I'M JUST NOT READY... (Mirror Image)

I'M JUST NOT READY...

So in the recent days I've spent getting back to my fashion reality, I've been mall trolling and going to early holiday shopping events...

and...

Even though the retail and fashion Gods are thrusting Christmas shopping upon me, I'm just not ready! It's too early for jingle bells and Santa Claus and chestnuts roasting on an open fire and shopping!!!! Although I'm always in the mood for a soft new (maybe I'll break the bank on cashmere this year) sweater and wide-legged jeans, (No, I still haven't found the perfect pair...) I'm not ready to start thinking about my budget, if I have the right amount of bows and how impossible it is to find the perfect gift for my Dad.

Halloween is barely a week old. The time just changed - (Boy, do I hate when it's dark before I leave the office.) Thanksgiving is still two weeks away and I've already seen enough lights to power a small village.

On Tuesday night the Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Corporation officially kicked off the city's holiday season with 50 gifts available at independent retailers for under $100. The pieces included all-weather-messenger bags, glittery tank tops, to wide belts from Nicole Miller. It was held in conjunction with a Christmas-like light service. Great idea. Great list of gifts. But man, I'm just not ready.

I know the unseasonably warm weather hasn't done much for encouraging people to buy fashion. And I know retailers are bracing themselves for a slow holiday season so they are starting early. But at this rate by the time Christmas comes, I'll be all shopped out and sick of red and green

What do you think about the oh-so-early holiday season?

Posted by Elizabeth Wellington on November 8, 2007 11:15 AM | Permalink

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Annie:

Loves it! I hear ya on the early start, but I need to start thinking about what I'm going to buy to WEAR to the holiday parties and THEN I can think about shopping for gifts;)

Posted by Annie | November 8, 2007 12:37 PM

Posted on November 8, 2007 12:37

phillygirl64:

I have always thought there ought to be a law against having any Christmas stuff before Black Friday

Posted by phillygirl64 | November 8, 2007 6:14 PM

Posted on November 8, 2007 18:14

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The Mirror Image team consists of Inquirer and philly.com writers with a passion for fashion and an eye for the trends. We live to shop and shop to live, but always appreciate a good sale. We know that “What I am going to wear?” is a serious question, possibly requiring consultation and multiple outfit changes. We believe beauty treatments can be a necessity instead of a luxury, and consider awards shows required viewing. Above all, we strive to bring style into our daily lives – and have fun telling others about it.

Contributor Elizabeth Wellington has been the Inquirer's Fashion Reporter since 2003 and writes the Mirror, Mirror column for the Sunday Image section. She is a bargain shopper who hates buying pants and rarely meets a dress she doesn’t like.

Contributor Chris Gray is the editor of the Image section, and has been a reporter and editor at the Inquirer since 2001. She believes you are never too tall for heels and considers text messaging a vital form of communication.

Contributor Karen Heller covered fashion for several years, nationally and regionally, and has an enduring interest in style and fashion. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary, she reports on popular culture. Her column appears in the Wednesday Daily Magazine.

Contributor Kristen Graham is a Philly.com producer and columnist. She is still recovering from her mother dressing her in homemade cotton plaid bell-bottoms as a toddler, and regards religious Project Runway and What Not To Wear watching as the only way to make amends.

Contributor Jodie Chester Lowe is a Philly.com Entertainment producer and a member of the Great Expectations project team. By college, she knew she needed to expand her wardrobe beyond casual shirts and jeans. She’s branched out with the tops, but denim still gets its own drawer (or two) in her dresser.

Contributor Ellen Dunkel is the Philly.com Entertainment channel manager. She was almost literally born to shop, having grown up in Paramus, N.J., the No. 2 ZIP code in the United States for retail sales. She often serves as a personal shopper for family members who are missing the fashion gene.

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