An Unconscious Choice

Earlier this week i realised aspects of my Edwardian lifestyle have become an unconscious choice whereas formerly they were a conscious choice. So accustomed am i to their nuance and finding myself in sympathy with them from the very earliest i have become comfortable. It is principally in matters of attire that i have been most aware of the change in my outlook. When wearing more contemporary styled clothes i have found them light and insubstantial, there is an absence of the security i have come to count on. I never knew i was missing it until i experienced it. Always cold, uncomfortable, ill-fitting. Even though most of what i wear is made to measure it is more than that alone, it comes from the layering, the natural fibres and the coverage, and perhaps something else. But now, those parts contemporary culture expects women to expose to all and sundry are reserved for private moments. In a way i have reclaimed what is mine.

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