I braved the post-Christmas sales yesterday. Quel horreur! The general pushy, rude, consumerist behaviour going on all around me was really quite shocking. I was shoved out of the way/to the ground (!) by several women steamrollering their way along the racks, desperate to grab everything and anything before anyone else. People were getting hysterical. I wasn't sure whether to laugh or not. It was quite pathetic really. The "I don't want it or need it but I don't want you to have it" attitude really makes me despair of modern society at times. People seem so selfish. As I was sat having a coffee to escape the hordes, at the table next to me the woman was detailing her £200 worth of purchases to a friend. I couldn't quite fathom why she had bought more than half of the "bargains" with which she seemed so delighted.
Anyway, before I go on a rant about the moral downfall of western civilisation, let's get back to the point. As I was walking round several shops a few things struck me:
1. This place looks worse than the most chaotic jumble sale in history. Even if I wanted to elbow people out of the way, I wouldn't know where to start to find what I want in this mess.
2. This is all the left-overs, rubbish that no-one wanted before Christmas, that everyone is now ready to commit GBH to get their hands on.
3. None of these clothes are particularly nice, or well-made for that matter.
4. There's probably a sweat-shop of children somewhere in the world that will never see even a fraction of the profits from the clothes they toiled over.
With this in mind, and as I got a beautiful, shiny PINK sewing machine for my birthday (my very own sewing machine!) I have decided to attempt making my own clothes. I made myself a (very simple) cotton shopping bag last week to carry all my books around in. So simple to do, yet buying one similar would cost £10+ in the shops! All I needed was some scrap material and thread! Next on the list - a skirt. Shall post photos and keep you updated with my latest projects soon!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all! xxx
