Up until this past year I have never been one to have a clothing fetish. I honestly just couldn’t understand some women’s obsessions with shopping for clothes. I always felt just fine in my jeans, boots, and plain top. No need for me to “waste money” on clothing.
Last year I got a new job, this time I wasn’t hiding out in an office all by myself. I was representing a company and interacting with potential customers. I had to dress nice. I remember the week before I started the job, my mom and I went clothes shopping. I was so used to dressing bland and just blending in that I literally felt uncomfortable in everything.
I managed to pick a few outfits. They were by no means flashy but they were much more sophisticated than my normal attire . My first day on the job was full of nerves. I was in a new place with new people and wearing clothes that were outside of my comfort zone. I fidgeted the entire day.
By the second week I started to adjust to my new wardrobe, and strangely enough I started getting excited about dressing up. When I put on my nice clothes I felt more in control, the clothing had started to become my instant confidence booster. If I looked the part, I could surely play the part. And just like that my love affair with clothing began.
Now I have become a designer clothing bargain shopper. Heading to upscale consignment shops every other weekend has become one of my new hobbies. I sort through racks just looking for the hidden treasures. It’s amazing just how good you can make yourself look by getting a new wardrobe. And the great thing is that my new wardrobe is full of high dollar clothing that I got for less than the clothing you would find in a JC Pennys.
My Favorite Places to Shop
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Department- Gabriel Brothers this is where I get all of my basic clothing, kids clothing, socks etc. The majority of their shirts are in the $2.99-$6.99 range. You can’t beat their prices for new clothing and they have a lot of nice, inexpensive houseware items also.
Where do you find good deals on clothing?
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I think it’s all about adjustments and it’s no different for men. At first working in the corporate world wearing a suit and tie every day sucks but after a while you get used to it and you feel good about your clothes. The trouble can be spending too much on clothes rather than making pieces work for your wardrobe. Buying from consignment or second hand shops are great places to save some $$$. Cheers Mr.CBB
This is great advice, Alexa! Going into a professional environment is definitely a big change, especially for one’s wardrobe. Even for men, this is a dilemma. Clothing can really define your confidence and really makes a difference in the workplace.
Yeah, Gabriel Brothers is one such nice store, v.affordable and quality of clothing available there. Your Wardrobe makes you feel confident because you looks great and feel comfortable in your Clothing.
I have always found myself more excited about my clothing because it’s been years of experience in clothing field and I am really excited when i was reading your post about clothing a booster of lifestyle. I do agree that clothing is an essential part of life and we need to give more importance to it. I really want thanks to your personal write up on clothing.
Clothing is as important as your look because when you go for specific event or function then you must have specific clothing for that specific event. And that’s what make me always worry that dressing is so important to us. I always used to prefer to have specific fashionable clothes on any corporate or social events. Thanks for your confidence booster blog.
I use Gabriel brothers store whenever I want to buy affordable and quality clothes. I use clothingtrial website to use coupon codes for Gabriel brothers stores.
Good tips… being a couponer it always helps me to save a lot of money of mine. Coupons work as discounts and bargaining for me specially when it comes to about clothing shopping or so . . . Coupons.com is on-line coupon providing web source for clothing shopping as well as SavingsFree.com and retailmenot are also book marked as favourite websites of mine 🙂