Fatshionista

I have a confession to make: I'm buying clothes again. I have a huge bag of clothes that don't fit my body or my style, including several dresses I can't afford not to sell. I should deal with those before I buy anything new. I should start taking better care of my clothes before I buy anything new, always hanging them up, ironing the skirts. I should have more money before I buy anything new.

But there's something about fall that just brings on the clothes lust. I can't be the only one, right? Fall sends me prowling for tights, corduroy jackets, sweaters, clothes in shades of black and grey. I ordered those "cable knit" tights we won't do the honor of linking, the ones that turned out to be a cable PRINT and disappointed everyone monumentally, in black and grey. I ordered merino wool sweaters and herringbone skirts from Target, in black and grey -- probably setting myself up for another disappointment, what with the straight sizing, but my autumn clothes-lust knows no reason. I bought arm warmers. God help me, I bought jewelry. We need groceries. Gas is up to three dollars a gallon. I want this skirt . I want red shoes.

What is it about fall? Am I just insulating myself against a generally cold and dark few months? I think I tend to feel like clothes make the difference between a forbidding season and a cozy one. What would really make the difference, of course, is being able to afford the heating bill. But that's not how I think this time of year.

Readers have left 4 comments.

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I think I tend to feel like clothes make the difference between a forbidding season and a cozy one.

I think you just nailed it.

And I've been buying clothes like mad this season, with the excuse that Lexapro has made me a different size this year than last. But I haven't managed the ill-fitting shit in my closet well, either. Bleh.

Kate Harding (Author) • 2007-11-08 09:23:27

No.2 Fall clothes

I really like the Isaac Mizrahi fall offerings...

I'm kind of enamored of the peter-pan-collared dress. It's total Wednesday Addams, which some of the reviewers found disturbing but which I find fetish-tastically awesome. To each her own.

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Willamina (Unregistered) • 2007-11-08 09:48:34

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I'm kinda laughing because all of those things would amount to one fabulous coat. ;-) I feel the same way when the seasons change. Almost like spring cleaning, I think of it as a way to honor the change.

kc (Author) • 2007-11-08 22:26:25

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I think I tend to feel like clothes make the difference between a forbidding season and a cozy one

Totally agree. I've been making up for the gloom of fall by buying colours. There is enough gray without me adding to it (although I love me some gray and think it can be very cozy). Lately I've been obsessed with purple for fall and have a new long sleeved tee, hoodie, and scarf in varying shades.

Erin Bee (Author) • 2007-11-09 01:26:31