Not like the other girls...

[graculus]

I've admitted for many years that I am a geek and have no issues where that is concerned. Next week I've got a couple of days off work and admitted that it's time for my biennial shopping trip for clothes since my underwear is starting to fall to bits - in general, if I need a pair of trousers, for example, the fact that a couple of local supermarkets now sell clothes has been sufficient for me.

However, the statement I made at work that provoked the most disbelief was this one: I have never owned a handbag.

Peeps at work - "But where do you keep your stuff?"
Me - "I have a briefcase for work, otherwise I use a daysack or my pockets."
Peeps at work - *stunned silence*
Me - "Do you really need a handbag and a briefcase if you're working?"
Peeps at work - "Probably not, but still... never?"
Me - "Nope."

And then I told them I didn't really care for buying shoes either. ;) E.T.A. Last wore a skirt in 1991, don't own a skirt or a dress and haven't for a similar length of time.

Help me, oh friendslist - surely I am not alone in this lack of slavish devotion to the cult of handbags and shoes? I always knew I was not a 'girl', even when biologically I was young enough, but even so...

Comments

[lachli.livejournal.com]

You don't need to be slavishly devoted to bags and shoes to use them. I always use a handbag because it's one place to keep important stuff that I used daily. I like it to look nice, but that doesn't mean I spend a fortune on it or change it on a daily basis to co ordinate with my outfit. I use a back pack if I were going out for the day and needed something practical, but I can't see the harm in a handbag that is practical and attractive. Same with shoes, I've got nice shoes that I wear if I need to dress up, however the majority of the time I live in wellies or trainers because of the animals and work.

I'm not overly girly, half the time I've got no make up and I'm wearing muddy clothes, but it's still nice to look good and feel good at least half of the time.