So then why do you want to wear $120 sneakers and Donna Karan suits? :-)
Clearly, you're a guy, monkeyshines, or you'd understand that living in boonies only means there are few places to shop. Lotsa places to wear designer clothes...doing dishes, gardening, sitting at my computer...a girl's gotta wear something! And who said anything about, God forbid, sneakers. Yuk. Sandals, lovely pearl grey sandals. Chic!
Just between thee and moi, a friend of mine is inheriting a hotel on a Mediterranean island one of these years, and my job is going to be putting flowers on dining-room tables dressed in my glam Ungaro frocks...LOL! What are you going to do when YOU retire?