Ok. Ok.
There comes a time in everyone's life when one thinks they need new clothes. I was talking to a friend of mine, who said she wishes she didn't care so much about fashion but I think it's great. Everybody knows that clothes are only a small part of style but it's how you wear them I guess. Apparently, I need new clothes because I've lost weight and my trousers are falling down. Well I'll go along with that...
Unfortunately the best shop for clothes has been closed down. Some loser politician decided that the squat/great bar/great venue/cinema/free shop was a menace to society. I'm not even going to comment. The free shop was open on thursday, friday and saturday and 'sold' general bric-a-brac, clothes, bedding and other useful stuff. It was always great to go get some stuff from there. I got my mattress, a tshirt for my mate, a DVD, books etc. but the best thing was seeing everyone there- the regulars, the people who thought it was amazing (like me), the lovely people who ran it and others just having a good time.
I hope the whole Bar'n' Boos complex finds itself a new home because it was great and if the politicians came down from their ivory tower once in a while they might realise that too.
In terms of paying chain shops, the best is Zeeman. There are about 6 in Leiden but I go to the one on Haarlemmerstraat. The staff are really helpful. First time there was when I needed a white shirt for my job and knew no Dutch at all. Since then, I've bought a few t-shirts, slacker shirts etc. Tom says the best jeans he ever got are from there. We have a song called 'Girls of Zeeman' in homage to this great shop. Check it out!
Het Warenhuis, mentioned in Chapter Twee Spieghels is also pretty rad clothes-wise.
I'm really tired now so I'll write more some other time.
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