Thrift Shopping
Nov. 20th, 2022 01:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
writerkitSo I think, after another round of "I am near a Buffalo Exchange; I should pop in and see if there's anything wearable," I have figured out the problem I am having with Buffalo Exchange, namely that they have whatever the opposite of vanity sizing is-- something that is a large might or might not fit me, but it should never be too small. (The dress in question had "6 US 10 UK" on the actual tag. Even accounting for vanity sizing in dresses, that is not a large, yet Buffalo Exchange's tag labeled it "large" and it was in the large section.)
Incidentally, I had a moment of "women vs men" when articulating this, as it came up when I was talking to some (female) folks at a little pop-up craft fair phrased as "So I think the actual problem I am having with Buffalo Exchange is that I am no longer a size zero" and they were like "Yeah, Buffalo Exchange started targeting a much younger crowd and going much more fast-fashion leftovers and less actual vintage"... and repeated that phrasing to my (male) roommate a bit later who I think interpreted it as my having been in denial about my actual dress size.
I did actually find two dresses that worked, one of which is even work appropriate (and also vintage-- it said "vintage" and "as is" on the tag and I have looked it up and down and have no idea what they meant by "as is"), and one of which is a nice enough polyester that I was initially convinced it was rayon and was concerned about cleaning it. (I have a few hand-wash only outfits but they're all special occasion wear.) They're both SO PRETTY. Not winter wear-- or, well, the work-appropriate dress can be because anything with a full-length skirt can be winter wear with enough sweaters layered over it-- but pretty all the same.
Also I've now got three regular-use-type items of clothing that are line-dry. I am tempted to put up a clothesline once the weather gets nicer.
Incidentally, I had a moment of "women vs men" when articulating this, as it came up when I was talking to some (female) folks at a little pop-up craft fair phrased as "So I think the actual problem I am having with Buffalo Exchange is that I am no longer a size zero" and they were like "Yeah, Buffalo Exchange started targeting a much younger crowd and going much more fast-fashion leftovers and less actual vintage"... and repeated that phrasing to my (male) roommate a bit later who I think interpreted it as my having been in denial about my actual dress size.
I did actually find two dresses that worked, one of which is even work appropriate (and also vintage-- it said "vintage" and "as is" on the tag and I have looked it up and down and have no idea what they meant by "as is"), and one of which is a nice enough polyester that I was initially convinced it was rayon and was concerned about cleaning it. (I have a few hand-wash only outfits but they're all special occasion wear.) They're both SO PRETTY. Not winter wear-- or, well, the work-appropriate dress can be because anything with a full-length skirt can be winter wear with enough sweaters layered over it-- but pretty all the same.
Also I've now got three regular-use-type items of clothing that are line-dry. I am tempted to put up a clothesline once the weather gets nicer.
