Fashion as communication

Fashion as communication by Malcolm Barnard (Routledge. London and New York 1996) is a very good book. It explains both basic and more complex theories on fashion and communication in a relatively accessible and very interesting way.
Just so you know.

Shopping myself happy

I did go out and bought a new lipstick yesterday. I also looked around for a "gold" thing to hang at the end of my girdle, but still can't find anything. I went to a little curiosity shop that has lots of glittery stuff, but nothing that fit. They did have a lovely "silver" necklace with white rhinestones and pearls though that i really wanted. I could get it for 200 SEK, which isn't much really, but since I'm allergic to nickel I'm a bit wary about buying old jewellery. But it was so much me.
But I didn't buy it.
I did buy a pair of cream white lace tights though (at another shop) and a pale pink scarf with a c. 3 cm wide border in gold embroidery in chain stitch around it and some motifs spread over it. It's from viscose but feels like silk and will make a perfect 12th c. veil. I want veils with gold borders (and striped in gold), but I don't want to do the embroidery myself.

You know, they say every woman has something, that's her "thing" and she can't have too many of. For many women it's shoes, for sarahbellem obviously handbags. For me it's socks/stockings/tights and berets. I only have four berets, but that's more than most people.