You know, you really should buy or borrow a copy of Nina’s
actual book. There’s a lot more in it than just a list of stuff, and it’s not a
challenging read at all. Go on. You know
you want to.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Old Concert T-Shirt
Even if could still fit into
those old concert t-shirts, I don’t think an over-priced thick jersey crew-neck
tee from U2 or Aussie
Crawl is going to either increase my (admittedly non-existent) street cred
or make me feel more comfortable in the summer heat.
Neither will they have escaped the ravages of time, silverfish or public transport.
Neither will they make me
look or feel younger (probably the opposite).
I’ll stick with plain white,
black or striped tees. A bit boring, but my days of pogo-ing, moshing, and
hugging speaker stacks is over, and I don’t need a t-shirt to bring back those
memories :-)
Nail Polish
Nina declares that nail
polish should be light or dark and nothing in between. Despite loving many of
the colours on offer by Esse, OPI, China Glaze, Zoya and Chanel, I think I have
to completely agree with her.
I think that the colour of I’m
Not Really A Waitress is beautiful, but do I wear it?
I must be a bit of a slow
learner, because it’s taken me this long to realise that just because I love
something doesn’t mean I have to own it or that I have to adorn myself with it.
It’s certainly nice to do so, but it’s not essential. I can admire another
woman’s jewellery without wanting it for myself. I can admire a shade of
lipstick or nail polish without needing to own it.
So, I stick with my Chanel
Rouge Noir and Blue Satin, my Zoya Freja and my China Glaze Camisole. And
I use them, and they look great, and I am happy with that.
This
doesn’t stop me salivating over the newest OPI minis collection, mind, but it does
mean that all I have to do is wipe up the drool (safety first!) and then I can
move on.
Motorcycle Jacket
I’m hoping that Nina is referring to a motorcycle-style
jacket, because unless you’re actually travelling by motorcycle, you probably
shouldn’t be wearing a motorcycle jacket.
Do you really want
to be asked, “So, what do you ride?”, if you don’t?
Awkward.
Besides which, many actual motorcycle jackets are not
leather, but super-tough fabric sometimes reinforced with Kevlar, which functions really well but doesn’t look
cool at all. There are even Kevlar-reinforced jeans for riders who would like to
keep their kneecaps. Dress for the fall, not the ride, people :-P
Regarding motorcycle-style
jackets, I’m not so fussed. Motorcycle jacket styling is one thing, but many of
the jackets out there are almost mock-motorcycle jackets, and therefore reek of dagdom. There’s nothing wrong with a
road-life reference, but there’s no need to go the full Hell’s Angel if you’re
going to ride your scooter to the corner espresso bar.
Authenticity is essential. If the clothes are authentic, and
authentically you, you’ll probably look fine. If you have dreadlocks and like
patchouli and incense, then a pair of loose woven hemp cargos is (probably) going
to look alright. If you have false dreads and you hate incense and you’re
wearing poly-cotton hempy-looking cargos, you’ll probably look rubbish.
Do or don’t do. There is no try.
(Anyway, I prefer the Alexander Wang style of leather jacket
– suede, fabric, stretchy, soft and relaxed).
Monogrammed Stationery
Meh.
I think if you move in wide, changing social circles, and
these circles are a part of your profession, monogrammed stationery might be a
must-have. However, in my profession, such things are not necessary. Nice, but
not necessary. Nice, but amusingly retro. Not the impression one needs to make
in IT. And when the motherly amongst in your circles are into scrapbooking,
Facebooking and brunch bookings, bemusing evidence of too much spare cash. The fatherly in your circles will wonder if
you are going to make them start wearing cravats. And the more diseased in your
circle are going to rub their thumbs over your linen personal card and wonder
if it would make a good filter.
Monogrammed stationery doesn’t make my one hundred. I don’t
know that anything really takes its place. Maybe a monogrammed phone casing?
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