The Intentional Wardrobe. Wah?

Remember back in the day when you’re great grandma or whoever would wear the same outfit every day of the week? When you had one work dress and one fancy dress that you would only wear on a real special occassion. Then one day somebody created a Walgreens, then a Wal-Mart and all of a sudden you’re wearing American flag t-shirts that have Made in Vietnam typed on the tag. Well, in an effort to “confront consumerism”, a lady in Seattle got smart and designed a simple brown dress that she wore every day for an entire year, even managing to make it into an entirely different outfit each day. She documented her experience on a website, Little Brown Dress. I really admire this woman, probably because I know I could never do it. I don’t have the fashion sense for one thing, and my sewing machine still has yet to be officially “broken in” since I got it as an xmas gift a few years ago. I haven’t even sewn curtians on it. However, Mitch’s girlfriend, Sayaka, got me a really neat sewing book last xmas…really nice simple modern skirt and pant patterns. *sigh*…one day.

She’s moved on to a different project now, wearing only the things she has made herself.