In my younger days, I was aware of what people were wearing. I got a job as soon as I could at age 16 so I could buy all my own clothes. I was always at the mall if I wasn’t at school or at work. I was buying the latest fashions from those stores full of dressed up dummies. I even wore stupid shoes with high platform heels.

In college, I was more practical. Hell, I had to be. I was married and had a child. My income had shrunk. No, not really, my expenses had increased, and there were fewer disposable dollars.

That was okay. After graduating from college, I worked a little but concentrated on mommy-hood. But I missed academia and the opening of the minds which takes place in that world.

I think that was when I started to care less about what people wore and concerned myself with the substance rather than the outer layers. Divorce happened and then there was extremely little income for other than just the absolute necessities.

Moving down to the islands gave a whole new meaning to everything. People here where whatever they have. Most just wear comfortable cool cotton shirts and shorts. Some are pompous and dress like “celebrities” in ridiculously expensive suits and dresses, though.  I don’t hang around those types.

These days I don’t usually notice what people are wearing unless it’s something stupid. I will not generally make a comment about your clothing even if you look stunning. No offense. I’m just more interested in what you have to say about things that I find important or fascinating. I’ve learned a lot from my dogs, I guess. They don’t care about attire, or skin color, or if my teeth are straight.

Well, maybe if I had a little too much to drink and you wore a goofy polyester dress with pleats and stupid shoes I might say something like, “Are you heading for the circus or something?”

But I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing anything like that. I don’t even think I’d have worn anything that in the days when I cared about “fashion”. Well, maybe, but I’m not like that anymore. ☻

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