In the grand scheme of the things going on in my life personally (and the world in general) right now, fashion seems so incredibly trivial. Previously, I spent little time, energy or thought on fashion and apparel. Paradoxically, however, this “diet” is causing me to think, talk, write about, and expend more energy on apparel-related “stuff” than I ever would have prior to the diet… go figure.
I don’t think I’m alone in this, however. Although we’ve all sworn off clothing purchases, somehow our blogs are filled with descriptions of expensive cashmere sweaters, high-fashion dresses, premium jeans, trendy skirts and the best fashion-related web sites.
Ironic, isn’t it… logging onto TGAAD and reading about everyone’s beloved brands of apparel, go-to clothing stores and favorite clothes purchases? It’s akin to listening to friends’ vivid descriptions of their favorite cookies, best-loved desserts and preferred chocolatiers when you’re on a low-calorie no-carb diet!
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Cathy, have you seen a few of the posts that talk more about the origin’s of apparel? I think people are really re-thinking materialism (some people are). I especially loved hearing about http://www.thestoryofstuff.com, super interesting. I recently read a wonderful book called Tinsel. It is about our consumer society. I think there is more to this blog than people talking aobut clothes they covet and more about the origins of style and how apparel makes them feel. Ultimately it is a statement on our society in genearl.