because I have been broke all the time in Canada as well as the income has not been stable, I have been away from the fashion industry. Therefore, I ended up buying no clothes last 2 years. To be honest, I was totally fine with that but recently, all of a sudden, I started feeling something missing for the upcoming magnificent summer. Of course, I don’t forget about my saving journey going on referring to episode 16. But to take advantage of this time of year, I decided to grab some summer clothes. The problem is, since it was supposed to be the first time to bought clothes in Canada, I had no idea where to go as a low-income over 30 lady. Hence, I seek advice from one of my friends, who is basically my beer friend but I always feel she loves fashion.
I was lucky that she was generous enough to give me advice and take me to her go-to places. Then I was surprised that there were several fun facts about shopping clothes so today I wanna pick up some. By the way, firstly she asked me “ Which would you wanna try? Cheaper, Medium or Expensive?” I was like, “Most likely her medium should be my “expensive” as a low income over 30 lady.” After choosing to see medium first, I was surprised that it was literally medium for me as well. Although my budget was around $150 for two or three clothes, the shop she took me was around that price zone. I was delighted that we had a similar sense of money.
So, let’s dive into the fun fact of clothes shopping. No.1, don’t say one-piece, most likely you will get a swimsuit. I believe this is a common mistake of people from Japan, if you want to describe a garment that covers the body from the shoulders to the hem, say “dress”. Japanese English describes this “One- Piece” but it is commonly used in the context of swimsuits, where a "one-piece swimsuit" refers to a swimsuit that covers the torso and groin area in a single garment, as opposed to a bikini, which typically consists of separate top and bottom pieces.
No.2, the clerk will take your clothes and ask your name to keep in fitting room but don’t be upset. It was an interesting culture outside Japan, if you keep some clothes for fitting, a clerk will come to you and say “If you want to try this on, we will keep your clothes in the fitting room, your name?” then you give your name to her, she keeps your clothes so that you can keep enjoying hunting for selection. Most likely you go to the fitting room empty-handed, tell your name and the clerk will give you the room and your clothes. Indeed, you don’t have to carry your clothes to the fitting room. I don’t know if it is one of the qualified customer service because I don’t feel appreciation that much, just feel okay this is Canada.
No.3, Bodysuits are available anywhere.This is most surprising for me but I am not sure it is just one of the trend or Canadian thing. Go Google and type “bodysuits” then you would be surprised to see what it looks like. According to my friend, a bodysuit is a fabulously versatile item of clothing that fits your whole body and looks very similar to a classic leotard. The bottom of the bodysuit is shaped just like a pair of knickers that covers your lower body. Again, you’ll find different styles to make wearing a bodysuit easy, from thongs and bikinis to seamfree shapewear and full coverage. Most come with small snap fastenings under the crotch, so you can easily undo them without taking off all your clothes! How you feel it is versatile is that you don’t have to tuck in the pants, that makes it seamless and stylish somehow. For me, it looks extremely awkward and I must feel anxious when I wear this because people are not supposed to wear underwear in these bodysuits. It seems very embarrassing and uncomfortable but it seems like one of the big trend of this summer, every shop has bodysuits on sale.
