The Great American Apparel Diet
no buying for one year

Mar 30

Still Here:(or) A Single Dress

Shout out for TGAAD from the big ol’ soggy apple. New York is still on the diet (thanks for checking in Sally), with the not so guilty addition of one really great dress. Yes, I caved. But my acquisition had more to do with staying true to a personal morale instead of falling all heavy hedonist. Breaking a rule can be a revelation. It’s not the idea of rigid abstinence versus glutinous consumerism that attracts me to this diet. That is a very American idea which I resist intuitively. No. To me it is not that all or nothing mentality. Why are French women so svelte? Portion size. Eating for pleasure. Slowly. There is a quality of life that accompanies this attitude which is totally pertinent to our fearless leaders’ experiment we call TGAAD. Thinking about what we purchase. Knowing that we are enhancing our life and increasing our pleasure, our confidence, and our power as well-dressed women (or men). [Note: Tom Ford and Colin Firth are gods. Go see A Single Man. Now.] Now, looking good, and feeling like a billion bucks, we can be inspired. We can do what we love, even if it’s just take our ten year old to fourth grade, or laugh with our supervisor about the latest bureaucratic biznatch over turkey on spelt, or conjugating verbs. So, yes, I bought a beautiful navy silk Doo Ri mini. And I’m still going strong.