O.K. so this week’s poll is a wrap. The winner goes to the casual top–62% of you said it’s what you own the most of in your closet. I don’t know about you but the casual top category has been the death of my debit card over the years. Whenever I have a jonesin’ for a polyester pick-me-up what better to feed that urge than a cheap casual top. It’s like a Kit-Kat bar at the checkout counter at the grocery store just screamin’ “take me home, I’m lonely.” It’s a spontaneous decision–the People magazine or the Kit-Kat bar? The Kit-Kat always wins. Don’t get me wrong, I like my People Magazine I just prefer it free at the gym or in the gynocologists office. The casual top for me is often spontaneous because it’s usually cheaper than a sweater or a blouse and it promises so much. It can be playful, outrageous or just plain trashy and it doesn’t take a big chunk out of the budget. This behavior, this spontaneous feel good item for which I imbue so much expectation is exactly what I am aiming to get away from once I’m shopping again. I look at it this way. The casual top is like a gateway drug… it leads to more shopping, more consumption and confusion–expecially if it comes in a print. My motto–just say no to the casual top impulse. Say no to buying without trying, say no to made in China, say no to trendy and say no to anything that looks ten years younger than your age. If it’s not something you are sure you’ll wear at least once a week walk away, take a breath and ask yourself—do I need this? That’s my two cents, or call it five.
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