According to The Huffington Post..."Fashionable women would do well to raid their boyfriends' closets come fall, judging from the looks shown Sunday at New York Fashion Week."
"Menswear influences were everywhere during the week of previews..."
"Diane von Furstenberg confessed to the crowd she has a more masculine side. 'I always wanted to live a man's life in a woman's body...'"
Yadda, yadda, yadda.
If women are encouraged to raid their boyfriend's closets, is that a signal for men to raid their girlfriend's closets?
Not that there is anything wrong with that in this day and age, but it may be problematical for many men because milady's wear is likely to be too small for milady wannabes.
I know that the items hanging on my spouse's side of our closet will not fit me. I learned the hard way that there is a world of difference between a size 6 and a size 16.
Since raiding my spouse's closet will be for naught, I have to buy my own women's wear, which is exactly what I did yesterday.
I have been eyeing the dress pictured above ever since Newport-News began showing it in its catalogs. A few weeks ago, the price dropped from $89 to $39. Then over the weekend, Newport-News had a 25% off sale, which lowered the price to $29.25, so with credit card on hand, I pounced. And in a few days, I will have some new women's apparel in my size to add to my side of our closet.
That's interesting, click on the link to go to the Newport News site, and you're presented with four choices: Regular, Petite, Tall and Womens.
ReplyDeleteNice of them to cater for the regular, petite and tall blokes, shame there's only one womens version for the poor girls. And it's more expensive too. Or have I missed some nuance of dress sizing from across the pond?
Good purchase BTW, if my chequebook had dollars in it I might be tempted to follow your example.