简洁时髦小衣橱——老外在中国的穿衣经
<p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>-<span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>. "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="bargain">bargain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> $5? <span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="skirt">skirt</span> <span word="for">for</span> $3 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scarf">scarf</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="just">just</span> $1.50?" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inexpensive">inexpensive</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>.</p><p><span word="Friends">Friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="regulars">regulars</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Silk">Silk</span> <span word="Market">Market</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="Wudaokou">Wudaokou</span> <span word="Clothing">Clothing</span> <span word="Market">Market</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zoo">Zoo</span> <span word="Whole">Whole</span>-<span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="Clothing">Clothing</span> <span word="Market">Market</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="accessories">accessories</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="suitcases">suitcases</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="around">around</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="coat">coat</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sweater">sweater</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="skirt">skirt</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="faded">faded</span>, <span word="torn">torn</span>, <span word="shrunk">shrunk</span>, <span word="stretched">stretched</span>, <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="hindsight">hindsight</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="impulsively">impulsively</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="zip">zip</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="designs">designs</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="swayed">swayed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cared">cared</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="quantity">quantity</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2017, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Garment">Garment</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> 43.6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="garment">garment</span> <span word="exporter">exporter</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slice">slice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pie">pie</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="designs">designs</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="irresistible">irresistible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fashionistas">fashionistas</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="wardrobe">wardrobe</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="primacy">primacy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="closet">closet</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="eyelet">eyelet</span> <span word="blouse">blouse</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="designer">designer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="freshman">freshman</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="balked">balked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="tag">tag</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> $35, <span word="but">but</span> 18 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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