fate, fast-fashion and a five-dollar fix...
I'm sure thrifters everywhere have had this dilemma- you bring a bag of clothing you've painstakingly decided to get rid of, drop it off at your local thrift store, and browse a little for something new. You come across a pattern or colour that looks interesting, and realize it was actually your own sometime before? I feel like this has happened to me so often- maybe even it's something I was only thinking of getting rid of, but there it is, hanging in the store. Sometimes that helps me realize I actually don't need it anyway...sometimes it's hard not to just buy it back! The stores are definitely full of fast fashion items these days- I have a beloved striped dress I bought maybe 8 or 9 years ago from Jacob that I wear all the time in the summer- I've since come across it second-hand a few times and have happily purchased a back-up 'copy'...
I was walking down to the Salvation Army this weekend, with a big bag of pants I never wear and a few sweaters I just don't love. It was sunny, and warm, and all I could think about was the mint green pleated Old Navy skirt I had been looking forward to pulling put of storage. I picked it up in the sale section years ago for about $7, and never wore it despite loving the fabric, colour and cut. I think it was just too pale for me, and I was out of my sage/mint green phase by then. Except now I am way, way, way back into the sage/mint green phase , and I was devastated to discover last weekend that I must have finally gotten rid of the skirt in some ill-conceived cleaning binge last fall. sigh.
But then I walked into the Sally Ann, and what did I see on a hanger, swaying lazily in the breeze from the door? A $5 second-chance at love. It's not even the one I donated- this one is a little snug- but even if I only wear it once, but at least I'll know I did my part!
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| J Crew smouldering brick cardigan, Le Chateau mint jersey tee, thrifted Old navy mint skirt, Aldo flats |
