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[chocolatepot]

It's hard to be motivated to try to give really long answers on AskHistorians when half the time I write anything I get "lol thanks, I didn't think anyone would answer, it was just a passing thought." Not very encouraging. (Or else I get nothing

I haven't been posting much here lately because I've been feeling all anxious/apathetic/useless/frustrated all week. Some of it is probably premenstruality, some that it's been monstrously cold (about fifty degrees) after a week of good weather, some of it is just boredom. So I've been trying to do self-care (being lazy) but I don't think anything will help until it's warmer. But like normally I feel better all dressed up at work - but today I was in my nice wool dress with my nylons and oxfords and I just felt stupid. Those grey stockings - "Jana" style - just aren't the right shape for my leg, and now they have holes from my stupid huge big toes, which can probably be mended because the nylon is so firm ... unfortunately after the last time I wore my Danas, that pair was ruined. The Danas are softer, more clingy, and feel nicer, but they're also more delicate and seem to have gotten caught on something in the opening of the shoe when I last took them off. And I feel like I don't walk well in even a 2" heel. I'm working tomorrow, and I may just jeans it because while my new philosophy is that a) I am my own work of art and b) I like wearing the clothes I like more than I like being 100% comfortable, sometimes you need a day off. (And the corollary to b) is that I like the way I look in them and I don't like the way I look in them right now I guess.)

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[dancesontrains]

I suspect reddit isn't a place that takes fashion and the like very seriously (outside of lady reddit, and that can be weird as hell. Look at all the drama re. r/makeupaddiction!)

[chocolatepot]

Yeah. That's why I'm always so excited when a question comes up that I can answer! Even though most of them are throughout-history questions!

[lliira]

If I were to ask questions about historical clothing, I would want long answers. Because I have serious problems researching clothing myself, and I can't necessarily tell on this particular topic who's trustworthy and who isn't, because it's not really in my wheelhouse.

[chocolatepot]

Well, when you ask me, you know you'll get a long and thorough answer!