Years ago, I had a penchant for Prada shirts. Now I have a penchant for Primark t-shirts. I've learnt, as a professional dog walker, that it’s vital a £3 t-shirt from Bangladesh can cope with an average of 365 washes a year.
It's a tall order, I know!
Almost my entire outdoor wardrobe is crammed with walking gear and cheap t-shirts you see.
In the summer, £3 t-shirts can be worn, as I’ll happily be returning, caked in mud.
These bargain t-shirts can go straight in the wash, ready for another round of muck and mud on the next doggy adventure.
For the winter, it’s all about the Berghaus coat and layering up in outdoor gear when it’s blissfully freezing cold.
Perfect!
In hindsight, when I was made redundant from my corporate job back in 2020, there was a sudden subconscious change in my mindset to what I wore.
No one left the house anyway during the pandemic, so fashion probably went out the window for everyone, but especially me.
Matching onsies anyone?
Not only was it a wardrobe change, it was a lifestyle and outlook change. A brand new chaper was about to begin - setting up a premium, 5 star dog adventure service for south west Sheffield.
The smart shirts all got enthusiastically donated to the charity shops on Ecclesall Road.
Years ago, I would spend my Sunday nights ironing Jeff Banks, Yves Saint Lauren and Hammond & Co long sleeved shirts for the 9-5 job.
I was ALWAYS in a freshly ironed, pristine shirt and smart jeans!
Whenever I wear a shirt now, I genuinely feel restricted and uncomfortable in it.
That’s mad!
Pre pandemic, enjoying a lazy Sunday and having a duvet day, eating leftover pizza still meant I was in a formal shirt.
Quite bizarre looking back on it.
Now, I’m never out of casual shorts and hoodies.
My £3 t-shirts are still going strong, but a little more faded. Some of the summer discount ones are in hibernation now, on the top shelf in the attic wardrobe. They're no longer needed.
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