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P Gunderson

Fashion designers seem to have some preconceived notions about what certain groups of people like to wear. The two catagories that spring to mind are Older Women and Young Children. For some insane reason, much of the clothing produced for these 2 target groups is decorated with appliques. What's up with that? I DO NOT like appliques on my clothing (I'll be 63 this month) and my granddaughter (9 in January) does not like them on hers. Neither of us want bees, Scottie Dogs, or patchwork daisies adorning our chest. She has a double problem because when the manufacturer does not applique the things that fit her, words are silk screened onto them and glitter often added.

16 years ago

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1 reply from velvetychocolate

velvetychocolate

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I am not Angie, but wanted to reply to your fun post -

You know, I noticed a funny thing - I was shopping in a lot of discount and lower-price stores due to weight loss over the past few seasons. At a certain point, I realized that I don't even like the stuff I've been looking at. What a great realization!

Don't let yourself be boxed-in to certain brands, departments or stores. That's what I did, figured I couldn't wear certain things and so on. Meanwhile, like I said - lately I've found myself wandering around in my old favourite shopping haunts, looking around, and thinking, "What? I don't even like this stuff, what am I doing here?"

Thing is, knowing what you don't like is a great way of tuning into what you *do* like.

16 years ago

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