Adjusting clothes

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  • Camera_BagintheUK
    Camera_BagintheUK Posts: 707 Member

    One last tip: If you have clothes in boxes/bottom or back of closet that you've been saving for "someday" make sure you try them on regularly! I had some that I "outshrunk" before I remembered them.

    :laugh:

    Genius! Love it! I know it's frustrating, but isn't it brilliant? Good for you :wink:
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    One comment to anyone who does NOT buy secondhand...sometimes patience is the key. You may have to go to 10+ resale, thrift stores, etc, in order to find a little treasure trove in one of them. But when you find it, seriously it's like the Holy Grail seeing a bunch of items in your size, great condition, and super cheap. Totally worth half of a Saturday.
  • Camera_BagintheUK
    Camera_BagintheUK Posts: 707 Member
    One comment to anyone who does NOT buy secondhand...sometimes patience is the key. You may have to go to 10+ resale, thrift stores, etc, in order to find a little treasure trove in one of them. But when you find it, seriously it's like the Holy Grail seeing a bunch of items in your size, great condition, and super cheap. Totally worth half of a Saturday.

    Holy Grail is it! I couldn't believe my leather coat for ten quid last week :bigsmile: ! What a lucky find! No way I could have afforded one new, regardless of weight loss.

    And the other thing about buying second had is you find interesting stuff - not just the same old same old fashions in the big stores, that everyone's wearing.

    I love looking round charity shops - they're always the first place I head in any new place I visit.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I love looking round charity shops - they're always the first place I head in any new place I visit.

    Me too! I've even got my fiancé addicted to this hobby! We're going on a trip (eloping to Colorado) in October and we've already got thrift shops in the GPS!
  • ghsfitnesspal
    ghsfitnesspal Posts: 260 Member
    Woah there are loads of tips in here! Will try the shirt thing...I wear a vest under mine now so they billow but dont show anything.

    Trousers are easy to a point - I took the middle back seam in a few weeks ago and now need to do it again, but if I take it from the middle as before, the pockets on the bottom will be right next to each other which will look weird, so I must try taking them in from the ouside leg seam. Bit scared but pinning is our friend and its worth trying

    The most expensive item that needs doing is a winter coat - it's two sizes too big and looks scrappy, but I've never found such a good quality coat in such a gorgeous teal colour and I certainly cant afford to buy another very good one. Tailors are expensive but for the coat it might be worthwhile

    Question for taking in shirt sides. If you take in the side seam, it'll make the arm hole smaller which is fine, but it might make it too much smaller. Do you cut away the hole to make it bigger again?

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