in the event that i was actually in the mood to spend some moolah, i wouldn't mind picking up a piece of jewelry like any of the above by laura lombardi jewelry. her etsy shop is full of similarly chic pieces, many of them fashioned out of that finest of materials, my favorite, gold (yum yum!). the last of the pieces shown above i spotted on wikstenmade. my my, jenny gordy, do you ever have good taste...
i've asked this before, many many times...but as the recession digs in deeper i am becoming more and more curious. so i am checking in again with all of you.
have you stopped shopping?
or cut back on your shopping significantly?
or changed your shopping ways, in general?
at all?
if so, why? if not, why not?
why am i asking this?
well...
lately, i have found myself turning away from buying new items at retail in a big way. i walk by lots of lovely stores (this is new york city after all!) but i cannot motivate myself to walk into any of them.
i feel like this lack of interest in shopping has a few sources in my psyche:
one: we just moved from san francisco to new york (back at the end of march), into a significantly more expensive abode than the one we had in san francisco. as such, i'm thinking about ways to save money, and buying lots of clothes kind of goes against that feeling that i need to budget.
two: this is related to one...i'm finding much more focused on all things interior, choosing to spend what disposable income we have on outfitting or embellishing the apartment rather than trying to stuff more clothes into my teensy closet.
three: i am unmoved by what's on offer at the moment at most of the big retailers. either it's too bland, or it doesn't suit my style. for instance, those platform gladiator sandals. or the grunge "look". i like what i have already, and i don't see anything that i want to buy new, so why bother looking with any seriousness?
four: building upon three... i am fairly happy with what i already own, i don't *NEED* anything. i'm "shopping my own closet" and all that.
six: i am too busy chasing a little baby girl (who is nearly a toddler!) around to think about clothes as much for the time being. also, my friend lisa thinks that my prolonged, severe state of sleep deprivation (see: little girl and her penchant for not sleeping) is contributing to my disinterest in current fashions or shopping. i told her...that getting sleep doesn't mean i am going to somehow suddenly perk up and tow the current fashion party line (i.e., even if i manage to score some zzz, i'm not going to suddenly start sporting those terrible platform gladiator sandals!!).
five: i suppose i am feeling the current zeitgeist of not shopping, of cutting back, that just seems to be in the air these days. the feeling is palpable. it just hangs there in the air like a raincloud...
so, again, anyway:
do you feel it too, this current cultural movement away from shopping? is the recession affecting you (or your habits) at all? if so, how?
-i think there's a mini-trend (or maybe not?) here in NYC (or maybe other places too??) for retro gold digital watches. on women at least. maybe men too? like this one. i'm *obsessed*. for one, they are gold, and gold is just,, to me, perfect. and they have this nerdy feel to them...which i love. i am a big, big nerd. i love it when things are a little bit geeky or awkward, fashion-wise. i saw a random gal wearing one in chelsea somewhere several weeks ago, and just couldn't forget about it. then i went for a haircut at soon beauty labs west (they are like, right around the corner from our pad, NICE!) and one of the stylists there was sporting one. she was this adorable asian gal, and the rest of her outfit was pretty killer too: a twee, fitted striped tank that had a bib applique trimmed with ruffles on the front, a gold necklace with a digital watch pendant (!!!), a navy blue tulip-shaped skirt that fell to the knee, and a tiny-fit vintage acid washed denim jacket. plus gold leather sandals. it all looked so, so superb together. like, i would wear absolutely everything she had on. and have, in some variation. anyway: i got me one, actually, two...and i am planning on wearing them together... -can all those crazy insane strappy super high heels (with platforms!!) go away?? please? now?? i know you all are wearing them and love them...but when you're accosted with them on just about everyone in a massive city like new york, you sort of get overloaded. some of them i am sure are nice (in design or material makeup), but so many of them look like first-century hooker shoes (to me, anyway). and you know what? teetering around uncomfortably looks...uncomfortable. i guess comfortable isn't in these days, eh? guess i'm way, way out. :)