Fashion

[qualitygal]

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@rms1954 wrote:

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@Desertdi wrote:

My mother expected me to wear her old clothes.    Trouble was...she was 6 sizes larger.

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Maybe she thought you'd grow into them.

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That sounds like that could be heard around the house as we grew up. LOL

[ALRATIBA]

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When I retired the first thing I did was donate all my "Wall Street clothes" to charity.  Even though I live in Manhattan, I would have no need to keep/wear office clothes.  (If I recall ... it was 12 bags of clothes that I took to the Goodwill store.) 

 My personal style really hasn't changed much over the years. (I don't do trends, and only wear certain colors.  My entire wardrobe is mix and match.)

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@JFD12 wrote:

Please help me out here! Lol... kidding, kind of! I have TONS of clothes that I will not need anymore... after I retire from the city. I've got many sisters ... but most that have retired before me and do not need my clothes. Tons of nieces that do not need my clothes. Maybe just donate to a local company, which I most likely will do. 

I have bought so much from the Q over the years that I could probably buy a house! 😬 What have I done?! 🤪 QVC has served me well! 🥰 

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[smoochy]

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@Imaoldhippie wrote:

@JFD12 ............contact a local women's shelter a lot of times they need clothes.  Check with local homeless shelters.

Sad to say but most donated clothes end up in landfills.

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they do?

[RedTop]

Be mindful that what you own is better quality than what you can buy now!

[Kachina624]

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@smoochy wrote:

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@Imaoldhippie wrote:

@JFD12 ............contact a local women's shelter a lot of times they need clothes.  Check with local homeless shelters.

Sad to say but most donated clothes end up in landfills.

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they do?

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@smoochy.  Many are sold by the pound and recycled into new fabric,  which is sad if the clothing is great quality in good condition.  What a waste.

[qualitygal]

OK, so now I have a question.  What do women in business wear now?  

[smoochy]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

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@smoochy wrote:

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@Imaoldhippie wrote:

@JFD12 ............contact a local women's shelter a lot of times they need clothes.  Check with local homeless shelters.

Sad to say but most donated clothes end up in landfills.

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they do?

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@smoochy.  Many are sold by the pound and recycled into new fabric,  which is sad if the clothing is great quality in good condition.  What a waste.

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so should I even bother to donate, or just throw ths clothes out

[Sooner]

In my area the Salvation Army has a very clean and popular resale shop, a shelter, and programs where hey offer food and clothing, and also help people start moving upward.  They have an excellent reputation and they haven't refused clothing we take to them yet.  

Clothing, household, furniture, it is one stop donating!  

[smoochy]

I wore scrubs uniforms when I worked. The day I retired I pitched them, woo hoo how free I felt! Then I bought a tee shirt that said Every Day Is Saturday. 

I never have to dress up and thats fine with me. 

[Eileen in Virginia]

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@RedTop wrote:

Be mindful that what you own is better quality than what you can buy now!

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@RedTop  That's one of the main reasons I kept my work clothes after I retired. Their quality was excellent. Even though I bought many of my suits and separates from Talbots, the quality of Talbots' current merchandise can't hold a candle to what I had.