Current mood:	contemplative
Entry tags:	personal, random

Summer in the city thoughts
When forced to label it, I have always described my style of dressing as "casual". But after spending some time in the city and for once actually looking at people, I'm not so sure if casual is the right description for me. At least not when looking at my countrymen dressed for summer.

I know, I have this weird idea - in Swedish eyes at least - of wearing jeans or other long pants (especially if I'm in a city environment) in temperatures when most locals have switched to shorts and T-shirts long ago. But even so I was still somewhat surprised to see the very casual casual style people use now. And for most, that means very casual as in sloppy and not as in stylish casual. (And now I start to sound like I actually have a fashion sense, which feels very weird I can assure you.)

And apparently fate wanted to really drive the point through. One hour after I had made this observation I met up with my niece and my mother, and while sitting at a café eating icecream the nine-year-old asked me: "why are you wearing long trousers? And those shoes? Isn't it warm?" Point taken. And maybe it's the wrong reaction, but somehow I can't help but feel amused and rather pleased. I wonder if the label "snobbish casual" exist...