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What is your favourite garment? Why?

michael.sellin...@gmx.at (michi)
It is not for puplication. It is frustration over all the trends,
marketing and"latest fashion hypes". Should there not be more than
that, something that is connecting us to our clothes? Isnt that where
it gets interesting – when it gets more personal. I am very tired of
all the shallow shopping talk around.
"cofarb" <do...@cofarb.com>


"michi" <michael.sellin...@gmx.at> wrote in message
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It is not for puplication. It is frustration over all the trends,
marketing and"latest fashion hypes". Should there not be more than
that, something that is connecting us to our clothes? Isnt that where
it gets interesting – when it gets more personal. I am very tired of
all the shallow shopping talk around.
So, what is *your* favorite garment? Why?
cofarb
juliann...@yahoo.com (Julianne X)
michael.sellin...@gmx.at (michi) wrote in message news:<e53dd9.0412020629.8108...@posting.google.com>...
It is not for puplication. It is frustration over all the trends,
marketing and"latest fashion hypes". Should there not be more than
that, something that is connecting us to our clothes? Isnt that where
it gets interesting – when it gets more personal. I am very tired of
all the shallow shopping talk around.
What you're saying reminds me of wabi–sabi, a Japanese concept that I
read about for the first time a few days ago in the New York Times.
Wabi–sabi resonated with me instantly. I don't know much about it yet,
but wabi means fresh and simple, maybe rustic and perhaps with an
accidental or unexpected element or flaw that makes the object unique.
Sabi means the beauty of things that have been used or aged.
I don't have any one favorite garment, but the garment I have that is
most wabi–sabi is probably an old Patgonia windbreaker that packs up
into its own pocket very compactly, fits around the neck and face just
right to provide wind protection, and has kept me comfortable more
hikes and walks than I can remember, all over the U.S. and overseas.
Julianne X
"Blazin' Tommy D." <td...@stny.rr.com>


"Julianne X" <juliann...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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michael.sellin...@gmx.at (michi) wrote in message
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It is not for puplication. It is frustration over all the trends,
marketing and"latest fashion hypes". Should there not be more than
that, something that is connecting us to our clothes? Isnt that where
it gets interesting – when it gets more personal. I am very tired of
all the shallow shopping talk around.
What you're saying reminds me of wabi–sabi, a Japanese concept that I
read about for the first time a few days ago in the New York Times.
Wabi–sabi resonated with me instantly. I don't know much about it yet,
but wabi means fresh and simple, maybe rustic and perhaps with an
accidental or unexpected element or flaw that makes the object unique.
Sabi means the beauty of things that have been used or aged.
I don't have any one favorite garment, but the garment I have that is
most wabi–sabi is probably an old Patgonia windbreaker that packs up
into its own pocket very compactly, fits around the neck and face just
right to provide wind protection, and has kept me comfortable more
hikes and walks than I can remember, all over the U.S. and overseas.
Julianne X
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BTD: Now there is a sensible person. I have an oversized denim shirt I got
from Marlboros when I used to smoke. It's very, very comfortable and covers
me up if I button the bottom two buttons
michael.sellin...@gmx.at (michi)
juliann...@yahoo.com (Julianne X) wrote in message news:<90ef53f8.0412021137.4ab29...@posting.google.com>...
michael.sellin...@gmx.at (michi) wrote in message news:<e53dd9.0412020629.8108...@posting.google.com>...
What you're saying reminds me of wabi–sabi, a Japanese concept that I
read about for the first time a few days ago in the New York Times.
Wabi–sabi resonated with me instantly. I don't know much about it yet,
but wabi means fresh and simple, maybe rustic and perhaps with an
accidental or unexpected element or flaw that makes the object unique.
Sabi means the beauty of things that have been used or aged.
I don't have any one favorite garment, but the garment I have that is
most wabi–sabi is probably an old Patgonia windbreaker that packs up
into its own pocket very compactly, fits around the neck and face just
right to provide wind protection, and has kept me comfortable more
hikes and walks than I can remember, all over the U.S. and overseas.
Julianne X
That sounds very interesting, I will try to find out more about the
mystyrious wabi–sabi. I think fresh and simple as well as aged and
used are things that can make garments special for us. It seems to be
a sensual thing. The way we see and touch clothes. If I look at a pair
of washed–out old jeans I actually can see the history of the garment
and feel it by touching its rough, aged surface. It reminds me of all
kind of things I experienced wearing this pair of jeans.
michi