As time went on, I found that more and more seemingly unrelated searches were producing similar results; whether I wanted porn or political punditry, fashion blogs would provide. As a corollary of the shift in my Web-viewing habits, I started to pay greater attention to my own appearance. I've never been a clothes person, the only accoutrements I've purchased for myself are a couple of jackets and a pair of shoes. Otherwise, I rely on gifts and hand-me-downs (not that the two categories are mutually exclusive) from friends and family. Seeing as how I have no source of income and no prospect of employment, this is unlikely to change in the forseeable future.
However, I'm keen to make the best of what's available, and it's with this in mind that I present the inaugural entry of my new, clothing-themed sub-blog: [title forthcoming]. In it, I'll be presenting selections of my daily outfits for your delectation, and submitting them to some rudimentary criticism. I entreat you to join in; despite what I said in the introduction, everything I know about fashion could be inscribed on the rim of a shot glass with a crayon made out of steam.
So, on to outfit number one!
This is a three-piece ensemble comprising a pair of off-white chinos, a grey t-shirt and a grey-brown woolen fleece thing that's way too small for me because it was bought when I was 14. The shoes are brown and white trainers I got in Next with some Christmas vouchers.
I'm surprised by how passable it looks in this shot, because I thought I was walking around dressed like an absolute twat (I have heavy issues about the amount of shirt visible below a sweater, but the ratio looks alright here).
The colours still bother me: I'm suspicious that the lighting in this photo makes them appear to work when they really don't. With the exception of the shoes, all of the items are from the white-grey part of the spectrum, which seems drab and unadventurous (I'm ashamed of myself). Some bolder shades certainly wouldn't look amiss, maybe what's needed is a fluorescent boa?
So, those are my thoughts. Anyone have anything to share? No?
