It could be in preparation for my trip to Munich in a few weeks, I'm not sure yet. Today at the Rotterdam market, I bought this sweater. It was only five Euros. I'm not sure if I'll ever dare wear it, but it got the approval of my husband.
Since moving to The Netherlands my clothing style has become standard American, Old Navy, Gap. In the past several months I've started wearing running shoes almost everyday. My clothing budget is frugal, and I've come to see the infinite futility in shopping and buying. Fashion has come to bore me ultimately. Where I once prided myself on a unique vintage find in New York, and collected designer clothes from sales at high end boutiques and department stores, I can now wear the same pants several days in a row. It seems common here for people to do the same. I don't think most people in the US would wear the same clothes in the same week.
This afternoon we went on a rare trip to the market in Rotterdam, the largest open air market in Europe. They sell flowers, vegetables and fruits, fish, cheese, clothes, furniture, all manner of gadgets, jewelry, cutlery, bikes, the list goes on, all at reasonable prices. I needed to get out of the house after spending a few hours playing with dolls. It took me a while, but I finally convinced my daughter that we needed to get out. There's a Nepalese guy there who sells "fair trade" Nepalese clothing, and I was on my way to check him out, when I came across a stand selling mostly 1970s polyester, unbreathable and unbearably bright neon garb. My daughter was awed by the glitzy costume dresses, so I decided to take a look, and I ended up with this sweater, a poncho for my daughter, a 1970s biking shirt, and a Fraulein Greta shirt. Pictured, the sweater. It's German, perhaps in preparation for my trip to Munich in a few weeks for an opening of a good friend. I'm not sure if, in my utilitarian fashion mode, I'll ever dare put it on, since I've come to prefer sensible clothes, but it might be fun. I felt the "leaves," and they feel like suede. Ooohhh.
1 comment:
I like it. I think you could totally pull it off. It's a great accessory to jeans that have been worn for the fifth day in a row. (My jeans get the same treatment.) It's fun to dress up, although I'm a little over wearing a suit every day to work.
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