https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:43:01 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1096272 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 04:52:36 +0000 jen 1096272@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm finally speechless!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1096270 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 04:49:39 +0000 minimalist 1096270@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Heh heh Marley, wasn't it Jesus who turned water into wine?</p> <p>You probably don't want to click on the attached picture. But you asked!</p> <p>(From <a href="http://www.laynelabs.com/other-feeders/frozen-chicks" rel="nofollow">http://www.laynelabs.com/other.....zen-chicks</a> and re-packed at home)</p> <p>ETA ...I'm disabling the photo, b/c it's probably not appropriate for this site. Happy to send a PM for the morbidly curious. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1096262 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 04:40:25 +0000 Gaylene 1096262@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'll never go into another dressing room without thinking of cats and chicks and margaritas and sucking dresses in Anthropologie...</p> <p>It's probably a good thing that some of the members who work in retail haven't read this thread yet!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1096258 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 04:27:31 +0000 Marley 1096258@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL - I got to thinking about this thread while I was sitting in church tonight (that's right ladies, I not only <i>do</i> Vegas, but I <i>do </i>church.)&nbsp; Anyway, I realized that I kind of sounded like a lush - but really, it was only one margarita (from what I remember!) - but I think it was one of those <i>cadillac</i> versions - and good grief, it was Vegas and you can walk around and into any store with one in your hand - <b>that's crazy!&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /></b><b></b>Now, about that Cat - I'm kinda-sorta afraid to ask this but, it's just a<i> piece </i>of chicken that you fed the Cat, right????????&nbsp; (Amy, please tell me it was just a chicken <i>part, </i>OK???) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1096204 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 03:07:58 +0000 dustt 1096204@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>rofl - sucking margarita out of a dress.... feeding a cat a chick.. those are the pinnacles of shopping confessions!! - mine pale in comparison!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1096202 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 03:04:15 +0000 Lyn D. 1096202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't think of anything quite so funny, but do recall a hilarious tale of Clearly Claire's about being stuck in a dress at a thrift store dressing room.<br />Hope she chimes in with it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1096195 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 02:52:28 +0000 Suz 1096195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No kidding. This thread is the best advertisement for brick and mortar I have ever seen.&nbsp;</p> <p>I can't wait for some of our retail people to weigh in.&nbsp;</p> <p>Marley and Amy, I had my family in stitches at your escapades over the wine and supper.&nbsp;</p> <p>And Marley, you are right, of course -- I should have asked how many margaritas you had consumed...but i confess, based on the story,&nbsp;I suspected you would have forgotten. :)&nbsp;</p> <p>Maybe the real question is what else were those drinks spiked with?&nbsp;</p> <p>I would <b>LOVE</b> to go shopping with you and your sister in Vegas. &nbsp;:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1096149 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 01:55:42 +0000 RunswithDolphins 1096149@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my online shopping isn't nearly as exciting ... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1096087 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 00:44:08 +0000 minimalist 1096087@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marley, how did that taste? And what color was your lipstick?</p> <p>The cat is on a harness and leash, transported in a carrier, and once we're at destination it depends. She eats in the carrier; I wouldn't risk her batting whole prey around in public. Last week I finally made it to a Goodwill in a nicer part of town, and let her out of the carrier (tethered leash to bench) while I was trying on tops. She sat by the door, watching whatever was going on outside it, and by the sounds of it surprised the few people who noticed.</p> <p>So far, DSW is her favorite store for leashed exploration. 4 floors of inventory to inspect and SAs to charm. Photo from that outing doesn't want to load again, but is here: <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-shopping-1" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....shopping-1</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1096058 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 00:18:50 +0000 Sveta 1096058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You guys have me in stitches! Feeding a cat in a dressing rom! Sucking margarita off the dress! Can it get any better? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1096057 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 00:15:19 +0000 annagybe 1096057@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was once&nbsp;trying on a pair of white leather slouchy pants in the Vince store. The leather was so thin that I accidentally put a finger through it near the hem. I have very short nails. I was so embarrassed that I left them in the dressing room. I have never been back to that store since.&nbsp;<br />I do feel a bit guilty though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1096042 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 23:38:05 +0000 Marley 1096042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz - do you really think the "important question" is if I got lipstick on the dress?&nbsp; Perhaps a more important question would be - "How many margaritas had you already had that day?" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1096039 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 23:33:25 +0000 deb 1096039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marley, I am laughing so hard tears are streaming down my face. I have ask, how many margaritas did you have before going into the dressing room? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1096024 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 23:06:56 +0000 Suz 1096024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay. I am dying here. You guys are so funny I can't stand it! Marley, the image of you sucking on that dress will be with me forever. Meanwhile, I am still trying to get my head around a cat eating a chicken in a dressing room....</p> <p>Marley, the important question is, did you get lipstick on the dress when you sucked the margarita out of it?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1096020 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 23:01:49 +0000 Marley 1096020@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh - I forgot to answer the question!&nbsp; Deb - I've done the same things that you have done - plus a few more (which I'm embarrassed to admit - but, here goes.)</p> <p>* Whenever I try on a piece of clothing and get make-up on it - if I decide that I want the item, I either look for another one in my size - or, I tell the SO that there is make-up on it and would she please try to find me another one in my size - no, I do not happen to mention to the SO the fact that&nbsp;said makeup is my own.&nbsp; &nbsp;(turning a little red in the face)</p> <p>* A couple of years ago I met my sister and one of her daughters in Las Vegas for a dance competition that my niece was competing in.&nbsp; On the last night of the competition there was a fancy-shmancy "Gala" that required "dressy" clothing - and I had forgotten to pack my "dressy" dress.&nbsp; So&nbsp;a few days before the Gala&nbsp;my sister and I went shopping for dresses.&nbsp; We found several possibilities at an Anthropologie and took them into the dressing room to try them on.&nbsp; <i>I guess I should mention&nbsp;at this point in the story that we were both carrying (and sipping) on margaritas - </i>hey, before you judge, remember - it <b>was</b> <b>Vegas.&nbsp; </b><b>&nbsp;</b>So . . . somehow I managed to knock both mine and my sister's drink onto the front of one of the dresses.&nbsp; We had absolutely <b>nothing</b> with us to try to sop up the margarita - so . . . we only did what any level-headed sensible person would do - we <i></i><i>sucked </i>on the dress to try to "lift" the liquid out of the fabric. Luckily the dress was a dark navy and you couldn't actually <i>see</i> that 2 margaritas had been spilled onto the front of the dress.&nbsp; No - I'm not going to tell you whether or not I bought the dress.<br />OK - going to sign off and call my sister - only she can understand the reasoning behind the decision to <i>suck</i> a margarita out of a dress.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1095999 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 22:37:47 +0000 Marley 1095999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK - I'm trying to get my head wrapped around taking a cat into the dressing room with me!&nbsp; That is hilarious!&nbsp; Amy - is the cat in a carrier? - or on a leash? - or what????? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1095995 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 22:32:51 +0000 minimalist 1095995@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bj, it's bf's cat and she lives, just LIVES for outings. Since bf took on a project that requires a long commute and being away most days, I try to take his Pet Carnivore to the piers or at least on errands when I can manage it. I've learned to vacuum-pack her next meal (frozen) and bring it along just in case we're out longer than planned. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1095722 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 17:47:44 +0000 Aleta 1095722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The worst thing that happened to me was once when I was trying on a very beautiful pale pink silk taffeta jacket with lots of little fabric covered buttons down the front. I was chatting to the SA as I was putting it on and when I turned to look in the mirror I realised that I had caught a hangnail on my finger and there was blood in a thin wiggly line all down the front round the buttons!!</p> <p>I was mortified, the SA was wonderful and said she would get it cleaned and it wasn't a problem,and it wasn't as&nbsp;if I wanted to buy it either. It still makes me cringe at the thought!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1095719 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 17:46:30 +0000 bj1111 1095719@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>amy, you brought a cat to shop with you?!?!</p> <p>i have done both of your "solutions," deb, with varying degrees of guilt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1095714 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 17:44:13 +0000 minimalist 1095714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can't wait to read answers from members with retail experience. I'm especially interested in how inventory is written off.</p> <p>Worst dressing-room confession that comes to mind: feeding bf's cat her afternoon chick so she'd settle down while I tried on a dozen pairs of jeans. (Nothing was damaged or dirtied, it's just not what dressing rooms are designed for.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-room-confessions#post-1095688 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 17:29:13 +0000 deb 1095688@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Laughing through Una's <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-an-inverted-triangle-when" rel="nofollow">thread</a> someone mentioned ripped seams when removing clothing in a dressing room. What do you do when this happens?&nbsp;To be honest, the first time it happened to me, I left the article in the dressing room but I felt so guilty that I did not try on clothes for a very long time. (yes, I have issues) The second time it happened I gave it to the dressing room attendant&nbsp;&nbsp;telling her it was torn, just neglected to say it was me that tore it. (more guilt) </p> <p>So, my question is, what is the proper protocol when this happens?</p> <p>And, what are your dressing room confessions? </p>