I was shopping in Urban Outfitters back during the Beantown days of college when the 20 bucks in my pocket was for lunch, dinner, and a shopping “spree”. It had to be the end of winter since most of the warmer clothing was on sale. I pulled out this soft, very thick furry piece of clothing whose purpose was indeterminable at the time. On the hanger, it looked like a very short skirt made out of the fur of a blond bear. The top opening was slightly narrower than the bottom, it had no visible zippers, and while it was definitely mini-sized I figured with thick tights, it could pass for cute. Did I mention how incredibly soft it was?!
I waited in a very long line to try this on, like Disney World long. I noticed a couple of people including the Outfitters peeps eyeing my find skeptically. It’s not a good sign when the people at the store look unsure about their merchandise. In the dressing room, I confirmed there were no zippers so I just pulled it on up to my waist. I felt silly immediately, and if it weren’t for my utter, overriding curiosity for answers about this bear hide, I wouldn’t have stepped out of the dressing room to show my friend and the rest of the Urban world my “outfit”.
My friend just kind of stared at me. Neither of us could really find the words to express the ridiculousness of it. But one of the Outfitter’s salespeople managed to speak after looking at me up and down.
“Um, sweetie, that’s supposed to be a tube top”.
Oh. So I guess I’ll have to wear more than thick tights to pull this look off…I actually wasn’t as mortified as I probably should’ve been. It was more of an “ah ha” moment, riddled solved, I now feel closure about this furry apparel. All is well with the world again.
Nowadays, the only soft, fur-like pieces I own are blankets but I occasionally think back to that "skirt" and wonder if I could've rocked it anyway.
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