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What happens when I am left unattended in a supermarket.
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I'll have you know that there is nothing wrong with the following…..
2 x frozen pizzas (on offer at £1.34 each)
2 x Fruit Loops (newly available in the UK)
2 x Sausage Rolls (I am English)
6 x Cholesterol reducing drinks (see sausage rolls)
6 x Asahi Black (love me some black beer)
1 x double filling OreosNext week I might buy some junk food too.
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ugh…so close to pulling a DD and snatching up, like, six of the shirts on sale. Damn this newfound willpower.
I feel you on this Shoreman. There are some great items on sale but I'm trying hard to resist. Not only do I have a wedding to hemorrhage money for, but I need to remember that the IH gear I already own will look ten times better if I wear the hell out of it. Nietenhosen is my inspiration, check out his Roll Call for what a man can do with a 'well-curated' IH collection worn as it should be.
(disclaimer: if I crack, none of the above counts!)
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I am definitely with you on that SM, and your post has set me thinking on what exactly constitutes a well curated collection. I guess we all have our own ideas on what the "essential" items are, personally I like to get versatility from my clothing. I think I am almost there, and then it will be a matter of "topping up" as items wear out, it has been a process of trial and error for certain items, things I loved that did not love (suit) me. I think I read Seul wrote once "we keep what we love, we let go what we don't", wise words.
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I think we will continually need new blood in the the forum so that we can live vicariously through them!
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You are all crazy…that is why you are here. In fact, I neglect clothes for work, which at this point, I actually wear more, just to buy IH. It's great!
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You are all crazy…that is why you are here. In fact, I neglect clothes for work, which at this point, I actually wear more, just to buy IH. It's great!
This sounds familiar! I've been wearing the same bobbled wool pullovers from Uniqlo and shirts that cost a few dollars in Hong Kong for the past year at work and directing all my money to IH. Still I think there comes a point where you've gotta put the wear into what you have and not keep acquiring (or at least be somewhat restrained).
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On a related note, I have total faith in Haraki-san and Giles to continually deliver the goods year after year. There are definite classics no doubt, but there is so much more to come that I rarely feel the need to rush in acquiring products lest the next season's offering is weak. The problem is always choosing…
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Again, to echo what SM is saying. It is always a constant duel between want and need, if I bought all the IH I wanted then I would live in a cardboard box and be divorced, so I now try to buy to fill practical gaps in my wardrobe. I have found that (certainly over the last 12 months), I tend to let go most of my vanity/ want purchases, and keep the things that get genuine use. This is why my 33 gets worn for at least a portion of every day, it's my most functional shirt. For me IH marries function, style and durability perfectly, and that is what justifies the price to my budget.
I know that my next wardrobe "need" will be new jeans, as my Busters and my Samurai are half a step away from knackered, so that is my next planned purchase in October.
** my disclaimer is that I also have a vanity IH purchase planned, but it is from a forum member and it should also be functional**
