Wardrobe under Siege

Ever since I spent most of my formative years attending schools requiring a uniform I have had a difficult time buying clothing for myself. There is something very liberating about waking up in the morning and not having to guess what to wear. I still have a complex about wearing anything without a collar such as t-shirts but 20 years seems to have softened that to the point where I can actually go outside in a t-shirt and not feel completely odd. It's a pity that Garanimals are not available for adults as this would alleviate my problem.

The current crisis is that the staple of my wardrobe, the Gap's black womens size 6 regular classic fit jean, is apparently being discontinued. Discontinued?! How can the Gap do this to me?! What will I wear? The uniform of my adult life has been black jeans, doc maartens, turtleneck and sweater or polo shirt. When we were in Kayenta, AZ waiting to go on a tour of Monument Valley the tour guide thought we were German as, I suppose, only furriners would be dumb enough to wear black clothing in a desert in the summertime. No, Mr. Crawley, it's all I ever wear since my legs haven't seen sunlight in 10 years and I'm not about to start wearing shorts now.

I'll just have to settle for a pair of mens black jeans and hope they fit.

15 Mar 2002 at 11:53, Helsinki