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By: The Worsted Witch » Fast Clothes Nation

The Worsted Witch » Fast Clothes Nation — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:02:53 +0000

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By: bottleman

bottleman — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:20:41 +0000

I think the most forgiving and yet best analysis I ever heard about people who love to shop came from some sensitive expert on NPR, years ago. The gist of it was, people shop because it’s a way of exercising their creativity.

They get to make aesthetic choices, combinations, and try to communicate themes. Ergo, the expert went, if somebody has a creative outlet, they’ll be a lot less likely to need to shop.

Anyway, early on in my marriage I had already heard this expert, and decided to be really supportive of my spouse’s desire to take a sculpture class, with the sneaky little motive that it might cause her to buy fewer shoes. Well guess what? It worked. Now we have fewer shoes. Our art & craft bill is bigger than I’d like, but on the whole I’d say it’s been a win-win for us and the planet, not to mention closet space..

By: Crafty green Poet

Crafty green Poet — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 08:17:17 +0000

I totally love second hand clothes! I buy all my clothes second hand (apart from underwear and shoes) and now that I’ve got a wardrobe of clothes I like, I buy far fewer than I used to. I like the idea of custimising my own clothes, but apart from small projects it never works!

By: holland

holland — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 01:17:44 +0000

THose shirts are so eastern block–I love them. I have to put my vote in for the re-purposed–since I have not yet been able to shake the shopping bug. Quality.

By: Dustywheat

Dustywheat — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:08:26 +0000

The problem that i’ve run into in buying repurposed is work pants. Jeans get turned in by the dozen, but I haven’t been able to get slacks at any of the thrift stores that I’ve been to. So if anyone knows where to get work pants in the OC (yes I did just write the OC) let me know!

I have, however, been able to purchase designer clothes at a fraction of the price. I really don’t care if it was last season, I like it!