The Great American Apparel Diet Goes Live Today!
Posted: September 1st, 2009 | Author: Sally Bjornsen | Filed under: Writing | 2 Comments »
The Great American Apparel Diet, what is it? We are a group of women who have decided to go on a diet of sorts. A fast really. We are completely eliminating “new apparel” from our diets for one year. Yes, the next time you see us sporting new togs it will be Sept. 2, 2010. Sound easy? Well think again. This is going to be a stretch for most of us. You see, like most women we are attached to our wardrobes in some form or another. In fact buying a new something-or-other is as natural as a dark choclate pick-me-up. We all have our reasons for embarking on this project but it all gets down to this…who are we without something hip and new in our closets? We shall see.
Check it out: www.thegreatamericanappareldiet.com.
Hi! My sis-in-law (Chris Kerns) is a friend of your sister, Jacquelyn. Anyhoo, she told me about your crazy diet and I just have to give you props and wish you GOOD LUCK!! I myself, would probably have better success giving up chocolate, french fries or maybe even wine. Maybe.
I also thought I might be able to help out with a great resource – Tiffany Wendel (www.tiffanywendel.com). She is a really great stylist in Seattle that helped me purge my closet last year and suggested tons of outfits using existing clothes. I’m thinking you ladies might be able to use her help at some point in this very, very brave endeavor. I’m just glad my husband never found out about it before it started.
Best wishes!
cathy
This diet is just plain UN-American. Aaand very irresponsible!
First off- as my son has pointed out – Shopping is good exercise. The walking, the trying on, the chasing 3 bad boys around the store… Also good for math skills when figuring out sale prices & total damage before making said purchase. Good exercise for wallet too!
2nd of all, we need to keep the economy going. Jobs are on the line. Too many retailers are going out of business. When stores go bankrupt, we all pay the bill!
I have gotten to be a good sale shopper & shop responsibly. We also clean our closets and donate to Good Will. Which will be sorely needed for the people who lose their jobs or businesses over this stupid diet!!!
Diet be damned! I’ll show them Consumer Confidence!
P.S. Perhaps you should amend this diet to just boycott imported clothing. It would be an equally challenging task to just buy American-made goods.