One thing that really annoys me is clothes I don't wear. I feel like I should get my money's worth out of everything I buy, and clothes which sit in the drawer till they go out of fashion is like food that goes out of date. Except the food will start to rot and be thrown out, but the clothes will sit there forever, still being 'good'. "I can't get rid of that, it's still good and I paid $40 for it." Guilt and clutter.
It's hard to judge in the shop if something is going to be worn. Some polyester opshop cardigan will get worn constantly. But you think something is lovely in the shop, and when you get it home you develop an insecurity about it: it has no pockets on the back and my bum feels weird without pockets on it, or it's too pretty—don't want to look too pretty. Or the worst case, no reason at all—nothing to alter, no reason to throw away. It just lingers on, unworn.
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yes, I have so many clothes like that... I don't know what to do.
ReplyDeleteI don't know either. Should I force myself to wear them? Or give them away? Or should we have a swap meet?
ReplyDeleteAlso, I feel like such a loser consumerist fashion-victim shopper.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to this too!
ReplyDeleteI recently bought an (expensive) blouse from Review, & I've yet to wear it. But the tags are still on & I think Myer has a refund policy.
I relate to the insecurity thing too. There are lots of clothes I haven't worn yet for that reason.
Maggie Alderson had a column about this in the last Good Weekend. Oh no, I just discovered her column ends on the 20th Nov!
ReplyDeleteI've never returned anything. That would be a clever thing: leave tags on for a week to let it settle.