I like texture - I like clothes that make you want to touch them, be it the smooth softness of leather, or the course weave of tweed. Tactile is good.

I'm obsessed with... probably everything..

It's a good thing that I can't really afford to go clothes shopping all the time, otherwise I might be clothes shopping all the time. I have a problem with book buying. I'll read one, buy 10, read one of those, and instead of reading the remaining 9, I'll go buy 10 more.

I manage to resist the buying compulsion with clothes, but only because a book never seems as expensive. 1 book for $15-20. 1 shirt - my kind of shirt - for $40 -70. DAMMIT.

So easy in high school when I was ALL about the Salvation Army. I could buy TONS of clothes. But now I lack the patience to go to thrift stores. Vintage stores, sure, but a lot of the time the clothes is still pricey and I get really pissed of a dress I just bought falls apart on me after the first wear.

Ah, how I hate fashion but how I love individual styles. I covet someone with an amazing sense of style. But sadly my tastes lean towards the pricey these days.

I used to mad crazy sweater shopping. LOVE sweaters. But now I'm all about finding the perfect A-line skirts. And blouses. Because of my body shape, the blouses tend to drape off of my chest, and then do not sit snug on my waist. I need really well tapered blouses designed for my specfiic body type. Heh.

Shoes. Because I walk everywhere, I ruin shoes really, really quickly. And after some mad shoe shopping a few months ago I'm not at a point where I need a new shoe collection. Flats and airy for Spring. Back to the garment district I go, I think.

And Jeans. I LOVE JEANS. And so far the only jeans that look good on me are (shudder) Gap jeans. They just flatter. And I need at least two new pairs.

That's right: NEED. Not want. NEED.

Recently I've also been obsessed with silks. I really want light silk blouses and raw silk skirts. Mmm, raw silk.

Like Chris, I love textures.

I posted about my obsessions, but it never stuck to the page. It was a lot to type, but I'll have to tell you about it later.

I'll tease it with a little "I've been working an estate sale, and there were lots of cute things that didn't fit my small feet. :(" I'll be working there tomorrow... Looking at getting some great new old books. Lady was well-read and well traveled.. yada yada...

That was the gist of my original post.

I'll talk to everyone about it later.

P.S. You'd think that San Clemente would be warmer than LA, but nooo...

You're kidding, right? I don't think I've ever seen San Clemente anything but overcast and cool.

Can't wait to hear about the finds! Estate Sales. Wheeeeeeeee.

I have too many, waaaay too many. :blush:

At the moment it's BOOTS...I just noticed that one of my fave shopping sites has their boots at 25% off. I want some -- rain boots, ankle boots, high heeled boots, knee high boots and on and on.

I need another pair of boots like I need a hole in the head. I still have boots from last winter that I haven't worn, John Madden chocolate brown suede go-go boots. They'd be perfect for a swanker outing.

I'm also into the solid color ribbed cotton w/stretch sweater turtlenecks. I have black (of course) grey and burgundy. I would like some in cream, tan and brown.

I'm into the scarf thing too. I love silk scarves and I've been on a warm winter scarf buying binge (hats and gloves too).

Jackets, coats, blazers, down vests. Can't pass up a sale on a cute coat.

Shoes, shoes, shoes. I just got a pair of really cute Kenneth Cole shiny red loafers...I love red shoes.

Hmmm...if we do end up moving to London I'm going to be at the mercy of so many more obsessions, I can just feel it. A whole new shopping world will open up before me ~ Harvey Nichols, Space NK, Selfridges....what's a girl to do?!:D

You know, I feel like I "need" to buy some Sevens or Papers or Citizens or whatever. But, want to see a fashion DON'T, put me in a pair. Those jeans were NOT meant for my body! I laugh whenever I try any of those brands - and others - on. It is really a sad sight. At least I know it! I could be running around in those things being laughed at in the same way I was laughing at the woman at UVA in bright green pants with BC BG bedazzled on her butt.

I know. I'm mean. See that "bad" thread I started. :evil: