The Story of a Suit

Once upon a time there was a young woman with a good job. The job paid quite well and was reasonably fun. It also required that the young woman own a lot of suits. She preferred Ann Taylor suits over all others.

Slowly but surely, things changed in the young woman's life. Stuff happened in both the corporate arena and her personal life and the young woman ended up becoming a Stay-At-Home-Mom. Naturally, this paid nothing - but it was reasonably fun. Her suits gathered dust and slowly went out of style. Yes, even classic garments have limited life spans.

Years passed and the woman became not-quite-so-young. She also moved many times. Slowly the suits were given away.

This past April the woman, now forty-something, needed a suit for a trip to Washington DC. She was very excited about this trip - she was going to do some breast-cancer-public-policy volunteer work. But of course because it was volunteer work it paid nothing. She did not buy a suit from Ann Taylor. No, she bought a suit from the clearance rack at a nondescript department store.

While trying on this suit, an elderly woman (who was also trying on suits) gave the forty-something woman a hard time. The elderly woman chastised the forty-something woman for buying a trendy suit.

"You shouldn't buy that suit. That little ruffle is too trendy."

The forty-something woman ignored the elderly woman's advice, and has worn the suit several times now. Her career has been ramping back up and the suit has come in quite handy. The trendy little ruffle has actually received several compliments. Right now, the skirt is a wee bit tight on our main character and this has put her in a funk - but that is a story for another day.



The End.

The Trendy Little Ruffle