Whilst music and art are very important in my life, and I am very aware of colours and what I like and dont like, I made a choice years ago, that whatever money I could save and work for , would go on experiences and travel. Therefore I took myself out of the fashion latest situation, whilst still being aware of what was around. My efforts were to notice what was the colour this year, or shape or whatever and then thing, which of my things might be something like that. They were kept to go out in to any meetings or parties or whatever and that was all. Have had a few great things from charity shops, notably my wonderful sky blue shirtwaister silk blouse, which has been used for years now, teamed with black velvet trousers for evenings or whatever I thought went well with it. Occasionally I would find that whatever I was wearing happened to be the latest fashion and would be asked where I bought it and how long ago. Usually the answer was about 5 years before and from a charity shop!! But live long enough and what goes around comes around. I once had a rich purple jumpsuit, sleeveless but with some diamonte on it. I had copper hair then and it looked quite good when singing in somewhere like a nightclub. However the downside was the hassle of having to more or less strip to go to the loo, so have no envy of the women wearing it now, but perhaps they have been made with velcro openers or whatever. We are all different and I have a very good friend who is always dressed very well and appropriately and looks so smart whenever you meet her, morning, noon or night! I always feel a scruff when we meet, whatever I am wearing, but for her underneath she is quite shy. So for her the right clothing and looking at herself in the mirror without a hair out of place makes her feel more comfortable. What ever floats your boat, so I shall still breeze on travelling in my unfashionable but comfortable clothes . so long as they are clean and I am clean, that is all I ask.
