Call me a diva if you’d like, but I have very strict rules when it comes to my clothing. Rule 1: never wear the same thing within a two week period (jeans and jackets are an exception). Rule 2: no one borrows my clothes, if they do it’s a trade, but only with close friends. Rule 3: Never spend over $35 on a shirt or $120 on jeans. But, France is starting to change me…
When I’m in the mall or the city center shopping, I can’t help but notice how much money people spend on clothes. No one acts surprised when their total is 300euro. Who are these people?! What do they do in order to spend this much money every time they go shopping? No one looks at the price tags and no one discriminates against certain stores. It’s totally normal to see an old woman looking at the same clothes as me now. When I’m at school, I’m not shocked to see people in the same outfit they wore last week. Whatttttt?! That is the ultimate crime!!! What are these people thinking?
White at a party hosted by the BDI, I met my French buddy, Salima. I had a million questions for her. First I asked her about their shopping spending habits. She couldn’t speak for everyone but she explained that she worked her entire summer break and spent about half of her savings on a wardrobe for the fall and winter. Most of her friends did the same. She said she didn’t mind paying much for some things because she’d wear them multiple times and worked hard. She then went on to explain that the things I see people wearing multiple times are probably very expensive and they want to get their worth out of it. These shopping trips only happen one or two times a year. So maybe ill take a lesson or two from the French: reward myself for my hard work and take more appreciation in fashion. However, I’m still not sharing my clothes with anyone.