When my mother-in-law moved in, she took over two whole bedroom closets (and one is the width of the room!), and that was after we gave away half of her stuff. Clothes are a big deal!
Not for me. Wearing the same things for years is not problem — excellent quality, classic styles, and natural fibers form the wardrobe backbone with a few inexpensive trendy things to spice things up. It’s what I was taught, and it still makes good sense. (Wool in winter! Neat, warm, durable — can’t be beat, and I’m always a little sad when I put those things away for the summer.)
I bristled against it as a teen, even getting a job at an early age so I could have clothes — more specifically, shoes — Capezio shoes. We weren’t necessarily poor, but money was not squandered on shoes with no support! Every clothing item was examined for quality and durability. The "latest thing" was summarily dismissed with, "That is not practical."
Mom usually derided my fashion comments with, “I had shoes (hat, coat, dress, etc.) like that. There’s nothing new in fashion.” Annoyed no end, I’d huff off because, of course, HER fashion wasn’t anywhere near as hip as this time around. Plus, who wants to wear something her mom wore?Today a blog post lead me to an article about the recent Italian fashion shows. Déjà vu all over again. Only much worse. Mom was right.
“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Matthew 6:31-32
What are you saying? You were soo much into fashion! Who had the Dr.Kildare blouse? The Madras plaid shirts? The capizio shoes? It might be just me but I remember you having every new thing that came out each fall. Of course you did have a job and you bought those things for yourself......I was so envious of your fabulous wardrobe...you may remember that I "borrowed" a few things of yours. I am not proud of that but dang it you had nice clothes!
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