Hot Summer

While parts of Europe and The Netherlands are plagued by a heat wave I'm fairly fine. My groundfloor apartment is pretty cool, 25 degrees Celsius this afternoon, and outdoors I bike and feel the fresh breeze.

Upstairs it's a bit warmer but the old parasol, found I don't remember when but before 2010 for sure, and in the meantime fixed with duct tape, still does a good job of keeping the heat out when the sun is beating the back window and balcony.

 Clever design with deep blue inner and silver outer cloth.

Last night however up there I did have to get rid of leg covering for the first time in I don't know in how many years, and I don't even know what other options I have in my drawers. But I went down to grab the first thing. T-dress from the load of a while ago that I kept apart in case of. Just the perfect thing because it's completely me: Jeans/T-shirt girl but then without the jeans. 

Said I'm not a fan of loud logos I can live with this. Grey on black and my first pair of basketball shoes (at five years old or so) were Converses and I loved them. So long ago they still had the rubber cushions on the inner ankles. Later on never could afford them and once found on the curb they were too narrow for my wide feet.

Only by taking the photos found out the detail of slightly longer back. Kind of adds style so I was even confident to go out cycling with this on.

Brand-name Clothing With Large Logos

I found this interesting discussion on Reddit. 

I see those products in almost every clothing shop I do stocktakes for. But despite of what some people say, I see it also in extremely expensive shops. Like this example from Fendi. Pay over a thousand for a simple shirt, you'll still advertise their brand, though more or less subtly, while wearing.

One thing I found out:

This stuff does not go second hand on line. At least not through Dutch Ebay and I don't want to try others because clothing is totally not my focus. So these sweaters will go to recycling soon now, after the rest that went right away. Found last summer and I had to carry trash bags full on the back of my bike in two goes. But I had a great pair of jeans for myself from that load. Still happy.

Now I can live with this:

Passed by textiles collection bins filled to the brim a few days ago. Bags placed beside, rummaged in already. Too much to take. I picked mainly shoes in easy to hang on my handlebars bags but there was place on top to add some randomly picked clothes. Then could add one looking the most neat with only clothes that I could strap on a bungy cord on the back.

Shoes are more weight and made me €0,58. The clothes a day later €0,40. 

I kept the Levi's cotton sweater for me. Just my size and I don't mind the modest little logo. After all in my young days Levi's were my favourite jeans. And even then it was normal that your denims were somehow showing which ones they were. It's just that these days this logo or brand showing has got out of hand.