No "Hunting"

This is a short post to say, no hunting in vintage places this weekend. We were school shopping, since it starts August 5. Soaking up the last joys of summer, and getting things in order for school. I hate this, because i miss her so much while she is there, but she loves it, and she should. She is a good student.
Her shoes of choice this week were Converse, black and white classics...she looks down at her feet and smiles and squeals "Converse!" intermittently throughout the day...not that she doesn't have other colors, but something very exciting about Black and White...?

The only insights I gained this weekend were that I still love clothing and shoes way too much, I still always want the most expensive things available, and I still can only buy them in small spurts. But I bet I appreciate quality more than the mass who can buy whatever they want. I love good fabric and construction, and I love detail. This  has a price tag, but I don't mind paying it if it is good. It does bother me to go to certain overly perfumed stores, that make cookie cutter clothes to clone our youth, along with hefty price tags for things I could whip up in 15 min. C'mon, why not hire some real talent?  Ironically,  I find that Target T's and tank tops are just as good or better quality than the name brand stores. I am just saying, I have had less shrinkage, and fading on those two items. I won't give them a mass endorsement though, I love certain things and am shocked they could contract such good items at a discount store, but I likewise wonder why they even bother with other stuff. I had to learn all about Target, Old Navy and Goodwill, while in Montana. That is basically all we had. (Not even a Gap, AE, or Banana Republic within 2 hrs-I don't take the passes as fast as you natives) They did have a wonderful store there, Dragonfly Dry Goods, but I would always get that feeling of "I want it all!" and end up with nothing. Decision, decisions, decisions.
Ho-hum...another day of shopping..now we are all finished. Hope you are ready as well, and be sure to be practical yet fun in your shoe choices, whether they be Blue Suede, or Black Canvas, or Brown suede. Feet and shoes are very important! Too much comfort can look like you don't care, and I know you do. Too much color and you look like a crazy cat lady without any cats..(something my daughter recently said to me, that cause a bit of hysterical laughing) but right in between, and it is an "Aaaah" moment.
Not too deep today, but that is what I have...by the way, don't step on My Blue Suede Shoes!