor or Talbots look? Yawner. The Forever 21 pop teen chick look? I’m 10 years too old for it now. =( This is why I’ve always kept my style more fluid and eclectic, because my look tends to match my fluctuating moods. I think I tend to wear comfortable casual clothing, but I think I need to go it up a notch. Comfort and casual is sometimes a thin line away from sloppy. Oh well, perhaps I will never decide on the “look” that I should have, but I don’t want to be one of those people who wears a black turtleneck for the rest of their lives as a fashion statement. It would be too monotonous for my ADD tendency.
The other side to my fantasy of overhauling my closet is to pare it down to the absolute essentials. I’m not sure why it is that I need 20 pairs of shoes, 30 pairs of pants, 40 skirts, a bazillion gazillion tops to function and operate. I say I am not materialistic, but here I have a walk-in closet that I find too small!! Sometimes my own excesses surprise me when I bother to think and reflect on it.
3 comments:
I completely agree with you on this one. Buy hotter clothes and make yourself hotter! Don't forget makeup manicures and pedicures. A new haircut may do you good as well. And one last thing.... GO TO THE GYM!!!KJ!:@LK!J@:LK!!*(*&!*&!&*^@&*@^!!!!!!!!!!
Okay okay, you can forgo all the other ones but GO TO THE GYM!!!!! Why is it so hard for you to just go to the gym??!!!?!?!!!!!
...this is a rather impressive and thorough analysis of your closet and shopping mentality. i don't think you're materialistic at all. somehow your closet, though so FULL, doesn't seem excessive to me either. how about just try to conserve your resources for school, instead of being too bothered(i know it's fun to analyze) about your overflowing closet. after all, you have lived for almost 3 decades, so you accumulate STUFF!
oh the other hand, i dont know where all my stuff are. i ought to have more clothes than what i have in my closet. but i dont know where they all went! now i feel like i'm down to 1 good pair of pants i can wear to work!
btw, buying things when you feel blue helps, i too agree.
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