Malaysians love their mall! They love window shopping & buying clothes. I've talked to young adults whose only criteria for buying clothes is 'They like it". No consideration for price or necessity.Many do not know about fit or workmanship. As long as they look fashionable, it's ok! Even many boutiques carry low quality clothes. The kind that have 'curry-puff' hemlines (sewing so bad that the hem curls to one side). I have complained to shop assistants to no avail....
And with the availability of cheap clothes (&bags & shoes) flooding the market, it's so easy for one to keep buying, & buying!, yours truly included. My closet's practically packed & 2nd one on the way. But i have one excuse. I cant part with my old clothes to make way for new. Shopping has been such an experience that each item i buy or have worn has a memory attached. Hence the overflow! And wth fluctuating waistline & weather, i have to hold back certain clothes until i can get into them comfortably again. Some fabrics r just not made for our sunny, sweaty weather. Then there's clothes for weekend outings / formal functions / arty events / gym / travelling / stormy weather / business meetings / ...list goes on..
So i read with interest the following article..
Since last September, a group of women have been on a fashion fast, refusing to buy any article of clothing for 12 months. What have they learned so far from The Great American Apparel Diet, as the experiment’s called?
