Symbolic Forest : clothing

Sizing

In which measurements are somewhat elastic

Published at 7:20 am on January 4th, 2010

Yuletide being over now, we’ve finally got all of the necessaries over and done with. Visiting all the family, distributing all the presents, and taking back to the shops everything that doesn’t fit.

Keyword noise: clothing, grumble, measurement, shopping, sizing.

Notes on Riga (part 2)

In which we're warm on holiday

Published at 12:26 pm on February 17th, 2008

Filed under: Dear Diary, The Family.

“Ooh, how are you going to cope with the weather,” everyone said, when I told them I was going to Riga. “You’d better get some warm clothes.”

Keyword noise: climate, clothing, cold, holiday, Latvia, Riga, shopping, travel, weather.

Waistline

In which things are expanding

Published at 1:46 pm on April 18th, 2006

Filed under: Dear Diary.

As it was a nice weekend, I went off for a random amble around the neighbouring county, half just for fun, and half with an eye to shopping, to get a nice outfit for the next time I go out. And so, I found myself in a little independent clothing store near Cleckheaton,^* the sort which still has a large part of the shop taken up by a big dressmakers’ workbench for alterations, repairs, customisation, and that sort of thing. That’s one of the good things about indie shops: they will often be happy to do that sort of thing for you, if they have skilled staff.

Keyword noise: belly, Cleckheaton, clothing, fat, shopping, sizing, waistline, Yorkshire.