I have a terrible habit of buying clothes I have absolutely no intention of actually wearing. I’m not taking about closet staples, I’m talking about the pair of dusty pink Mary Jane pumps, or the leopard print corset, or the salsa dress with the prettiest floral lace. Yes, these items all exist in my closet and none of them have ever been worn.
For my birthday party recently I decided to shop my own stash, because everyone on the planet knows I have so many beautiful pieces that have never been loved.
During this shop, I found a beautiful navy blue bubble sailor dress. Never worn. Still with it’s original tags on them. When I looked at the price tag – $250.00 – I had a moment where I thought to myself, “And WHY exactly haven’t you worn this beautiful dress before after you’ve spent THIS much on it?!” Feeling like an idiot, I felt like I owed the dress a fitting. It fit perfectly; nothing hung out, nothing was over exposed, everything was perfect and the fabric was soft, stretchy and had a beautiful hounds tooth pattern on it. The only probably I had was that it was a bubble dress and bubble dresses weren’t popular anymore. Maybe three or 4 years ago, but definitely not in 2013.
I showed my sister this very under appreciated dress. She asked if I had bought it new. Nope. I have bought it a lifetime ago and just never wore it. I need my sister – who owns her own accessories fashion line business – to work her magic on her sewing machine and make the outdated bubble dress into something more modern. Needless to say, true to form, my sister made my dress BEAUTIFUL! I wore it out to my birthday party and received so many compliments on it.
I was surfing my favorite online boutiques late on a Friday night. I had my glass of red wine on my night stand and cat was curled up in a ball by my feet – a perfect night in. I came across so many beautiful dresses, slogan shirts (you would have recently seen on new favorite on Instagram, that I had absolutely no issues spending $80 on) and before I knew it, I had clicked “Add To Cart” half a dozen times and punched in my PayPal password and had these beautiful pieces on it’s way to me.
I often have online shopping amnesia, where I’ve forgotten that I’ve bought things and only remember them when they arrive on my doorstep. This is what happened after that night in bed with red wine. It had gotten to a point where I had opened the packaging, looked at the item of clothing and thought to myself, What occasion did I buy this for?
Needless to say, I never do remember and eventually hang them in my closet til I rediscover it again when I have an occasion like my birthday party or a work function that requires something a little more formal than a pair of jeans.
I was told by my then-boyfriend several months ago that I plan too much. I can’t argue with the guy because he was right. Maybe I should start applying this when it comes to clothes shopping because that way, I’ll save a tonne of closet space and money and time wondering why the hell I bought that dress in the first place.
Do you suffer from online shopping amnesia too? Have you found an item of clothing you’ve purchased a lifetime ago and wondered why you bought it in the first place?
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