16/08/2002 - 6:43 p.m.

Pride and Prejudice.

My mother's pissed at me because she completely missed the point. Let me explain. I would like very much to have a pea coat. A real live wool Navy pea coat with anchors on the buttons (both sets of them) and Navy tags on it. I have also desired to have a jean jacket, a dark blue, gold buttoned, so stiff it needs to be worn in, Levi's jean jacket.

My mother's answer to my wishes? J. Crew. I strike you all as a J. Crew sort of girl, don't I? I just love to spend 100 bucks a go on a shirt or pair of shoes or something, all so that I can have that casual but expensive as hell look that American Eagle can only dream about. Oh yes mother, that's me all right.

She takes this to mean I would rather shop at Goodwill and look like (in her words) a "ragpicker". Well, the first statement is true, the second is her opinion. I stand by Goodwill and the Salvation Army until the day I die because the beautiful people will keep asking me where I get my clothes. As long as the 70's are cool, why not have the real thing? As long as pea jackets are being worn, why not have a real one? My mother fails to see this, she thinks it's the look I want, but I'm not that shallow, I prefer things to be genuine. And if the second hand places are the best way to get hold of genuine, I have no problems, besides, I save some money. J. Crew. Sheesh.