It was five degrees when I left home at 9.30am this morning. I was well bundled up with warm jacket and hat. Recently I’ve noticed my feet sometimes feel cold when I’m walking, so today I put on possy-wool socks.
Walking down New Regent Street I was surprised and slightly horrified to see a young woman with a bare midriff and bare ankles. Some young people don’t seem to feel the cold, but it seems foolish to have bare skin on such a cold day. Maybe she was heading to a warm environment. What do you think?
I think it’s best to wrap up warm
and be prepared for winter’s storm
Ruth's Reflections 
I recall standing next to a young woman at the pedestrian crossing one fine but frosty Christchurch morning. She was wearing jeans and a singlet top so her arms and shoulders were bare. But she did have a scarf around her neck!
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Maybe that made all the difference. The woman I saw today didn’t have a scarf, but she did have a tattoo on her neck.
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Sadly, putting up with discomfort frequently goes with the politics/dictates of fashion and how women choose (if it is a choice) to express their identity, and it goes with the role many are obliged to play in work places. We are lucky to be able to dress for the weather and for comfort.
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Age brings wisdom, about clothing and other matters.
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I am entertained by the Menswear ads in the paper and love the cosy-sounding garments they advertise. This morning the ad finishes with: ‘Yes, ALL our knitwear is 100% wool, that is what you asked for, that is what we stock. You may remember Mother advised you to keep your chest warm!’ I can’t imagine that appearing in a women’s wear advertisement!
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I also wonder whether a women’s wear advertisement would be more inclined to feature the washability of a garment.
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These ads do give advice about how to wash the garments. It stresses that they are machine washable woollens, and you should wash them without detergent, which seems strange. I enjoy the caring process of hand washing my woollies even if the label says they are machine washable. I also, like you, darn them when needed.
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I’m glad to hear they give instructions. I almost never read the ad’s.
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