I got to play Stacy London and Clinton Kelly today, while Jay went shopping for a new wardrobe. He got a new job (!) downtown, and we (I) determined that his wardrobe is not downtown-appropriate. At his current job, he has to wear a dress shirt and tie every day, which you would think would be fine for downtown. And that might be the case if half of his shirts weren’t too small in the neck and two short in the sleeves. But his new job is business casual, and since the vast majority of his casual wardrobe features the word “ILLINOIS” emblazoned in huge letters across the front, he needed some help.
Did you know my husband alternates between just two (TWO!) pairs of pants? I guess it doesn’t say much about my wife-ish skills, but I had no idea that was the case. So, he is now the proud owner of 3 new pairs of shoes, 3 new pairs of pants, 4 new casual button-down shirts, 2 new sweaters, 4 new t-shirts, a new coat, belt and messenger bag.
We got all that stuff in about 2 hours. All that shopping was pretty fun, although, it’s not nearly as fun as buying myself all new clothes. Actually, I don’t think I have ever been on shopping spree of this magnitude… For one, it takes me 3 months to even find one pair of pants that fits properly, so buying 3 pairs in one day would be a minor miracle.
At any rate, I’m wiped out from shopping, and I have to wake up early tomorrow for a business trip. Keep your eyes peeled for a photo of Jay’s new shoes. I set up a flickr account so I can automatically post my camera phone photos to the blog, but there seems to be a bit of a delay.