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My style has become so terribly pointless. I do not even have any excuse - like 「it's too hot to think of any better」, or 「life's too much stress right now」, or 「I'm out of inspiration」. None.

I have been thinking about buying cheap vs. buying labels and designers a lot lately. I have been in a slump ever since, because my >>standards<< have somewhat risen exponentially to the amount of money I actually have. Le sigh.

I am sick of buying disposable and easily replacable basics. Think of it, we are buying the same things, the same forms and fabrics over and over again, like that cotton T-shirt in blue, iridescent yellow or tie-dye turquoise with sequins. Or that slip-on polyester dress in black, or acid-wash green with drawstrings, or a boat-neck instead of a V-neck. We get insulted when our friends observe that we do have that same dress already, to which we would say "no, look, the cut/color/hem/detail/[insert your own feature] is comple-te-ly different"! We layer cotton over polyester-blend over cotton/rayon.

Okay, maybe it's less "we", more particularly "I". Because from here on I don't want to waste money, time, space, nor effort for useless stuff anymore. My style should begin with the shopping. I want to shop for things that make me stylish, not things that I have to twist and turn to make stylish by amassing things to complement it, which in turn need other things to complement them satisfactorily, and so on (this applies mostly to clothes, less accessories). You could also say, I got lazy and want things to match that lifestyle. Harr.

End of story.


P.S.: Did someone get my point??? If so, please say "here"!

P.P.S.: That's not my laundry hanging around there in the pics! What would the girl say if she knew...