1.

I am amazed at how close these three yellow things are in hue. The tights and the sock yarn and the shoes could have clashed – one slightly warmer, the other slightly cooler, the third one shifting towards green – but they don’t. I once heard or read somewhere that the fashion industry “agrees” on current colours to some extent, so that consumers can match the clothes you buy from one store with accessories from another. I wonder how true that is. It sure looks like it.

Except I very much doubt that lady who made my hand-dyed sock yarn has any kind of connection to the fashion industry. Although of course she has to buy her dyes from somewhere, and the textile dye manufacturers might of course adapt their offerings to fashion industry standards.

My tights are several years old by now, far from the peak of this year’s fashion. But perhaps these colour standards are more stable than fashion in general. The industry standard for “mustard yellow” could be more or less set in stone, who knows.

2.

The new shoes are so close to perfection. Soft leather in a beautiful colour, great fit, flexible soles with a good grip. After trying them on, I went ahead and ordered two more pairs of them. If you find a good pair of shoes, hold on to them, because fashion is fickle and you can be very sure you can’t buy the same thing two years from now!

Then I wore them for a slightly longer walk and found out that the perfect shoes were not perfect after all. They turned out to have a lining that doesn’t breathe well and makes my feet hot and sweaty. So those two extra pairs will go right back as soon as they arrive. Sad.