tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006754202743879405.post1182090305598204485..comments2020-08-11T14:03:36.915-04:00Comments on Leaving Half of Me Behind: Treasures from the ClosetAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01655292787595710863noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006754202743879405.post-69783997680077467892012-02-21T12:02:57.665-05:002012-02-21T12:02:57.665-05:00If you truly love a garment and don't want to ...If you truly love a garment and don't want to part with it, pay to have it professionally altered. I did this a week ago with about 2 dozen skirts (one leather), a suit, and two pairs of pants. The cost for having the bulk of it done all at once was a bit of a shocker, but piecemeal an item here or there would be much more financially feasible. However much I spent for the bulk, doesn't come close to: 1. The cost of replacing essentially an entire wardrobe; and 2. The frustration of not being able to find exact duplicates of the garments I love. <br /><br />Furthermore, if I find something I truly love and it doesn't fit quite right, perhaps a size too big, or it's the right size but a bit binding in one spot, I get it professionally altered.<br /><br />I tend to wear the hell out of my clothing. Some garments I had (before my surgery) for 10+ years, things that are wardrobe staples. So things like jeans or khakis? I replace; things like my beloved Elisabeth plaid wrap skirt? I have professionally altered.Mavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159539883712835177noreply@blogger.com