My daily, as opposed to dressup, uniform is a t-shirt (usually with a silly saying or graphic), hiking pants (or occasionally black jeans), wool hiking socks, and athletic shoes. If it's cold, I'll toss on my extra thick black and silver paisley hoodie. Do I look great? No. Am I super comfortable and in clothes and shoes that help my arthritis? Hells, yes.
brutal honesty timeishitpineconesJanuary 26 2010, 19:03:21 UTC
if you know these people and can find a tactful way to ask, please post the answers. I want to understand, but my imagination fails me. I mean, I don't expect everyone to run around in velvet (though I can't understand why they wouldn't. Mine is a rich, shimmery brown today) but what leads a person to dress in such a banal way? I do not get it.
Kay, no offense, but that's reeeeeeeeeeeeeally pretentious.
Between working two jobs and going to school full time, I can barely be arsed to get out of bed at 6:30 in the morning, let alone worry about the "shimmeryness" of my clothes. If it's on my floor and doesn't smell too bad, I'll put it on. Put the hair up, get my ass out the door before I miss my bus.
On the weekends when I'm out with friends, I usually make an attempt to look nice, if I'm not too tired from work to care. But during the week? Don't generally give a shit. I usually end up covered in either motor oil (dealership job) or soup (panera) anyway.
Did you really mean banal? That feels judgmental. Is there an implication that someone who dresses in a manner that you don't find comfortable doesn't look great? Or shouldn't feel great about how they look?
I'm a jeans, t-shirt, hoodie and jacket kind of girl. The shoes are sketchers flat, no socks. Do I look in the mirror and think I look great? Sometimes I do.I feel like I've gotten the groove of Seattle Tech girl/ College Student down.
We could have a long conversation about my different modes of dress and how I've learned to control reaction and work/school through my attire. But in the end, I wear what I'm comfortable with and think I'm far from banal.
Right now I'm wearing grey sweats, a grey t-shirt, and an olive fleece pullover. I look like crap, I admit. But I'm warm & comfortable, it's easy, and I don't care if these clothes get dirty from making food/dealing with kids/cleaning the house.
I would *love* to look fabulous all the time - especially if I could be warm and comfy at the same time. But frankly nice clothes in my size are rare & usually expensive, and time-consuming to find.
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Kay, no offense, but that's reeeeeeeeeeeeeally pretentious.
Between working two jobs and going to school full time, I can barely be arsed to get out of bed at 6:30 in the morning, let alone worry about the "shimmeryness" of my clothes. If it's on my floor and doesn't smell too bad, I'll put it on. Put the hair up, get my ass out the door before I miss my bus.
On the weekends when I'm out with friends, I usually make an attempt to look nice, if I'm not too tired from work to care. But during the week? Don't generally give a shit. I usually end up covered in either motor oil (dealership job) or soup (panera) anyway.
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Is there an implication that someone who dresses in a manner that you don't find comfortable doesn't look great? Or shouldn't feel great about how they look?
I'm a jeans, t-shirt, hoodie and jacket kind of girl. The shoes are sketchers flat, no socks. Do I look in the mirror and think I look great? Sometimes I do.I feel like I've gotten the groove of Seattle Tech girl/ College Student down.
We could have a long conversation about my different modes of dress and how I've learned to control reaction and work/school through my attire. But in the end, I wear what I'm comfortable with and think I'm far from banal.
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I would *love* to look fabulous all the time - especially if I could be warm and comfy at the same time. But frankly nice clothes in my size are rare & usually expensive, and time-consuming to find.
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