Thursday, May 8, 2008

Que Sera Sera

Well, the lesson of today's H&M moment (brought to you by the Indecisive Purchasers Association, Southern Ontario Chapter) is that you've got to strike while the iron is hot. (Ed. Note: If we'd paid them a bit more, perhaps our agency might have come up with a slightly more au courant way articulating the key message, what with the 18th century blacksmithing lingo being a bit old school.)

But I digress to evade the point, that being that the dress was no longer available in my size. There were, in fact, (TO readers pls. take note) 2 remaining on the hook. One was a size 4 and the other a size 6. While I wear a full ranges of sizes from a 4 to a 10 - depending on the cut, the day, water retention, effectiveness of foundation garments, the whim of the goddess - this dress was cut small - and not as stretchy as you might imagine given that it's jersey. The arm pits were very high, turns out, which is why the 8 was perfect but the 6 just slightly too snug.

I like to think that my dithering, in its own way, has united fashionistas the world over. And it didn't cost me any $$$.

PS: Somehow I managed to find 4 other dresses I didn't dare try on:

  • A sleeveless, drop waist, knit dress in a strange metallic hue that seems vaguely grey (colour not optimal)
  • An adorable sleeveless (thick spaghetti strap) lemon yellow cotton dress. Fitted bodice, full skirt. Very wearable on many bodytypes. It also came in tomato red.
  • Jersey cotton dress - maybe too thin - think T shirt - in an adorable retro shape (built-in bow at the waist), excellent collared ovalneck. The weak link, so I tell myself, is that the colour was a bit wan. Which is not good in yellow.
  • Marimekko sleeveless dress with 1-inch straps. Also fitted bodice, full skirt. Great pattern - the redder one, not the browner one - structured fabric, flattering to the midsection.

A lot of bloggers have been down on H&M lately (lord knows, for years I did not get this place at all) but today I could have bought 12 things there, easy.

Alas, I'm taking a page from Enc's book and I'm walking away. That's for y'all who think I have a shopping problem. And for the wallet.

8 comments:

  1. I always thought that if I wasn't sure about a purchase it was better to leave it, if I obsessed about it afterwards I knew I really wanted it. Clothes don't stay on the shelves long enough for that these days! Well done for resisting the other temptations.

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  2. I don't think you have a shopping problem. I think you know yourself and made some great non-choices. Is that even a valid expression? I deem it so for our porpoises. Purposes.

    I'm interested in looking at these dresses, but the nearest H&M is 55 miles away, so I'm off the hook.

    Dithering never pays.

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  3. Hmmm...the dress obviously was not meant to be...and I'm sure that something even better will come up...and they WILL have your size. Sadly we don't have H&M in SA, but I'm thinking that this is possibly a good thing - less temptation to spend:)

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  4. Ah well, the Fashion God's have spoken then. On a brighter note, you have WON my personal shopping competition! Perhaps there is even more temptation in store. More details on my blog.
    XXX Super Kawaii Mama XXX
    www.superkawaiimama.blogspot.com

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  5. Imelda think that 'Mama' might have some tempting treats for 'K', so I'm not so 'black dog' about this missed opportunity.

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  6. Miss White: Thank you for your vote of support.

    Enc: I appreciate your perspective. Given that impulse control is not my strongest attribute, I do spend a lot of time considering the shopping "habit". While waiting on the checkout line. :-)

    Bronwyn: The less disposable shopping opps, the better!

    SKM: I never win anything! (I'm more of a purchaser.) I'll check out your blog.

    Matt: Your optimism is heartwarming. Merci!

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  7. Hello sexy mama! You have been tagged by me. go to my blog for full details. xoxo

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  8. Oooh, Cordelia - this tag is fun. Will work on it over the weekend! Tks. K

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