I recently shopped at Mercy Beaucoup in Old Town. Details coming soon! 
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Breaking my rules: dresses, dresses, and more dresses!
I'm ashamed to admit it, but in the last couple months I've frequently broken rule #1 in my Tips for Successful Thrifting - thrifting without purpose.
This is especially true when it comes to buying dresses. I need more dresses like I need a hole in the head and yet this summer I have purchased 9 new-to-me dresses. My justifications include a wedding, congratulating myself on a new job, my birthday, lack of "summer" dresses, lack of "fall" dresses, stress, and boredom. And the all time justification - at least I'm not paying retail prices.
I could have gotten through all of these things with dresses and clothes that I already own, but when it comes to dresses, I'm a sucker. Any justification, no matter how lame or poor, is enough motivation for me to buy. Granted, I've tried on many more dresses than I actually bought, but still. I can go into a thrift store looking for pants and instead of walking away when I don't find pants I like, I look at the dresses instead.
It should come as no surprise that this morning I went to the Economy Shop with zero purpose and walked out with two dresses and three books (why do I need books? I work in a library! Sigh). My justification: I had not been to the Economy Shop since they reopened after their annual summer hiatus. I just wanted to look around and also make sure I didn't miss out on the good stuff that tends to be easier to find at the beginning of a sale season. Sometimes I suffer from fomo (fear of missing out).
So here's what I got:
A Calvin Klein animal print dress for $16.
A gray, made-in-the-USA Bailey 44 dress for $14 (retail around $170).
So despite the fact that I broke one of my rules, these were great buys, fit well, and I anticipate wearing them to work this fall. Besides, they're not really "rules" so much as "guidelines" anyway.
This is especially true when it comes to buying dresses. I need more dresses like I need a hole in the head and yet this summer I have purchased 9 new-to-me dresses. My justifications include a wedding, congratulating myself on a new job, my birthday, lack of "summer" dresses, lack of "fall" dresses, stress, and boredom. And the all time justification - at least I'm not paying retail prices.
I could have gotten through all of these things with dresses and clothes that I already own, but when it comes to dresses, I'm a sucker. Any justification, no matter how lame or poor, is enough motivation for me to buy. Granted, I've tried on many more dresses than I actually bought, but still. I can go into a thrift store looking for pants and instead of walking away when I don't find pants I like, I look at the dresses instead.
It should come as no surprise that this morning I went to the Economy Shop with zero purpose and walked out with two dresses and three books (why do I need books? I work in a library! Sigh). My justification: I had not been to the Economy Shop since they reopened after their annual summer hiatus. I just wanted to look around and also make sure I didn't miss out on the good stuff that tends to be easier to find at the beginning of a sale season. Sometimes I suffer from fomo (fear of missing out).
So here's what I got:
A gray, made-in-the-USA Bailey 44 dress for $14 (retail around $170).
So despite the fact that I broke one of my rules, these were great buys, fit well, and I anticipate wearing them to work this fall. Besides, they're not really "rules" so much as "guidelines" anyway.
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