I must have been about 7 or 8 years old when I first tried on a pair of my mother's tights and a long pleated skirt. Oh my. But I can remember wanting to wear my friend Rachel's clothes years before that. One morning we were in the garden before school (infants) and she was wearing a pair of black patent MJ school shoes and white knee socks. I remember looking at them and thinking that I'd love a pair of shoes like that. I must have been 4 maybe 5 years old at that point. The desire to dress has never left, although my tastes have evolved over the years along with my age.