Like Forever21, We Always 20Fine.. And That Means in the Airport Too
Your Barbados 2022 Girls Trip Travel Tops Are Being Made
As y’all know, because I texted y’all in the group iMessage after I’d been frozen on Main Street DTLA with indecisiveness, I started the process of getting matching tops made for our travel to Barbados.
Walking thru L.A.’s fashion district, there are so many options, it’s almost crippling.
After popping in and out of a few shops, I finally settled on one where the folks seemed nice and the prices seemed right. Still, after choosing a place to buy the garments from, I still was debating about which style of garment to buy.
I weighed pros and cons of possible final looks for each, considering the custom graphic design that will be high quality screen-printed on the items and how everyone would look in different styles of tops.
Since girls love Beyonce, and she’s upstyling a cropped hoodie here, and half of y’all opted for a cropped hoodie… This one’s for Gabrielle and whoever else in that stankin’ Beyhive.
My cousin Raven singing in a cropped jacket on TikTok the other day had the cropped look at the top of my mind. Plus, even though I’m built like a box, baby, I love a crop. The wideness of a baggy cropped top can create the illusion of a more narrow torso, and I believe in creating optical illusions (even if that means a little photoshop). But then I thought, “well, T.K., that’s you… what if people are uncomfortable walking thru the airport with their midriff out?”
[another option catches my eye]
Ou, look at this flowy, feminine tee.
[pauses]
Oh, you’re hot-natured, but other people be chilly in airports… and this isn’t no summer girls’ trip! December! = long sleeves!
Okay, crewneck sweater it is! “Pardon me, may I have this sweater in white?” “No, that 90/10 blend only comes in gray,” responds the associate. (Materials and place of origin was another factor I was considering while selecting items).
Ugh! This crewneck fleece feels the best. But the custom graphic print will look the best on this clean white tee. Buuuuuut the crop hoodie is just such a fun, feminine vibe. Ughhh, I want them all.
[lightbulb]
Take a picture of the 3 you’ve narrowed it down to, send it to the girls in the private villa group message, and hopefully each will be picked by some people, and boom! Got ‘em all.
Whew! [wipes forehead]
Well, that only took you 3 hours to shop for a decide.
Texted y’all and boom. We’ll have some in tan-ish cropped hoodies, some in grey crewneck sweaters, and some in white long-sleeved 100% cotton tees. Ahhhhhhh! That wasn’t that hard, why was I DTLA all day?!
And why am I sitting here going over it?! Because if my overthinking mind has to drive me crazy, I’ma let y’all suffer with me a bit too.
After purchasing blanks at one business DTLA, I brought the items to a t-shirt printing shop for the custom girls trip graphic design to be added.
After purchasing the garments from that shop, I walked a couple of blocks down to Jimmy Jam T-Shirts, who I’d been email corresponding with from my bed upon waking before heading DTLA. He’s who will do the printing You see, I had to get the custom graphic created digitally for the shirt, play around with the placement, make sure file formatting was sufficient for screenprinting, get price quotes and all that jazz before even going to get the product itself.
Child. And people ask when I’m restocking thee aroundLA rider caps, or when I’m going to come out with clothing items to sell, but it’s too much. You could think “it’s just a shirt,” but if only you knew how much goes into “just a shirt”. (For some people, yes, it can be quick and easy, throwing together any old thing; but for a perfectionist, creating is seldom quick and easy.)
And the whole day today was only getting the process started. Once the Jimmy Jam T-Shirts has a sample ready for me, I’ll have to go down to DTLA and approve it; then, I’ll have to return another day after the entire order is complete, and pay my balance to retrieve the final product: custom Barbados 2022 Girls Trip tops. And that’s not even the end because then I have to pack and ship them all to each one of you. Whew! That’ll be another whole day of work.
And all the work will be worth it once I see y’all looking cute in your matching travel tops!
Oh, that’s what this post is supposed to be about…
We ain’t going to the airport bummy on this one, ladies!
I don’t know about y’all, but I’ve rolled into the airport looking like I just rolled out of bed quite a few times. More recently, however, I decided to go to the airport cute and it felt great! I was even given a complimentary cocktail aboard my flight for the first time. They must’ve thought I was someone important.
And if it’s never been you to look like a bum while traveling, good for you. Keep it up! But I know you done seent what I’m talkin’bout! So you know what I mean. We don’t want that.
We 20fine all the way thru. …You know what, slide out your city however, but when you touchdown in MIA… baybay! It’s up and it’s stuck ‘til you get back home.
You’ll like it. The subtle difference, looking polished while traveling makes, feels good.
Something about a good crewneck sweater done right gives me rich bitch on-the-go. Breezy, this picture selection is for you, hun [blows petty kiss]
Okay, child, I’ve rambled enough and just found out I have a 6am call time on a gig in Torrance tomorrow, which means I have to leave my house ‘round 4am, which means I have to be up by ‘bout 3:30am. Good Lord, mercy me.
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