tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post7289792347265455987..comments2023-07-06T15:14:57.204+01:00Comments on JOHN'S BLOG: FashionJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-7704542145546190592007-06-17T19:01:00.000+01:002007-06-17T19:01:00.000+01:00You're not supposed to sympathize with the charact...<I>You're not supposed to sympathize with the characters. It's a shame you didn't make it through to the ending; that lays the satirical purpose of the film open beyond a doubt.</I><BR/><BR/>Ah - that's one of my problems with drama. If I don't sympathise at allc with any of the characters, I find it very hard going.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-18274194122845925982007-06-17T18:58:00.000+01:002007-06-17T18:58:00.000+01:00If there were Fairtrade clothes that were sufficie...If there were Fairtrade clothes that were sufficiently easily available and that fit me and that weren't vastly more expensive than the alternatives, yes, I'd probably get them.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-68503886805710998292007-06-17T16:30:00.000+01:002007-06-17T16:30:00.000+01:00Would you be willing to spend more money on clothe...Would you be willing to spend more money on clothes if they were, say, Fair Trade, or is spending the least possible amount on clothes and other such fripperies the best thing for the Christian to do?<BR/><BR/>[Not taking the moral high ground here. I'm no follower of fashion and I too tend to buy cheap clothes, but, like any commericial enterprise, my decisions are going to affect others].Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330196582825230156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-62240640333160635542007-06-17T08:44:00.000+01:002007-06-17T08:44:00.000+01:00You're not supposed to sympathize with the charact...You're not supposed to sympathize with the characters. It's a shame you didn't make it through to the ending; that lays the satirical purpose of the film open beyond a doubt.Daniel Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823511443088751096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-15544075665150277672007-06-16T21:42:00.000+01:002007-06-16T21:42:00.000+01:00Daniel - maybe. I just could sympathise with the c...Daniel - maybe. I just could sympathise with the characters enough to last that long.<BR/><BR/>On what I'll wear when I'm ordained - clothes make statements. If the church I'm at wants me to wear robes, I'll probably wear robes. Cheap ones. If they don't, I probably won't.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-68168851562281332122007-06-16T21:14:00.000+01:002007-06-16T21:14:00.000+01:00does that mean you're just gonna wear what you wan...does that mean you're just gonna wear what you want when you're a priest and not fancy robes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-29745779156678359682007-06-16T21:10:00.000+01:002007-06-16T21:10:00.000+01:00hey mr A! hahahah i went to see the Devil wears Pr...hey mr A! hahahah i went to see the Devil wears Prada! and it was soooo funny because at the serious moment when the woman is talking about her divorce or something black lines were on the screen and me and caro couldn't stop laughing!! and then when the girl's kissing the guy in Paris in one part caro said 'he's not even French' adn a guy near us started laughing! we went to see the Rocky Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-75914923552910202512007-06-16T09:56:00.000+01:002007-06-16T09:56:00.000+01:00Isn't _The Devil Wears Prada_ agreeing with you ab...Isn't _The Devil Wears Prada_ agreeing with you about fashion, though?Daniel Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823511443088751096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-53377234451847578542007-06-16T07:36:00.000+01:002007-06-16T07:36:00.000+01:00Yes, I certainly have clothes I bought new. Charit...Yes, I certainly have clothes I bought new. Charity shops (in my experience) tend to have mostly the sort of clothes elderly women wear and a small selection.<BR/><BR/>It's generally therefore easier/cheaper for me to buy clothes at fairly cheap clothes shops, because they have a bigger selection hence are more likely to have durable clothes that fit me.<BR/><BR/>I suppose that there's also the Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-69029991425693407912007-06-16T00:29:00.000+01:002007-06-16T00:29:00.000+01:00So John, excepting clothes you bought for work, do...So John, excepting clothes you bought for work, do you own any clothes that you bought new? Charity shops would have been cheaper, you know.<BR/><BR/>We all go in for fashion in some way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com