Market Tuesday

I went to an Apparel Show today to buy Spring/Summer for the store and was alarmed by a scary realization. I am older than I think. Albeit, I still believe age is a state of mind and I still continue to choose youth. However, I recall my parents laughing at styles I wore in High School because they were revivals of styles they had worn. I always thought they were silly and soooo old. Well, today I was doing the same thing and it dawned on me that I have lived long enough to see styles come full circle. The question I kept pondering as I looked at clothes out of a Billy Idol video was, "Can I wear this again and is that OK to relive my youth through fashion?". At what point are we hanging on to the past versus moving forward into our futures?

I'm still undecided but leaning towards some sort of happy medium. Maybe I can wear the slightly acid washed denim but skip the bubble skirt. Either way, this confusion in my head makes buying for the store difficult. Do my friends and customers feel the same way or am I just being a stick-in-the-mud? We shall see come April and the new items come flowing in the doors of Lulu and see which acid washed jeans go first!