Being a bit lost for inspiration, I've delved into Dev's writing prompt box for something to write about. I love these.
I've pulled the following card. It reads:
"What are you wearing and why are you wearing it? Tell me everything about every single item of clothing, including jewelry, glasses and underwear you have on today. Include as much detail as possible.
Where did you get it? How long have you had it?
Where has it been with you?
Do you remember wearing it on days when something significant happened?
What's it made from? Where is it made?
How does it make you feel?
Why did you choose to wear it today?
Good choice or do you wish you'd chosen something different for today?"
Well, here we go.
I am wearing active wear. A navy sleeveless top, three quarter leggings, battered old black bra and equally battered old knickers. My feet are alternating between bare and a battered old pair of Birkenstocks and I'm about to put on some socks and ASICS runners as I'm going to meet Chuck the trainer. I have a pair of silver sleepers in my ears, the silver rings of my fingers that don't come off and my Apple Watch on my left wrist. Currently, I have the black and white Mickey Mouse watch face on display.
The activewear was bought at Kmart and Target. I don't believe in high end activewear - I go to the gym to work out not field Instagram posts about it. I don't wear active wear outside of my suburb as a rule. I'd never go into town in my gym clothes (except for going in after the gym to check my post office box - but I drive in then). The Birkenstocks are two years old and should be thrown soon, but they're so comfortable! The underwear is also well worn. The knickers, also from Kmart, are my choice of gym knickers. I normally wear ones from Boody - glorious, comfortable bamboo pants, but for under active wear, Kmart works well - they're only going to get sweaty.
I don't have an issue with fast fashion active wear. When your gym clothes, all same - dark colours, three-quarter leggings, loose singlet tops, are used for years, it's not fast fashion - it's pragmatism. I go to the gym to train, not take photos of myself. As gym clothes go, I like that the tops aren't fitted. It covers everything that's needed. I wear these clothes summer and winter - adding a hoodie on top to get me to and from the gym in the cooler months. I don't feel the cold. A hoodie does the job.
See - functional clothes.
I'm wearing active wear all day because I'm seeing my trainer later in the day and I really can't be bothered getting changed later. I've got a heap of Christmas and house jobs to get done, active wear is easy.
The great thing about active wear - my active wear, the boring Kmart and Target brands, is that I feel strong in them. I push weights in them, why not take that attitude out of the gym. I don't feel like a poser walking around the shops in my gym clothes - I've been walking around this shopping centre in my workout gear for twenty years. It's like a uniform. There are some people around the shops who only know me to wear active wear. My other workout buddy, Angus, always does a double take when he sees me in office clothes.
Where are these clothes made? Probably some sweat shop in some South Asian country. Yet I am thankful for these clothes, as they allow me to move at the gym. I like that they're plain and that they don't stand out. I love that they're comfortable.
As I have some standards, I don't wear active wear to work, even when I'm working from home. As I'm on a two-week break, this was the only pragmatic, easy choice of clothes for the day.
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