Do some people have clothes and others have a wardrobe?
My research on this subject reveals that no one really knows the difference. Some people (mostly men) will say that there is no difference. Other people (mostly women) not only believe there is a difference, but give you advice on "wardrobe essentials" to prove it. The common theme indicates that while a wardrobe may be a collection of clothes, it's not just a collection of clothes. There's direction to a wardrobe. Maybe even a purpose. And most people don't have one.
It's tough to go from having a closet full of clothes to having a wardrobe? (Even the word sounds better. Richer somehow. More meaningful. Wardrobe.) Like it's tough to go from a job to a career. But at some point, if we aren't living in the Florida Keys or New Orleans, don't we all have to go there?
I think I'd like a wardrobe, but after reading about essentials and core, I'm not sure that's really what I'm after. If I had a wardrobe, I'd like it to reflect my style as well as have a direction and purpose. I'm not sure that's possible or even recommended, since my jobs over the years only recently have translated into a career and it's not the screenwriting one of my dreams.
I guess I'll just concentrate on the fit and color issues and leave the direction to the professionals.
2 comments:
Hello Annie
I always think of the difference between a closet and a wardrobe as the difference between whether said closet or wardrobe is in the US or Britain. My Brit friends have wardrobes, over here they all have closets. I have never really thought about it beyond that, but now I shall.
thanks for the blog x
Wardrobe refers more to the storage of clothes than any actual theme within the clothes themselves. Yes, the collection of clothes for a renaissance stage play (theme) is considered a 'wardrobe', but so too is any random collection of clothes belonging to an individual.
And while the thread documents your mission/hiatus, it's actually nonspecific regarding your being the recipient of clothing as gifts. (Take the SOL girl... take the SOL.)
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