Saturday, September 19, 2009

the girl who shopped too much

There is no shame in admitting that a woman has a problem with shopping. More specifically that a woman has an uncontrollable addiction to shopping, one that may or may not lead to a very bad debt problem. The question more settles as to why a woman has an addiction to shopping. Is this her only addiction? The answer is who the hell cares; if the shoe was pretty then you better have bought the damn thing. Let us identify some classic signs of shopaholic behavior - warning, if you find yourself having two or more of these attributes the chances are that you are indeed a shopaholic stuck in your very own taboo closet.
  • You find yourself calculating what you will purchase based on your paycheck.
  • You think if you spend this money on new makeup you will simply have to live off noodles and water for the next week. It's doable.
  • You reason that the pair of shoes you have at home are not exactly like this. No exactly.
  • A party is an excuse to shop.
  • You understand that with the changing of the seasons come the changing of wardrobe. And nail polish.
  • You understand that animal print CAN go wrong. Very wrong.
  • You own more shoes than the month has days. Even the LONG months.
  • You understand that magazines are the bible written by women, inspired by gays.
  • Dollar menus were invented in order to shop more. Seriously.
  • The color orange should only be handled by those that understand it, like those people that handle blowfish.
  • You wonder for hours in the day why you can't just be paid to shop or write about fashion. Yes, we wonder the same thing.

2 comments:

  1. Touché! I, an open and proud shopping addict, fit into all of the categories and have to say that ALL animal print is wrong! Ok, let me step back a moment, if you have the money and can really live on noodles and water for a few months, then the right pair of python pumps can take you a very long way and you will never have any other shoes that are exactly like those! Ever! Any other print is just WRONG, especially zebra!

    Orange is a beautiful autumn color but living in this eternal summer gives us no choice but associate it with bad tanning sprays and juice. A deep, rich, chocolate pair of leather boots looks fantastic as you walk/run to catch a NYC train with your burnt orange 3/4 trench with brown accents and buttons. Imagine it along with the perfect B.Makowsky bag.....Orange; handle with care and according to state of residency.

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  2. Somehow I believe that you had visions of yourself floating through NYC streets with this outfit. It's a hunch.

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