So, as I said before this blog will be about things on my mind and today having trouble fitting into things I want to purchase at a retail clothing store.
Today, after being bored for about a month or so (Context: I was working in South Korea for the past year as a guest English teacher to elementary school kids. Recently came home to South Africa and now I have no job and decided to go do a little shopping with a little of the money I saved while I was away) I decided to go to a shopping mall to one of my favourite stores to browse and maybe do some shopping. Nothing Major (I'm a little bad at spending money on myself)
So off I went into this store. Now let me tell you a bit about this store. It imports clothing from China and sells it at fairly reasonable prices in comparison to other clothing stores. The clothes are youthful and fun. Lots of colour. Lots of opportunity to mix and match and because its so cheap, I'm able to but a lot and make various outfits without spending too much on each item. A lot for a little... just the way I like it.
So here I am in my favourite store after being away for a year and the shop is filled with fabulous looking clothes THAT DON'T FIT ME!!!!
How absolutely frustrating. And no. I know what you're thinking. It's not because I gained a ton of weight and so I shouldn't complain. It's because of these Asian sizes that the clothing comes in. Now, I'm not being racist this is fact. I know because I spent a year with Asians. Their traditional diet and good genes means that most of them are slim and very few are even a little over-weight. This causes a chain-reaction that has now, clearly effected me and made me very sad...
Asians ----> Healthy diet -----> tiny waist lines and 'itty - bitty' little bums ----> the production of smaller sizes even though it remains labeled as (S, M, L, XL) -----> export of large quantities of cheaply produced textiles (cheap labour and mass producing factories - another blog topic) -----> countries whose manufacturing and textile industries have become redundant due to the rapid growth of the equivalent Asian industries import these cheap textiles and sell them to retailers ----> unsuspecting, excited, bargain-hunting consumer fits on clothes in the fitting-rooms only to be disappointed and forced to buy a bigger size ---> feeling fat and taking a blow to your self-image and eating ice-cream and croissants to make yourself feel better.
So that's my rant for today... thoughts???
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This is the look I was trying to recreate today (minus the hair - although I love it) |
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I love these coloured pants but refuse to wear a size that I know I am not .... |
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Great skirt - party in the front; business in the back |
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A really cute lace shirt I would love to own |
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