It’s so painfully sugary, yet brilliantly marketably clever … the new term “recessionista”. It’s fine to call oneself a recessionista if a girl goes on a total “bag ban”, but promoting “less expensive” products to us is cruelly manipulative. True recessonistas will not continue buying clothing unless it become necessity (like my weight loss means I have no wedges or sandals that fit [ALL I don for outdoor footwear]) - yes shoes no longer fit - and what is still only minimally loose are suede sandals; obviously not appropriate for “hurricane”/rainy season in FL. But I will still make due for a time.

Flitting away money at the moment is mostly tasteless and self-indulgent IMHO, even if it’s “just” a new outfit from Forever 21 to ring in Autumn. It’s akin to buying “pleather” to “help” the environment and ignoring the food industry. Do the vegan lifestylers want us to toss the skin from the flesh the rest of us eat or do they truly think the entirety of mankind should go veggie? Sorry, but I’m not; specific diets will never be 100% healthy for all people, especially removing dairy and even meat, due to allergies, or any other reason that are frankly no one’s business.

The PETA-brainwashed like to stick to ignorance of pollution caused in the manufacturing of plastics, and they’re far worse and a part of a different problem from the blog’s topic, but it’s still related.

If a girl can pay her rent, tuck some away into savings, eat 3 square meals a day or more, and pay off debt—more than minimums, then she absolutely deserves to indulge within her means. No, my problem is with the corporations and marketers attempting to take advantage of those us girls with a weakness for treating ourselves to pretty things.

Also I want to send huge kudos to all of us who are resisting these campaigns, at least somewhat - or at the very least, shopping elsewhere or not inspired by pressure of media. This especially goes to the women in the fashion blogosphere to any extent, I know it’s difficult to keep up with IT bags when I’m equally trying to remove myself, and it must be something to continue reading purely for fun, as well! Thanks–xx.

by Designer Ella on September 3, 2008

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