It began with the boot cuffs.
I’d been watching a lot of Nashville, a soap opera about country music. One of the lead characters is a super sweet, naive twenty-something called Scarlett O’Connor, who is trying to make it as a poet-slash-song-writer-slash-musician. Scarlett is extremely petite, has long wavy platinum blonde hair that goes down past her bum and possesses an undeniable hippy-vibe.
She dresses like this:
Note the boot cuffs.
They’re the woollen sock-like things poking out the top of her knee-high boots. Boot cuffs are a sartorial – as opposed to practical – item of clothing. The wool does not extend down towards the ankle, enveloping the foot into a warm, cosy embrace. No, no. Boot cuffs are just that: cuffs. Their purpose is decoration not insulation. They provide an additional artsy-crafty vibe to your already whimsical white lace slip, patterned kimono and flower crown.
In the midst of my deep dive into Nashville, I somehow ended up with no less than seven pairs of boot cuffs in my online shopping cart. This is despite the fact that I (a) do not actually own the requisite knee-high boots to wear the cuffs with, (b) am not a country music singer, and (c) do not intend to become a country music singer any time soon.
Watch the trailer for Nashville here. Post continues below.
But in my fantasy-world of television binging – in which I am three sizes smaller, can play guitar and wear my hair out, flowing and free of baby spit – I needed those boot socks. And I needed them in a range of colours, styles and with tortoiseshell button embellishments, too.
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haha yes exactly me. put all the items in the cart and hope one day you'll buy all. even if not all or not at all it gives some kind of pressure. like i actually went shopping tried clothes and enjoyed. and almost had them. and in my wardrobe of my mind I have them. haha..... its also funny i usually see dreams about shopping but never got to purchase. ha ha.
Its like creating a dream or vision board, just putting those vibes out into the universe. Who know's you may end up making the purchase one day