My obsessions...

[Prudence]

I don't have a clothing fetish -- but I'm addicted to fabric. I have tub after tub of wool, linen, even some silk. And no time to make anything. ARG! And stuff keeps going on sale.

And we won't even discuss gourmet chocolates.

[Not Afraid]

In Winter, I wear black ribbed turtlenecks almost every day. My favorite look is with jeans cuffed and my knee-high Fluevogs. But, I will also wear knee-length skirts and boots or just black pants. I dress up the boring color selection with scarves. I have a TON of both winter and summer scarves that I have picked up in Paris or other travel destination. Nothing makes an outfit unique like a scarf.

Now, with Spring stuff coming out, the only think I obsess about is white and black. I really hate spring colors. They look awful on me. Summer will be better.

[€uroMeinke]

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.

[blueerica]

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

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

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.

[blueerica]

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...

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by blueerica

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.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by blueerica

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...

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

[MerryPrankster]

I have too many, waaaay too many.

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.

[blueerica]

Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

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

I don't know if there's too much more to add, but here's what I went home with from the sale:

A knit cap. Fuzzy bucket cap. Beige knit scarf. Blue-green purse. Purple purse with gold design on front. Coral necklace, deep crimsony color. Red-beaded necklace. Two sets of earrings for the aunt, whose birthday is upcoming

That was all. I wanted more books, but by the time I left, I was fried & didn't want to take much home. :le sigh: