https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:40:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-933038 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:46:51 +0000 Glory 933038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Good thread. I think I would keep in another folder - very positive to see your style evolution. I keep pics of all the returns I make (in another folder) to try and get a handle on what works. Perhaps it is similar to that. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-933033 Wed, 15 May 2013 16:44:37 +0000 T-Rex 933033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think that keeping them might be a good idea, at least it would be for me. It might keep me from making the same mistake twice. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-932841 Wed, 15 May 2013 13:30:03 +0000 Transcona Shannon 932841@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I don't but I can see that it could be useful to keep them - as a reference of what NOT to buy or wear? Hmmm...gotta think about this... https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-932740 Wed, 15 May 2013 05:11:28 +0000 jayne 932740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I keep the photos for reference to see how it was exactly, especially if I want to replace it for some reason, and also just nostalgia. &nbsp;Photos don't take that much space. &nbsp;On my app i delete all outfits with the item, unless I can replace if and then I just switch the photo of the old with the photo of the new. &nbsp;I delete the item in the app if I don't want to replace it and don't want those outfits anymore. &nbsp;I also track in my budget sheet why and when I got rid of it, to learn from. &nbsp;I see from my trackings that I tend to purge an item about 2 years after it i purchased, but that is the average and some items I keep forever. &nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-932725 Wed, 15 May 2013 04:11:29 +0000 lyn* 932725@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I stick them into a folder called "retired" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-932710 Wed, 15 May 2013 03:26:40 +0000 Anonymous 932710@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I purge the photos too. They can't be useful if I no longer have the clothes. An exception might be a photo of something I want to copy as closely as possible with a replacement. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-932707 Wed, 15 May 2013 03:20:36 +0000 bj1111 932707@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ well, it depends on the photo. &nbsp;if it's just of the item, then yes i would purge. &nbsp;if it's an outfit photo, i would keep as a trail of my style evolution. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-932697 Wed, 15 May 2013 03:09:22 +0000 Deborah 932697@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have been thinking about this too.&nbsp; I keep my photos to catalogue my outfits.&nbsp;&nbsp; So if the item is no longer in my closet I don't really need to keep the picture.&nbsp; However, if something has departed my wardrobe due to wear for example and I still love it, I would keep the picture to remind me I need a replacement. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-932590 Wed, 15 May 2013 01:11:46 +0000 Mo 932590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I guess I am just thinking along the lines of items I've purged after I'm done with them, not that they were 'bad' or an embarrassment&nbsp;in any way. &nbsp;<br />Like these where I have purged an item in the ensemble but have the rest still: https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-932578 Wed, 15 May 2013 01:01:53 +0000 Jaime 932578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It depends if the picture now is too hideous to believe or less hideous and a good reminder of not to go there again. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-932577 Wed, 15 May 2013 01:01:32 +0000 Thistle 932577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Unless it is a picture for a reason other than the clothes (say a birthday or what not) I purge the pics too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-932574 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:53:37 +0000 deb 932574@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I move them to a purged item folder. I want to keep follow my wardrobe history to see the changes. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-932549 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:03:35 +0000 DonnaF 932549@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Basically, I was going to say what Caro said.&nbsp; If I found I was repeating the same mistakes, I would keep a What Not to Buy folder.&nbsp; For me, this might be too many clothes for a non-dominant season purchased on those rare weird weather days or clothing for my fantasy life.&nbsp; Or overly fussy clothes.&nbsp; Or. Or.<br /><br />But if a purchase was somehow too embarrassing for words (or pictures in this case), DELETE.&nbsp; That means it didn't exist and you are saved even if it wasn't.&nbsp; JMHO.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-932538 Tue, 14 May 2013 23:56:03 +0000 Mo 932538@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ For the most part, I don't. &nbsp;But I wonder if that's a mistake. &nbsp;Hmmm. &nbsp;<br />something about repeating history, yada, yada . . .&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-932464 Tue, 14 May 2013 23:24:20 +0000 rachylou 932464@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh, I should think to keep. I like to see the evolution over time.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-932463 Tue, 14 May 2013 23:24:09 +0000 Caro in Oz 932463@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I've just started taking photos&nbsp;so haven't come to this yet but I imagine leaving them there&nbsp;would be like having them in your wardrobe when you don't wear them so I'd say purge. I do make a note of why something isn't working before I purge it - to help me not make the same mistake, so maybe you could have a separate folder with&nbsp;the photos &amp; any notes about why they were purged. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-932447 Tue, 14 May 2013 23:06:01 +0000 kellygirl 932447@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ When I purge clothes, I purge the photos too. Curious what others do.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-keep-pics-of-purged-items#post-932444 Tue, 14 May 2013 23:05:05 +0000 Mo 932444@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have been deleting pics that contain items I no longer own. &nbsp;Wondering if I'm being hasty or smart in streamlining my online outfit catalog. &nbsp;What do you do? &nbsp;<br /><br />yay - keep all pics, might find inspiration for replacement items<br />nay - delete what's left the closet, no use hanging on to the past