Keep or Sell?
As much as Graham has truly awesome style and an effortlessly spot-on aesthetic when it comes to… everything (his French culinary teacher in school once announced to the class “All of you I have to teach presentation to but Graham, Graham I don’t have to teach it to”), sometimes a girl just needs another girl’s opinion when it comes to clothes.
I am torn over whether or not to keep or sell the four pieces above. The Gunne Sax prairie skirt I bought for the shop, but the more I look at it the more I love it. But would I really wear a long denim prairie skirt?
The dress was also bought for the shop, but I thought I’d sneak in a wear and make it my New Year’s dress. At about 4 hours to midnight I was rocking it and getting ready to go, but come the new decade I was snuggled up in bed feeling good about my decision to stay in for the evening.
When I bought the shoes I wasn’t sure whether they were for me or the shop. I have had similar shoes in the shop before that I loved but that just weren’t for me. These, I think, may be the ones that are finally for me.
And the jacket. I love this jacket. I got it for myself from Fruit Salad Vintage on Etsy. I adore babydoll cuts on anything, and the plaid is fantastic, and the colors are sublime! But it is a *tad* too small. As in, I hear a seam rip every time I move in it. Is it worth it?
Help!
Well, you look darling in all four but that red dress is positively smoldering! You have to keep that! You look like a Bond girl or something. It’s also so hard to find shoes that you love (well, I have a hard time of it!) so I’d definitely keep the shoes too!
i would definitely keep the shoes. the skirt is adorable but if you have doubts, you are right to trust them. even though you look great in it, i would sell the dress (but then, i routinely prefer a night at home on nye, so consider the source ;) !). the jacket is super adorable and doesn’t look small, but if you aren’t comfortable in it and it’s going to keep you from wearing it, sell her. gosh, i can really babble about clothes–guess i am in the right business these days. take care. xo
well, the skirt is charming but personally i’d pass on it. the jacket is a keeper up until the place where i read “tad to small.” comfort is important, and ripping your adorable babydoll plaid car-coat doesn’t seem very comfortable. the shoes both eccentric and comfortable looking a a mos def keep on my list. besides they that au currant carmelly leather color that reminds me of The Sartorialist. and the dress. you look smokin’ lady. so en pointe. but that would sell in a hot sec, so you should keep if you promise you would wear. i’m sure in that dress you could get out of a speeding ticket anytime.
I say keep the three that fit well… Life it too short for uncomfortable clothes, eh? You can always change your mind in a year if you still want to sell them and if you haven’t worn them to death. If you’ve worn them to death, then you were RIGHT to keep them. Heehee… They’re all adorable on you.
BIG HUGS
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keep, sell, keep, sell. :-) follow your gut.
I don’t remember what I said before but now I think sell sell keep keep ;D
Other book recommendations (because I’m a nerd-bot): Check out Tove Janssons novels for adults first as in a few years Mycelia will love the kid ones, also Flower Children by Maxine Swann, The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff, the History of Love by Nicole Krauss, and anything by Melanie Rae Thon.
I would say sell the skirt, keep the shoes.
As much as it pains me to say (because it is absolutely awesome, I mean really awesome), if the coat is indeed ripping at the seams and uncomfortable to wear, then I would probably sell it.
As for that dress, you rock it big time and I think it’s one of the better 80’s dresses I’ve seen. It would make a perfect Valentine’s Day dress, so I say make some plans with your hubby that require a smokin’ hot dress, wear it once and then sell it.
Believe it or not, my next post is going to involve me in a slinky 80’s number, so stay tuned ;)