i put a dress on the other day for work and thought to myself 'why don't i own more dresses?'. i am not a morning person so the idea of just zipping up a dress and being done with it is soooo appealing.
on thursday i went jeans shopping for the first time in 3 years - the length of time since i was back in the states. sadly, those jeans recently bit the dust within weeks of each other. normally i would just head to walmart or target and find countless options in the $20 range, but i had no idea where to shop for jeans in nz! after a few suggestions from friends, i went to just jeans in the plaza.
i have to say it was a great experience. normally i have my trusty personal shopper (aka mom) with me when jeans shopping to head back and forth from the dressing room to find the right size. this time around, though, i had a sales guy all to myself (the perks of shopping late in the evening) and i found a pair in about 10 minutes. they weren't cheap, but the ease of finding the right size and cut was so worth it.
after my jeans success and my epiphany about dresses in mind, i decided to head to some of the nicer stores (that is, not the cheap stores aimed at teenagers) to look for a few things for work. i was put off pretty quickly by the fact that i could hardly find anything for under $100. i know clothes are expensive here, but i was hoping i could find a few dresses at reasonable prices. no such luck on this trip.
so of course i went home and started looking at dresses on modcloth and came up with a million and one things i would like to purchase. for just about the same price i can get a dress in the store here, i can order fun stuff from overseas. very tempted....
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