Thinking about the changing price of clothes: Sure, it's Vogue, but as per the BLS Inflation Calculator, that cashmere camisole costs $329 in today's dollars.
This is such an informative piece with a lot of food for thought! It's given me a desire to learn more about the history of getting dressed, and also ask my grandma about how she has gotten dressed throughout the years?
Years ago my first house was a traditional Baltimore city row home. These row homes were built in the 1800, when there were no bathrooms. Outhouse in the backyard. Closets were also not built into the structures either. When they incorporated closets into the house the depth of the closet was only about 6 inches. You had your everyday dress, and Sunday best. The street in front of my house was really wide, fire engines, and big trucks loved our street because of the maneuverability, and parking was parallel. In its day it was considered the moneyed end of town, because two horse drawn carriages could go down the street side by side. What I am trying to say is that how we consume has changed drastically. The scaling back and thrifting is in part due to clothing not made well anymore and everything, even crap clothing is expensive.
The hardest part for me is dressing for the climate I live in. During the winter it can be fifties one day seventies, even 80s the next day.
Yes!!!! So much of this is the reason I started Future Reference. We get so caught up in the consumerism cycle that we forget what we've purchased and the amount we are pouring into our closets without necessarily getting equal value (personal and somewhat monetary) out. My hope is that if people can get transparency and visibility into their wardrobes they may shift how and what they buy (more secondhand, higher quality first hand) and at what point we give a second life to the things that are no longer serving us. <3
Loving this conversation. I have found myself thinking so much along these lines the past couple years, and thought I was mostly alone. Even if my ego takes a hit realizing this idea has been presented to me subtly and was not my own creation - who cares. Giddy to see these conversations propelled forward and to receive guidance from the many friends who find, along with me, that less actually could be more!
Thinking about the changing price of clothes: Sure, it's Vogue, but as per the BLS Inflation Calculator, that cashmere camisole costs $329 in today's dollars.
wow
This is such an informative piece with a lot of food for thought! It's given me a desire to learn more about the history of getting dressed, and also ask my grandma about how she has gotten dressed throughout the years?
I love this homework
Years ago my first house was a traditional Baltimore city row home. These row homes were built in the 1800, when there were no bathrooms. Outhouse in the backyard. Closets were also not built into the structures either. When they incorporated closets into the house the depth of the closet was only about 6 inches. You had your everyday dress, and Sunday best. The street in front of my house was really wide, fire engines, and big trucks loved our street because of the maneuverability, and parking was parallel. In its day it was considered the moneyed end of town, because two horse drawn carriages could go down the street side by side. What I am trying to say is that how we consume has changed drastically. The scaling back and thrifting is in part due to clothing not made well anymore and everything, even crap clothing is expensive.
The hardest part for me is dressing for the climate I live in. During the winter it can be fifties one day seventies, even 80s the next day.
Yes!!!! So much of this is the reason I started Future Reference. We get so caught up in the consumerism cycle that we forget what we've purchased and the amount we are pouring into our closets without necessarily getting equal value (personal and somewhat monetary) out. My hope is that if people can get transparency and visibility into their wardrobes they may shift how and what they buy (more secondhand, higher quality first hand) and at what point we give a second life to the things that are no longer serving us. <3
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Loving this conversation. I have found myself thinking so much along these lines the past couple years, and thought I was mostly alone. Even if my ego takes a hit realizing this idea has been presented to me subtly and was not my own creation - who cares. Giddy to see these conversations propelled forward and to receive guidance from the many friends who find, along with me, that less actually could be more!
less is moreeeeeee <3 here on the journey together
Thanks for the inspiration! I've been meaning to start "The Cull".