• Aurora_TheFirstLight
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    11 months ago

    As if I had enough money for a second sustainable outfit

    The prices on this things I swear :,(

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          11 months ago

          I’ve shifted to buying a lot of things used but I still can’t wrap my head around buying used clothing most of the time. There is an overwhelming selection of choices, and even if I sift through all of that to find the sort of stuff I need chances are it isn’t going to fit well.

          Poshmark helps for some things, but only if it’s like a discrete, easily categorized item that I can clearly for (like a specific brand of hat, or a specific line of pants from a specific brand that I already know fit). I’m appreciative of brands that have started carrying their own used clothing sections - even though it’s usually more expensive it’s so much easier to wrap my head around.

          Contrast that with things like electronics or household items which I go used for all day every day. I needed a rice cooker, bought a used Zojirushi off a local guy within a week, easy as pie.

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            11 months ago

            If you’ve got any local tailors, you can always buy slightly larger and then bring the clothes to them for adjustments

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              11 months ago

              That only works for people for whom the largest size option is too big in every dimension. For me, XXL clothing is rare, AND 75% of the time, XXL clothing is made for a person 11" shorter than me who weighs 3x more than me. Which a tailor can reduce the width, but a tailor can’t make the clothes taller.

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                11 months ago

                Ah, that’s fair. My SO is plus sized, and she usually doesn’t have a good time thrifting either for similar reasons.

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        11 months ago

        My mom doesn’t want me buying from thrift stores so I gave her two options: 1) thrift stores 2) more expensive sustainable brands. I guess we’re going with the latter