I knew there was never going to be a pretty/cheap way of storing all my clothes. There's just too much stuff and seeing as our new home was never going to be about concealing our posessions in minimal and neat ways, we were just going to have to bite the bullet and let it all hang out. With a tight budget and crappy rental furniture (why do landlords give the shonkiest furniture in the world...) I had to go for something a little non-traditional. Rolling up and stacking all of my dresses/skirts/trousers onto industrial shelving was the only budget way of doing things save for sucking things into scary vacuum packs and stacking them like supermarket meat (*shudder*).
A few weeks in though, my budgeting ways have actually extended beyond my expectations. Now that I wake up and SEE all of my clothes, I suddenly start putting together outfits with really old things and most importantly, I haven't felt the urge to buy anything new and with the exception of the local vintage shop, I haven't actually bought anything for about three weeks which for me is a rarity. I'll just stand in front of this monstrosity for a few seconds and something will catch my eye as I've rolled and stacked them in a way so that nothing is hidden. Everything is suddenly looking a whole lot more appealing. I suppose the same effect would be achieved if I had miles and miles of shiny rails and everything was hanging on them but again, with space/budget issues, this is like the poor man's version.
On the eve of London Fashion Week when I used to be silly and frivolous and want to buy new things because of a 'keeping up with the Joneses' attitude or a trend-chasing mentality where I felt I really wanted something NEW all the time, I'm happy to make do with what I have and go with whatever the rack ejects... This thread on TFS where questions of 'When is it ENOUGH?' are asked, springs to mind immediately. So seeing as it's plain-in-my-face that I'm not actually lacking in clothes, I'm taking a bit of a trendless approach in outfits for fashion week. I'm still pondering my humongous post on the subject of the death of trends, sparked by this indepth JC Report series feature going by the same name. I go back and forth on the subject and constantly have really disparate takes on all the issues related to a loaded statement like that, but speaking about this particular period of time, without the input of new purchases, I'm perfectly content with the stuff that I do have and revelling in it all again even if it's not entirely 'on-trend' (ah...that dreaded word...). Shame on me for not being able to go with peg-legged trews, stunning/shocking stilettos and Givenchy-esque dressy blouses...
