I am not a fashionista.  My style is strictly classic, with a twist.  Fads and fashions come and go, but classic is always in style.  I do have the classic wool blazer, but it is bright red.  Years ago, I found the perfect shirt.  It is a good quality long sleeve camp shirt with two pockets on the front.  I can roll up the sleeves to make it a three-quarter length, perfect with slacks or jeans.  So I bought over a dozen of them, solids, stripes, polka dots, flowered, red, white and blue.  The initial outlay was a bit extravagant, but I’m still wearing them and I haven’t had to buy any more since.

The girls I worked with in my office many, many years ago used to tease me because I would only wear gold earrings.  When I asked one of them how many earrings she had, she came up with about thirty.  She spent $10 to $20 a pair, so that’s between $300 and $600.  I told her I had three pair, two pair of gold earrings and one pair of pearls with gold posts.  Altogether they cost $250, so I was actually more frugal than she was.  I just prefer things that are real.  When I was working, I had two pair of shoes, one pair of black pumps and one pair of black flats.  After memorial day, I had one pair of white pumps and one pair of white flats.  I wasted no time deciding which pair to wear and when.  There they were, ready to go.  There are just so many other things to think about than shoes.  Now, as a retiree, I still have two pair of shoes, one pair of white tennis shoes and one pair of good red leather walking shoes for “dress.”

In a bible study once, the teacher told us we would be wearing pure white robes in heaven.  The more good deeds we performed, the more elaborate the robe.  I was horrified.  I told them that I would be the only one there in a mini-skirt, and with my crooked legs, that was a real problem.  But then again, maybe when I get to heaven, my legs will finally be straight.  In any case, whatever I’m wearing, my sins will be covered by the blood of Jesus.  The perfect clothing.  And I will definitely be in style.