Clothes? (...clothes and more clothes!)
I've been tossing around a few ideas but... meh?? So I figured the easiest way would be to just ask you girls what your thoughts were on the topic?
Just recently I embarked on a complete closet overhaul! About 70% of it went into my sewing basket for tweaking and revamping. I sew well so the results have been pleasing. I also enjoy/ed it immensely so I was considering ways of kinda getting the idea out there... Basically everything in your wardrobe that's not perfect - into my creativity fuelled 'wood-chipper' it goes and... -Voila! Your new/old awesome things that you will keep and now actually wear (or do so without fear of shame... :) )
So there was that. And then I was poking about the place here and I've been thinking, with increasing seriousness, that it's an idea that may really have some value here. With work clothes...?
Firstly I would do this Dirt Cheap!! for various reasons mostly personally based - but anyway what do you girls think? Do people even really give a shit how their clothes are? Or should I not bother with the idea anyfurther??
To be more specific about what you're 'yay-ing' or 'boo-ing' here. :) I'm kinda circling two ideas. One is the alterations ect.
*rework things that sit funny or just aren't quite right.
*create an identical item from one that has been pre-loved (to death)
*make something practical for work (ie - looks the same only now you can get the damn thing off)
*ect ect ect. You name it!! (Seriously name it, what would you want done, just out of curiosity??)
And then my other thought was like a recycled/clothing exchange type of thing. Like you can trade things in
(things that are perfectly fine.. you just sick of them ect)
and get new things!
(Things that make you wonder '... who would throw that away!!' Just like whoever swaps for your things will...)
If something had potential but sat on the swap line so apparently it must be lame... into the shredder it goes! I could do this as necesary or at your request?
(ie -
You "I almost like it, except for the X bits..."
Me "No worries consider them gone!")
See how the two ideas could really work well together?
My plan is to have everybody looking superfine and me having much job satisfaction as a result of that!! (And that works anyway you look at it.)
Or am I just daydreaming while having 100% lateral thinking running here... with 0 common sense? (It's been known to happen - please feel free to say "Psst - what about *.....").
So what do you reckon girls? Would you want something like this? What would you want (expect and demand) out of it? Or any comments? Or just whatever...?
Re: Clothes? (...clothes and more clothes!)
I was just looking in my closet that has so many clothes that they dont all fit in there (and its a large walk in) thinking "I have NOTHING to wear"....
My thoughts are - I have all these clothes and need input from others on
a) how to change them
b) wear them to make them not look outdated
I have no clue how to sew....
I typically take mine to Crossroads - they buy old clothes but then I end up missing them later so Ive been hoarding all my stuff...