https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:25:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits/page/2#post-1605784 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 22:49:13 +0000 lady 1605784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In the past I haven't washed first but when I had my first child, I learned of the chemicals they saturate the clothing in to resist mold, mildew, bugs, ect. </p> <p>Plus my first had super sensitive eczema ski so I continued the practice. </p> <p>I usually wear as soon as I can. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605753 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 21:12:07 +0000 Lyn D. 1605753@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't wash new pieces before wearing unless they smell weird as Thrift Shop items often do.<br />I may not wear new items immediately but certainly try them on at home to make sure they are going to work &nbsp;as I expect them to.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605621 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:06:27 +0000 unfrumped 1605621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wash most casual wear items, things that I intend to machine wash as a routine. For hand wash sweaters I wear them first.<br /> I am trying to be a hybrid of Wear Now. I'm trying to be sure items have so much appeal and relevance that I WANT to and could to wear it the next day. But I'm also aware of some buyer's remorse and also I will bring things home that need the " home mirror" test and outfit creation sessions to see the full value or unexpected glitches. Store lighting is SO bad ( plus middle- age vision!). Sometimes I'm trying to solve an outfit problem and will see, hmm , this is almost right but I should hold out for more...(color, fit, quality). Or I might compare to what's in closet and think, this isn't really any different/ better.<br /> So I think about it as a one- week lag time/ cooling off period. That's not written in stone, but just trying to avoid emotional-fix purchases or settling. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605585 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 11:58:40 +0000 kkards 1605585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>olga --no issues with your spelling….i'm dyslexic and actually thought it was me…. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605570 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 10:50:15 +0000 Summer 1605570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I rarely wear a new item straight away, but once it's in circulation I wear it as often as possible. &nbsp;It sounds stupid, but it's almost as if the new piece has to mingle with the rest of my wardrobe first.<br />I never wash things before wearing. &nbsp; &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605551 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 08:28:59 +0000 Sally 1605551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I often wear clothes straight away but I have a few work outfits I bought in Christmas sales that I won't wear until I go back to work. I've just bought a blazer online and as it is too hot here, I won't wear for another 4 months.<br /> I wash nightie's and under clothes but not usually other things. I do wash 2nd hand clothes thought. I might start washing everything after reading this though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605445 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 01:29:28 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1605445@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never wash new items before wearing them (except underwear). If I don't wear a new piece within the first week I am likely to decide I don't love it enough to keep. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605438 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 01:03:13 +0000 donnat 1605438@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It never occured to me to wash new items before wearing. I'll have to consider this.<br /> I cant wait to wear my new stuff. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605432 Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:52:36 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1605432@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Funnily enough, as I type this I'm wearing a brand new tee I didn't wash first, but generally I try to wash before wearing. I definitely wash/dry clean before wearing if it was thrifted.</p> <p>I usually try to wear things soon, unless I am saving them for a special occasion - I mean a specific event that I have upcoming, not just generally "saving them for something special". I do like to save new stuff and make an entire new outfit when I'm doing something of note; it attaches nice memories to the new clothes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605388 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:47:14 +0000 Sal 1605388@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like to wear things soon after purchase - I hate waiting. &nbsp;I don't wash clothes first but agree that it is a good idea! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605387 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:43:29 +0000 lindalu 1605387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My new purchases usually sit for a bit before I wear them... not sure why?&nbsp; I never wash new clothes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605342 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 19:50:29 +0000 Anonymous 1605342@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How soon I start wearing something depends on when I buy it. For example, I just bought some NYDJ cropped pants that won't be worn until Spring or Summer. If I buy something in season, it almost always gets worn right away. I<b> always</b> wash a garment before wearing it, though. It's an ingrained habit instilled in me by my mother.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605319 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:58:58 +0000 olga 1605319@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oops, sorry for typo in the title<br /> It was interesting all the opinions, seems more of us have to ware items right away... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605189 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 14:28:15 +0000 Ginger 1605189@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha, I'm like Angie - I'd be happy to wear it out of the store! Usually I have to restrain myself from wearing the new item every day for a week. I love new things.&nbsp; I've even worn new costume accessories around the house because they're so awesome. Like <a href="http://americanduchess.blogspot.com/2014/02/introducing-and-celebrating-nankeen.htmlhttp://" rel="nofollow">these boots</a>, which were so comfortable and super nice on my feet and ankles, and I didn't want to take them off.</p> <p>It has pretty much never occurred to me to wash clothes first. I really don't care about chemicals and germs, I guess. And I know how the wash can change the fit that worked in the dressing room. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605146 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:05:14 +0000 kkards 1605146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>hmmmm…..i saw the title of this post and thought it was about nuns!<br />anyway, to the actual topic on hand, i usually don't wear something right away, as i like to think about it awhile….as for washing, nope, but I'm a believe a few germs are good for you.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605133 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:12:45 +0000 Anonymous 1605133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have to admit I never pre wash anything I've bought in store before I wear it.&nbsp;I make about 80-90% of my own clothes and I often pre wash the fabric if I think it might shrink after making up. Sometimes when I have a new piece of clothing it can languish for a little while in my closet before it starts to be worn regularly, other times I wear it straight away, so I'm not at all consistent in that regard.</p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605070 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 05:04:37 +0000 Gigi 1605070@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear the new item as soon as possible unless it's something out of season. I try to wash before wearing, but to be honest, I have gotten very lazy about it. I used to itch like crazy if I didn't wash first, but now that I am a little healthier (I was supersensitive from health stuff), I usually skip that step. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605044 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 04:02:37 +0000 Kaelyn 1605044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear new things ASAP because I'm excited about them, and I tend to wear them more often the first week or two than later on because I love the novelty of them. &nbsp;The exception is with things I buy before it's quite the right weather for them (like all the spring clothes I just ordered this month--some things that layer well will be worn now, others I'll be saving for when it warms up). &nbsp;My clothes usually don't get washed first and it's 100% because I'm lazy and laundry is one of my least favorite chores so I put it off until I have nothing practical that's clean and have no choice. &nbsp;I do my best to wash undergarments and swimsuits first, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605029 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 03:47:01 +0000 Jaime 1605029@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have been told that if we realized how many chemicals new clothing is treated with we would never wear it without boiling it first. Nonetheless I don't always wash new thing first. But I always wash or dry clean (at home or if need be professionally) second hand items, even if they seem fresh from the dry cleaner. Some things I wear right away and some have to sit around for ages, I am not at all consistent with that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605026 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 03:40:04 +0000 Colette 1605026@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It seems I'm in the minority, I don't wear new items right away. I am working to change that though. Yesterday I received a pair of jeans I ordered on a whim and I wore them out to dinner tonight. And I didn't wash them. I usually only wash denim that has a tag saying wash before wearing and lingerie. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1605000 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 02:41:51 +0000 NauticalVulpine 1605000@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like to wear stuff as soon as possible. I do wash certain things first. Undergarments, thick materials, or anything black. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1604997 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 02:36:21 +0000 deb 1604997@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always wash or dry clean first, then wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1604988 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 02:02:50 +0000 Staysfit 1604988@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wash it first unless it's dry clean only. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1604979 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 01:42:07 +0000 crazyone 1604979@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I try to wear most things soon after I get them unless they're not seasonally appropriate. I sometimes wash if it's something that's easy to wash, but sweaters, dresses, jackets, etc. never get washed before wearing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1604977 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 01:39:05 +0000 Angie 1604977@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can leave the store wearing the just purchased item. In other words ASAP. Like that evening or the next day if it's seasonally appropriate. I don't worry about washing the item first unless it's undies, loungewear workout wear or sleepwear.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1604936 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 00:14:25 +0000 LaPed 1604936@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wash most things before wearing, although I have made "emergency" purchases that I wear right away. Most garments are treated with sizing and other compounds to make them look nice on the rack/in the package, and they're not good for your skin. Same goes for bed and table linens!</p> <p>Something like a hand knit wool sweater, I probably would not bother washing.&nbsp;</p> <p>Also -- with rigid denims (heavy, all-cotton, selvedge types) many of the makers recommend *not* washing or washing very minimally. The idea is to break the pair of jeans in and let them mould to your body... I have very minimal experience with this process b/c all of my jeans are secondhand. :)</p> <p>With shoes -- I've noticed more and more of them come with a strong chemical smell -- probably they are treated to protect against moisture, mold, insects, etc. Most of the time, I send shoes right back if I can't stand the smell. But if they're perfect in every other way then I will leave them out in the shed for a few days to air out before I wear them. I don't like the idea of them off-gassing in my house. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1604933 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 00:10:34 +0000 Caro in Oz 1604933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wash nearly everything before wearing as I have sensitive skin. Once I saw how dirty the water can be, even on clothes that are new to the shops, it's hard not to wash :)</p> <p>Even if I don't wear things right away I do play with them to make sure I can make enough outfits to justify keeping them.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1604931 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 00:08:17 +0000 AviaMariah 1604931@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I usually wear it right away unless it's clearly for a different season. I've never washed first unless it's something like jeans that I need to have tailored before I wear. &nbsp;Funny thing is, I wash all my kid's clothes before they wear them. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1604929 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 00:06:05 +0000 Anonymous 1604929@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They say you should <u>always</u> the garment prior to wearing it. &nbsp;They list a number of reasons why this is a good idea. &nbsp;I try to wash everything before I wear it, but if I am being truthful, I only manage to do that about fifty percent of the time. &nbsp;</p> <p>I usually wear the garment the very next day. &nbsp;<u></u> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/2-questions-about-habbits#post-1604899 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 23:13:21 +0000 Aida 1604899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I rarely wear new things right away (they usually sit for a bit while my brain mulls) unless it fills a wardrobe hole or is a piece that will complete many outfits right away; I also do a lot of my new season's shopping at the start of the <i>retail season</i> which does not at all line up with the actual wearing season.</p> <p>I'm about 50-50 washing new things; denim always gets washed a few times so I have a better idea of what the actual fit is like. </p>