Questionable Purchase of the Week

 

These past few years, I've noticed my style becoming more outlandish than ever before.  Isn't this priviledge reserved for old women in the purple hat club? Am I infringing on their thing before my time? When I was younger I was not very brave, even about clothes I wore. In true teenage form, I desperately tried to conform to my peer group. I wish I would have been ballsy enough to try thrifting then, or shop anywhere other than the Gap, a place I do not make a habit of visiting anymore.  The years of worried conformance have led to a backlash where I dress however I want because I like to pretend I am brave and do not care if you don't like my outfit.

Wow, memory lane sucked me in. Back to the original intent of this post, looky what I bought!

Steve Madden fur ruched neck gaiter. I don't even know what a neck gaiter is. Wikipedia: a neck gaiter is an article of clothing worn about the neck for warmth. It is a closed tube of fabric, often thick fleece or synthetic, which is slipped on and off over the head. My boyfriend says it looks like I skinned cookie monster.

While I see his where he is coming from, I still love it. In my defense, the average temperature for the last week has been around 20 degrees and it is very useful for keeping your neck and lower-half-of-face warm. I don't have a beard to serve this purpose like some snobby boys I know. Also, there were three markdown stickers on it at TJ Maxx. THREE.  It was originally $55. Had it not been not so dirty-cheap, there is no way I would have bought it. This only strengthens my theory that I was meant to have this fuzzy blue scarf. After demonstrating how adorable and ah...versatile...the gaiter is, Chris has come around to it. Now it is more affectionately called my thneed.


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By the way, if you want to see actual stylish elderly women, and not just me pretending, check out  Advanced Style. I'm addicted.