I hate clothes shopping, with two exceptions: when it's post-margaritas with my bestie going to Torrid, or when it's one of those days and I need to be around like-minded folk and see weird stuff and I go to Earthbound Trading Co. That being said, I psyched myself up, promised myself post-shopping margaritas and went to Seoul at 10am on Saturday to look for jeans, leggings, and undies.
My first stop was H&M - I was hoping that a Swedish co might have some western-sized clothes. No luck, but I was able to find a couple decent bras, at a decent price. So I called it a win. There was a Lush across from H&M, so to Lush I went. I walked in and was shadowed by a saleswoman, who I ended up feeling a bit sorry for. I needed only one thing and I knew exactly what it was, she showed me, I grabbed what I needed, paid and left. I could tell she wanted to do the Lush thing where they convince you that you need all kinds of other stuff, but I still have stuff from LAST time I went there. I got out with JUST my shampoo - another win. Across from Lush was Zara - no luck... a lot of no luck. So then I wandered... found a Forever 21 that had everything 75% off... wandered around, no luck/it was terrifying.
At this point, Meyongdong was awake and getting to be rather full of people. I decided it was time to bail. So on to Itaewon I went. I had found a place via the Google that had Western sizes. I found it by walking down some kinda sketchy stairs. I walked in and the lady who owns it asked what I was looking for. I told her jeans, she asked my size, then started pulling jeans off the rack for me to try. I confirmed what size I am, but they had NO boot cut. The jeans were all skinny or straight legs. So jeans were a bust. However, she did have black leggings, and skirts. I tried about 5 different skirts and ended up buying 2. The thing was the price. Two skirts and 2 pairs of leggings were 100,000 won. A part of me choked. Then I remembered shopping in the states I've dropped that at Torrid and Earthbound. Don't even get me started on how much I've spent on Amazon. I don't go clothes shopping often, so OF COURSE it's going to be a bit expensive. I also will be ordering jeans and stuff from Amazon after the 1st of the month (that way I don't have to pay the CC until Dec).
The best thing is that I now have different things to wear to work! I've been wearing the same things for about 8 mo now, and it was time for an update. Also when Mom sends my sweaters from home, I'll have good leggings to wear with them. Hehehe... so all in all it was good. I knew it would be tough finding jeans, as I am NOT shaped like an Asian. In fact, the lady was funny because when I was checking out she looked at me and went, "You are small on top, but big on bottom." And I went "Yep, that's why I just needed leggings and skirts!" These skirts would even show my knees if I wore them without leggings... maybe that'll be my goal for next summer. LOL - well, with the blue one... the purple one is wool. I did enjoy shopping alone.
So after that I waited for A to come meet me at Vatos, we had lunch then went on for a few beers and then went home. I did laundry and watched The Crow and then went to bed. I think the movie tonight shall be Ghostbusters 2. Hehehehe.
Anyway, that's my adventure in clothes shopping in Asia. I'm hoping that I won't have to do that again for a WHILE! ;)
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