I walked around in Coburg a bit while I waited for my friend Mischa because we wanted to meet at the Christmas Market. I picked up my glasses at the Eyeglass store Fielmann because Petit Joel scratched mine pretty badly. The salesperson told me initially it will costs 87 Euros to replace the glasses and I remembered my friend Judith who told me to check with them again and ask for a cheaper, 27 Euro, option. I ended up paying 27 Euros for pretty decent replacement glasses and my question is, why they did not mention the “cheaper alternative” in the first place. Do ask for it, if you need glasses from Fielmann in Germany!!
I was happy about my 60! Euro (not 50!) win and decided to visit some clothing stores before I meet my friend. “Just to kill some time”, I said to myself. While I walked around I thought to push some boundaries of this idea what fashion even is. Many clothing stores in Coburg surprisingly (or not) closed or are closing soon and I guess the next move will be to build malls here for people to shop. This makes me sad because these little stores in Coburg have some sort of charm that I don’t want to miss.
Looking at myself and evaluating my clothing on a daily basis, I have to say that it is not much of an “outfit” I am wearing. It is usually just a pair of black, grey or blue jeans combined with a tank top and a sweater or shirt in winter and sometimes at home just sweatpants with holes at delicate areas paired with a weird hoodie or knitted sweater. Maybe it is pushing the boundaries a little, but who the hell cares. I am at home and I am comfortable. If I would pair this outfit with a pink bathrobe it would be okay, too. With this attire (minus the pink bathrobe) I am even able to go to the local bakery, walk to the local deli almost across the street and don’t care if anybody judges my life. Not that I care in the first place! You know why? Because I am pioneering a new leisure genre. Needless to say, I dress up when I go out, but also not to any insane extend. I like to wear dresses or skirts but it has to be comfortable. I am not squeezing myself into anything just to “impress” anybody.
I love my look at home the most – Hoodie and sweatpants while I check my emails or work on journals and articles for school. And it is not even uncomfortable if I answer the door in this said outfit for the UPS guy. Who the hell cares! So, with all this in mind, I am touring through Coburg’s Fashion stores with a somewhat “who cares attitude” to find clothing for me that are a more appropriate approach to 2016’s fashion other than a look of “hobo-homeless-chic-style” because I have heard sentences like “You have to get a new sweater! All these linty lumps all over your black turtleneck are just gross”! I don’t agree at all here, okay! The sweater is totally fine! Nothing wrong with it.
What time is it? I am checking my phone because I don’t own or want a watch. Fifteen minutes before I will meet my friend. Still time to visit one store to maybe find a lint free black new sweater. I enter the first store on my route and my thought was, “Who is wearing those kind of shorts now? Did a hooker leave them here by mistake or are they actually on sale”? I also found a bunch of outfits that fall into the category of ‘way too cozy or destitute’ that kept me wondering or pondering where this all came from or who would wear mesmerizing, mysterious garment like this ever. In my opinion nobody should purchase those clothes.
Did I end up buying any clothing? Nope. I was just so disappointed what fashion options are out there and how unimportant all this is. Fashion just creates an illusion! How you should look, how you should dress, how you should decorate yourself to hide your true self and others don’t see who you really are. Who the hell cares what others think! You just wear whatever makes you feel good. Not following any fashion trends makes me feels so much better.
I walked out of the store. The air was so warm almost sticky and full of chemicals anyway. Have you ever wondered why those clothes at certain stores are so cheap? Duh! THINK! I walked out into the fresh air, closed and buttoned up my jacket, took a deep breath and kept walking to meet my friend. Happy. Content. In my bag, nothing but my notebook, pen, recent book I am reading and excitement to finally talk to him after a long time.
