[nabs-l] clothes shopping and organizing

Thu Oct 18 11:27:51 UTC 2012

I=20use=20my=20phone=20to=20color=20identify=20my=20clothes.=20I=20just=20m=
emorize=20the=20
colors=20that=20go=20together.

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Cindy=20Bennett=20<clb5590 at gmail.com
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Wed,=2017=20Oct=202012=2023:01:04=20-0700
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20clothes=20shopping=20and=20organizing

I=20tend=20to=20go=20shopping=20with=20friends.=20Nicer=20department=20stor=
es=20do=20
have
personal=20shoppers.=20They=20will=20be=20good=20at=20knowing=20what=20look=
s=20good=20
on
you,=20very=20good.=20But=20that=20is=20their=20job,=20and=20sometimes=20yo=
u=20need=20to=20
be
specific=20about=20a=20price=20range=20or=20they=20will=20instinctively=20b=
ring=20you=20
the
most=20expensive=20option=20that=20will=20look=20good=20on=20you.=20Finding=
=20a=20
friend=20or
personal=20shopper=20who=20can=20tell=20you=20what=20colors=20look=20good=20=
on=20you=20
can=20be
valuable.=20If=20you=20know=20your=20style,=20you=20can=20more=20easily=20s=
hop=20by=20
yourself
even=20in=20stores=20that=20don't=20offer=20the=20best=20assistance.=20For=
=20example,=20
a
blind=20friend=20of=20mind=20and=20I=20went=20shopping=20to=202=20cheaper=20=
stores=20the=20
other
day.=20We=20had=20to=20wait=20in=20line=20at=20the=20cash=20register=20and=
=20get=20someone=20
to
help=20us=20find=20sizes.=20These=20workres=20were=20clearly=20not=20intere=
sted=20in
spending=20a=20lot=20of=20their=20time=20helping=20us.=20So=20we=20came=20i=
n=20with=20a=20
goal.=20At
one=20point,=20the=20shopper=20just=20brought=20me=20a=20bunch=20of=20jeans=
=20that=20fit=20
my
description.=20Is=20it=20ideal?=20No.=20But=20the=20jeans=20were=20$10,=20a=
nd=20I=20hate=20
to
say=20it,=20but=20you=20get=20what=20you=20pay=20for=20and=20that=20include=
s=20service.=20
Does
it=20mean=20I=20am=20going=20to=20charge=20my=20credit=20cards=20just=20so=
=20I=20can=20get=20
the
best=20service?=20No.=20I=20am=20going=20to=20continue=20to=20buy=20clothes=
=20that=20are=20
in=20my
price=20range,=20and=20in=20my=20opinion,=20every=20time=20I=20get=20crappy=
=20service,=20
I=20am
showing=20another=20store=20another=20time=20how=20important=20good=20servi=
ce=20is,=20
and
that=20people=20actually=20use=20it=20and=20appreciate=20it.

I=20would=20say=20that=20for=20discount=20stores=20like=20Ross=20or=20Nords=
trom=20Rack,=20
you
really=20have=20to=20be=20with=20a=20friend.=20i=20have=20known=20people=20=
to=20be=20flat=20
out
refused=20assistance=20at=20them.=20That=20really=20makes=20me=20sick=20and=
=20I=20hate=20
it,
but=20sometimes=20you=20have=20to=20pick=20your=20battles.=20If=20you=20wan=
t=20to=20argue
that,=20go=20in=20when=20you=20really=20aren't=20in=20dire=20need=20of=20cl=
othes.=20But=20
when
you=20do=20need=20clothes,=20and=20you=20want=20to=20go=20bargain=20shoppin=
g,=20find=20a
friend=20who=20enjoys=20shopping=20and=20buy=20them=20lunch.

I=20don't=20know=20official=20definitions,=20but=20if=20I=20was=20told=20th=
at=20an=20
event=20was
business=20casual,=20I=20would=20wear=20nice=20pants=20or=20a=20skirt,=20sh=
oes=20that=20
are
not=20sandals,=20and=20a=20button-down=20shirt,=20or=20something=20=20that=
=20isn't=20
too
"going=20out."=20I=20wear=20button-down=20shirts=20a=20lot,=20but=20you=20c=
an=20find=20
more
feminine=20and=20nice=20clothes.=20Just=20make=20sure=20they=20aren't=20too=
=20busy=20
with
different=20colors=20and=20definitely=20no=20sparkles.=20That's=20why=20I=20=
usually=20
just
stay=20safe=20with=20button=20downs,=20because=20they=20look=20very=20profe=
ssional.=20
But
I=20am=20trying=20to=20be=20more=20creative.

You=20can=20organize=20socks=20with=20safety=20pins.

Also,=20I=20think=20there=20is=20something=20to=20be=20said=20about=20havin=
g=20a=20
fashionable
friend=20look=20through=20your=20closet=20every=20once=20in=20a=20while=20t=
o=20remind=20
you=20of
what=20looks=20good.=20I=20have=20a=20pretty=20good=20memory,=20but=20I=20o=
nly=20had=20to=20
look
professional=20sporadically=20until=20I=20got=20a=20job.=20I=20have=20found=
=20that=20
when=20I
don't=20wear=20clothes=20often,=20I=20forget=20things=20about=20them.=20So=
=20just=20ask
people=20to=20remind=20you=20of=20what=20color=20things=20are=20or=20what=20=
they=20look=20
good
with=20if=20you=20can't=20remember=20them=20or=20don't=20have=20the=20resou=
rces=20to=20
label
all=20of=20your=20clothes.

Cindy

On=2010/17/12,=20Carly=20Mihalakis=20<carlymih at comcast.net>=20wrote:
=20Hi,=20Ashley,

=20Guess=20I=20never=20thought=20of=20that=20and,=20though=20I=20dress
=20up=20for=20school,=20I=20don't=20typically=20wear=20stockings,
=20finding=20them=20much=20too=20confining.=20Perhaps,=20someone
=20with=20experience=20in=20this=20realm=20ought=20to=20jump=20in,
=20here.=20Off=20the=20top=20of=20my=20head=20though,=20You=20know
=20those=20shoe=20racks=20that=20hang=20in=20your=20closet,=20or
=20upon=20the=20closet=20door?=20You=20could=20use=20those=20to
=20separate=20different=20colorded=20stockings,=20affixing
=20labels=20to=20the=20pockets.=20Of=20course,=20there's=20keeping
=20them=20separate,=20I=20don't=20know=20how=20practical=20such=20a=20strat=
egy=20is.
=20Let=20us=20know=20what=20you=20decide=20and,=20don't=20hesitate
=20to=20apply=20some=20creativity,=20and=20out=20of=20the=20box=20thinking=
=20in=20this.
=20Good=20luck,=20sis!=20At=2010:35=20PM=2010/17/2012,=20you=20wrote:
Car,=20Well,=20I=20think=20as=20you=20do=20for=20casual=20school
clothes.=20I=20wear=20jeans=20and=20what=20feels
comfortable.=20But=20when=20you=20are=20working,=20you=20need
to=20wear=20business=20casual=20clothes.=20This=20is=20where
I'm=20more=20concerned.=20I=20also=20have=20stockings=20and
socks=20that=20I=20need=20to=20keep=20matched.=20How=20do=20you
know=20the=20color=20and=20keep=20them=20matched?=20Enjoy=20the
relaxed=20style=20and=20attitude=20about=20clothes=20while
you=20can;=20when=20working=20its=20different.=20I'm=20a
continuing=20education=20student=20but=20I=20also=20am
looking=20for=20work=20and=20have=20an=20internship=20now.=20So,
I=20got=20to=20wondering=20about=20clothes=20and=20styles.
Ashley=20-----Original=20Message-----=20From:=20Carly
Mihalakis=20Sent:=20Thursday,=20October=2018,=202012=201:21
AM=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students
mailing=20list=20;=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind
Students=20mailing=20list=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]
clothes=20shopping=20and=20organizing=20Hi,
Ashley,=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20I=20used=20to=20be=20all=20confounded=
=20by
an=20idea=20of=20oh=20my=20god,=20not=20MATCHING!=20Yet,=20since
my=20life=20partner=20is=20blind=20I=20don't=20feel=20I=20need=20to
match=20for=20him,=20as=20well=20as=20my=20figuring=20out=20the
more=20important=20things=20in=20life=20than=20whether=20your
clothes,=20match.=20I=20don't=20work,=20I'm=20a=20college
student.=20I=20dress=20up=20for=20school=20though,=20and=20I
memorize=20what=20different=20articles=20of=20clothing=20go
together.=20I=20fell=20so=20much=20better=20after=20letting
that=20whole=20matching=20cocophony,=20go.=20It=20won't=20kill
ya,=20contrary=20to=20how=20I=20used=20to=20think,=20and=20how=20you
probably,=20think!=20Good=20luck,=20my=20sister!=20CarAt
07:27=20PM=2010/17/2012,=20Ashley=20Bramlett=20wrote:=20>Hi
all,=20So,=20I=20was=20wondering=20about=20clothes=20shopping.
Do=20you=20shop=20alone=20or=20>with=20friends=20or=20family?=20If
you=20go=20alone,=20who=20assist=20you?=20Do=20you=20use
a=20>personal=20shopper=20and=20if=20so,=20how=20does=20that
work?=20I=20wonder=20if=20most=20major=20>department=20stores
have=20personal=20shoppers;=20whether=20they=20do=20or=20not,
I=20know=20>they=20will=20accommodate=20and=20help=20us,=20but=20a
personal=20shopper=20would=20know=20how=20to=20>find=20clothes
for=20different=20types=20of=20people=20and=20be=20used=20to
suggesting=20>clothes.=20I=C3=A2=80=99ve=20only=20shopped=20a
little=20alone=20for=20clothes;=20in=20in=20my
experience=20>they=20seem=20short=20staffed=20and=20they=20did
help=20me=20but=20I=20usually=20had=20to=20wait=20a=20>while.=20My
mother=20tends=20to=20select=20things=20she=20feels=20look
good,=20but=20I=20think=20>they=20are=20=20probably=20her=20style,
not=20always=20mine.=20Also,=20anyone=20know
what=20>business=20casual=20means?=20I=20ask=20because
offices=20I=C3=A2=80=99ve=20worked=20at=20often=20say=20>this=20but
that=20seems=20to=20be=20be=20a=20big=20catch=20all=20phrase.=20I
realize=20it=20means=20nice=20>clothes;=20no=20jeans;=20slacks
of=20course;=20maybe=20nice=20blouses=20and=20vests.
Also,=20>anyone=20want=20to=20share=20a=20system=20for
organizing=20clothes=20in=20the=20closet?=20How=20do=20>you
know=20pieces=20of=20outfits=20go=20together=20once=20you=20wash
them?=20Thanks.
Ashley=20>_________________________________________
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