Fashion Fuss

Aren’t you glad I moved on to a new letter? Actually, I’m tail-gating piggy-backing on yesterday’s post: Clothing – Clothes?

I’ve never been one to follow fashion. In high school and my 20s-30s, it was mostly due to money. As I progressed in my career, I had to use my money wisely yet look professional. Tailored looks worked best. In my casual life during that time, I often adopted a fashion trend just as it was going out. Like bell bottoms and mini-skirts. I wore them, but the fashion industry had moved on.

Clothing – Clothes?

 

Did you know clothing is the clothes people wear? Huh, confusing, isn’t it. Then there is cloth like in facecloth or the cloth you buy to make clothing (or make clothes?). And we can’t forget closet, which has no connection with clothes/clothing. It came from the French word ‘closet’ for small enclosure.

Colors...

As a child, my mother loved to dress me in reds. So much, in fact, that as an adult I avoided red for many years. My favorite color was warm blues. I wore a LOT of blue clothes. One day I found a sale on a red suit. As a professional, I needed suits and when they were on sale, I would grab them.