The Price Of Quitting The Game

[bels]

uh.. That jigsaw linen coat that I bought then returned just went on further discount to #98.

Honestly sort of probably going to have to buy that. I said to myself when I returned it that I would if it went any cheaper. Hmm =|

[teck]

damn i get real scared because i know deep down i do need to buy stuff. i justify it because of all the things there are out there, clothes is one of the few things i allow an indulgence. im not a big traveler, i hate cars, i think owning a home in this economy to be risky. im not a foodie.

humans are built for desire, our insatiable need drives forward our speices and we turn that desire into things, whether it be the will to crush another hominid's skull or build an internet start up.

the sublimation of these desires, and the awareness and channeling of this energy i feel is healthy.

even in buddhism it's not prescribed that we all become bodhisatvas. we follow our path as best we can and hope to graduate to the nxt lvl the next go around.

i do feel a bit of guilt because i do have a hefty amount of cc debt, but its being paid off. plus my student loans are nearly paid off.

however if i were to do no cop i'd simply need to avoid the weekends. most weekdays im too busy/tired to do anything. saturday afternoon is the danger time and i would need to chain myself to something to keep from copping.

[bels]

Are you saying most of your cops are in person shop floor? I guess you live in NY so that's possible.

[teck]

yea most of my cops are in person. almost every brand is here so its feasible. part of the fun is getting on a bike or subway and going from place to place, considering, looking, looking again, putting on hold. its a fun excuse to criss cross the city. gives you a mission parameter for the level.

i also do a lot of consignment-ing, and the thrill of finding a brand i like is fun. however it also means that i end up opportunity buying, rather than considerate buying

[Syeknom]

Fuck this is really hard to ignore

[starfox64]

buying things in person is, in the long-run, probably better for your wallet. as long as you can don't succumb to the pressures of the salespeople, it's so much better to touch and try on a garment. the number of times i've bought something sight unseen and been disappointed with it or had it not fit is frustratingly high, and it's probably better to just buy stuff that you like at full price than swing and miss a bunch of times over the 'net.

there's a pair of white ervell jeans on sale but only sizes 30 and 32 and the model looks really terrible (you can see the outlines of all the pockets) and apparently they fit really slim. but normally i wear size 30 jeans, so should i size up to 32 or would that be too loose? i've been burned enough times that i'm not going to buy them but part of me is saying that this is such a good deal.

i dunno, i think i'm getting to a point where i'm willing to pay full price for a few things each season just to know that i'm getting what i want and i don't have to gamble with sizing.

also monkeys you should buy that sweater. the guy who cuts my hair has a tat that says 'monkeys' and has a picture of a monkey above it. pretty lolzy, although i think he has a full sleeve now so it's not quite as funny.

[can-]

this is now the French wardrobe thread

[starfox64]

you are now jdbee

[Syeknom]

I don't think French Wardrobe is for me at all

My preferred way of shopping is to be surprised by things in person and buy them then

[teck]

i never understood french wardrobe. i don't buy stuff so i can put check marks on my list of a wardrobe. maybe as a beginner you need x blue jeans or y oxford in z color. i have a wishlist but some of the best stuff i have are things i got on accident almost.

[Syeknom]

Yeah, I get the concept certainly and for many it's a great way to focus but it's not something I would see being useful for myself (or you, quite so).

bela help me, this cardigan is really destroying my resolve it's so pretty

[bels]

I'm locked in personal combat over rebuying that linen coat. Only thing stopping me is the possibility that my +J chesterfield will finally be too small and I'll have to buy a real coat anyway.

I really want the fucking linen coat but I guess it's not nocop if you just buy things you want, is it?

[starfox64]

i think the french wardrobe works best if you are a person who likes buying clothes but you have some kind of external factor (college student, dependents) limiting the amount that you can spend in good conscience.

[germinal]

The idea of buying only a few things each season is a sensible one and i think in the end most people will arrive in place where they do just that, but the act of naming it "The French Wardrobe" and actively pursuing it and talking about it is weird to me and sort of robs it of all its attractiveness

[bels]

It's just a phrase.

[starfox64]

would you be more fond of it if it were the English Wardrobe?

[bels]

I'm not particularly against it either way. Though I don't understand if it's meant to be buy five items per season (loads of stuff) or own five items per season?

[starfox64]

nvm 10charkljadsf;kljw

[can-]

my friend is a givenchy buyer and told me last night she can get me things 30% off wholesale price

so i kind've feel like i should get some givenchy now.

[starfox64]

are they still making shark shirts? cuz i think you need one of those.

[can-]

tempted by this


wish it werent black. panelling detail so nice

[bels]

Come on ben. "I got a discount at Gvnchy and now I think I need some Gvnchy." Surely this is textbook shit you don't need.

[Syeknom]

30% off isn't worth losing the respect of this thread for ben. This is like a dieter who fell off the wagon with his diet, promises himself he'll start again at the end of the month but until then decides to binge on chocolate cake and pizza.

Presumably you'll still be friends with this woman in a month or two and she'll still have access to the discount, take advantage of it when there's something that you really want after getting control of your desire-craving-pleasure-satisfaction-desire cycle

[can-]

well I imagine 30 off wholesale is closer to a 60-70 discount

I'm being facetious I'm probably not going to buy any givenchy

[bels]

Does anyone else feel like the constant forward looking nature of fashion makes everyone seem discontent.

"Can't wait until f/w so I can wear cardigans again."

[Syeknom]

I find myself discontentedly waiting on the next payday too much

Looking forward to F/W to wear x item or layers is kinda silly but I can't dress for heatwaves at all since they normally don't happen so I have been waiting for the weather to swap.

Now it's just chucking down and that's easy, familiar territory.

I don't get people who live somewhere perma-hot and get frustrated at not being able to layer, or people in perma-damp europe who wish they could wear warm weather stuff more often (noticed recently that girls in belgium wear the same clothes day-in-day-out during the wet and cold months but for the few weeks of burning sun we have they suddenly have a wardrobe bursting at the seams with dresses/light-weight tops/flowery skirts/etc - seems like a really aspirational way to accumulate clothes). One of the many negative effects of the globalisation and internetification of fashion I guess - we now all mentally live in some generic East-Coast-USA fantasty-country and if our real life dress doesn't pair up with that environ it can be frustrating or not keeping-up-with-the-joneses or something.

[bels]

I pumped up my bike tires last night and went for a ride to get fast food and thought that the weather has been pretty much perfect at the moment. Warm in the day, cool enough in the night to ride around quick without sweating and wear a jacket when you arrive. When it rains the rain dries up in hours instead of days.

"A really aspirational way to accumulate clothes" is a really depressing sentence. "accumulate clothes"

Are you into fashion, or do you just accumulate clothes.

[Syeknom]

Indeed

I guess a lot of people aren't "into fashion" but accumulation for accumulation/aspiration's sake seems grim to me, but who am I to judge since I'm probably just as guilty but more in denial about it all

What fast food did you munch? We went out and ate vegan last night, delicious spicy noodles with vegetables, pine nuts and seitan

[bels]

Just a burg and curly fries and a bottle of water. Every so often ride out to the same place and grab one.

[Syeknom]

Curly fries, good times