From Saver to Shopper
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Remember the suit and dress shirts I
had tailored for the Man Who Fixes Things? Well, I made friends with the tailor, Lan, who sewed for me a
black and red silk skirt, one that I designed with a decidedly Chinese
theme. One of the benefits of visiting the Bund Textile area is the
ability to create dreams on fabric for a small price, by American
standards, of course. I'm not a shopper, but rather a lifelong saver,
yet after trying on the final skirt I had Lan sew ten more - for work,
for play, for leisure, to perhaps share.
We
are not ourselves here in this city. We move slowly, smile quickly, buy
things, work less, eat more. We must leave Shanghai soon, before we
burn our work ethic to the ground, grow fat, consume too much of the
ephemeral. Or maybe we'll just forget about 401ks and muscle tone for
awhile, and enjoy every morsel while we can.
5 comments:
You have ten skirts that are exactly the same? Weirdo. :)
So glad you changed the picture! Those guys were not smiling!
Are you posting a picture of your custom made clothes?
XXOO
GTia
Every time I went home, I wish that I have time to wait for my cloths tailered. You are smart to take this oppertunity. Also see the wisdom of gathering similar style of things... Wonder if one day you or the engineer would take it to wcc's level... all my socks are the same. It makes sorting the laundry so much more straight forward.
GTia: Ha! They were a little somber, long work days for them in the sun.
I'll send you some pictures of the skirts - I had more copies made than I'm willing to publicly admit.
WCC: The Engineer uses exactly the same sock strategy as yours. Coincidence?
Dr. B: I'd love to see that skirt after one day in the Colorado sun. Or is one of those things you'll save, like a closet full of guest towels? Anon.
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