george needs clothes

Today was cold and wet, a combination above all others that I loathe. I could hear (and sadly feel) the squelch of the rain penetrating my shabby old black flats. These poor unfortunate shoes, I have put them through hell and back. It seems my wardrobe is a bit like this these days, my shoes are falling apart, my once respectable Claude Maus trousers are pilling at the crutch and I only bought these last year!

Here's a little lesson I've learnt: when travelling, do NOT bring expensive items of clothing. Before I left for Europe these pants were jet black, button still in tact and a far cry from anything close to pilling. Now they've faded into oblivion, seems are coming undone and I most certainly can not bend over too far for fear of them splitting.

Here's another little lesson I've learnt: Claude Maus has produced a disappointing product. Don't get me wrong, I love their A/W09 collection but Claude buddy, you had these pants wrong. They looked fabulous for the first few months I wore them, I had compliments left right and centre but a mere nine months later and my own mother thought I had purchased them at K-Mart. I've sadly laid these pants to rest, however the day was not ruined by my parting with these trousers. To help ease the pain Sue (my mother - I go on a first name basis) fixed me up with new dark blue jeans and a cropped blazer.

Thank you Mumma!

This is from the CM AW/09 collection, probably my most favoured look. They have a huge store in Melbourne and are stocked in boutique stores around Aus.