Some of you have heard me RANT on this before but I swear the problem is getting much worse. I cannot find any clothes or shoes to buy and I am about to throw open the window (just like in NETWORK) and scream, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!".
I am not 14. I am not 25 and skinny. I am not a matronly suburban Volvo driving Mom. I am not a girly girl. I am not willing to spend hundreds of dollars to look like the Olsen Twins because I do not appreciate their aesthetic.
Where in hades (should that be capitalized?) are the designers and manufacturers for middle-aged gals who are not frumpy, not skinny, not rich, somewhat hip and who prefer not to look like an extra on Gossip Girl?
Chicos is weird in every sense of the word. J Jill has a better style but the line is oddly cut.
What about shoes that are comfortable AND stylin' and cost less than $300 (sorry Linda!)? I am not wearing high heels every day! Nor do I want, in a casual shoe, a Mary Jane strap or a friggin' bow! The gap between the high fashion option (which I would need to wear approximately once every 2 years) and the day-to-day utilitarian and "old & tired" style is massive.
I am thinking of finding a lawyer willing to file a class action suit against all the major design houses.
I have threatened this before but I may have to really take action on this: I will write and repeat an affirmation to receive a huge motherlode of cash. I will then seek out some disillusioned & demoralized RISD grad who is currently designing some underwhelming crap for Old Navy and/or it's big sister The Gap, sit down with them, design some stuff, find a FAIR TRADE cooperative (in this country and no, that is not an oxymoron) to make the stuff, identify the one textile factory left in this country, but some fabric & "stuff", make it and sell it from kiosks in supermarkets, at libraries, at gas stations, at Farmer's markets, at movie houses, at restaurants and bars and possibly at temples/churches/other spiritual joints.
Ditto for shoes & boots. We might have to go with an all vegan line but my feet like to breathe so I'll have to research some options that will not set off a firestorm.
The label will be called BRANDLESS.
Nothing will cost more than $250.00.
I am accepting advance orders at this time for delivery within the next 5 years.
IN THE MEANTIME, if you have any tips for where I can shop, HOLLA!
