https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purge-regrets Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:11:41 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purge-regrets#post-1026786 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:43:52 +0000 unfrumped 1026786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can relate but also support that it probably was not really a mistake.<br />Other than having a kind of systematic approach, such as trying not to edit wardrobe when you're tired, grumpy, feeling body-bad or something; maybe having a holding zone for 2nd thoughts; remembering the seasons, and not to go crazy purging sweaters in the summer--then I think we just have to&nbsp; move on.<br />I think of the alternatives and where I want to be--I don't want to have closets stuffed full of items not worn but waiting to see if they'll come back into style or use. I think it's fine to do this with a few items selected for fit, rarity, or that you like all the time, but will wear more or less&nbsp;when the trend is "up" vs. down. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purge-regrets#post-1026774 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:26:04 +0000 Lisa 1026774@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not regrets but sometimes I catch myself in a store reaching for an item very similar to the one I purged.&nbsp; I have to stop myself and remind myself why it was not working for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purge-regrets#post-1026191 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:33:37 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1026191@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not technically a purge, but I bought a beautiful navy herringbone Anne Klein pantsuit last year but it was a bit too small and after hemming and hawing about keeping it should I fit it one day, returned it. Now it would fit and I can't find it anywhere </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purge-regrets#post-1026182 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:22:00 +0000 K. Period. 1026182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto Isabel and MsMaven. Every time that I've re-encountered the purged item (and it happens a lot, since my mom loves my hand-me-ups), I've realized my memory of it was much better than reality. There was always something I wasn't remembering that wasn't quite right about it. &nbsp;New navy coat sounds like the perfect thing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purge-regrets#post-1026181 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:18:53 +0000 MsMaven 1026181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I remember regretting purging some tops a couple of years ago. &nbsp;One day I found a bag in the garage, and in it I found the tops and some other items bound for Goodwill--I had forgotten them.</p> <p>Oh happy me. &nbsp;I pulled out the tops and took them inside and tried them on.</p> <p>You can predict the ending of this tale: &nbsp;next thing I took them back out and put them back into the Goodwill bag.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purge-regrets#post-1025945 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:03:35 +0000 rachylou 1025945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have. But then thankfully, I also have a memory like a sieve and forget my regrets. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purge-regrets#post-1025940 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:56:41 +0000 Thistle 1025940@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I second Isabel!!&nbsp;</p> <p>Of course, more shopping is certainly in order!&nbsp; *enable*&nbsp; *enable*&nbsp; *enable* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purge-regrets#post-1025928 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:48:06 +0000 ironkurtin 1025928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Of all the hundreds of items I have purged over the years, I have regretted maybe three. &nbsp;So if this is one of your three, you're doing well! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purge-regrets#post-1025913 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:36:25 +0000 Glory 1025913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Isabel - grabbing those words of wisdom. I think you are right that we remember them better than they really were. Thanks!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purge-regrets#post-1025908 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:28:32 +0000 Isabel 1025908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, this happens to me a bit more than I like. &nbsp;But the truth is that I think we remember things "better" than they actually were. There was a reason who hadn't worn it and if you put it on now, you might recognize that all over again.</p> <p>Yes, get yourself something beautiful to replace to feel whatever need you thought your old coat would fulfill. &nbsp;Hang in there. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purge-regrets#post-1025905 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:24:19 +0000 milehighstyle (Linda) 1025905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think most of us have a couple purge regrets.&nbsp; Having something else fabulous certainly can take the sting away. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/purge-regrets#post-1025891 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:00:21 +0000 Glory 1025891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Has anyone suffered from this?<br />I purged a winter coat 2 years ago which I had made. It was old but not worn.&nbsp;It was navy wool, cacoon coat. I hadn't worn it in a few years so thought I should get rid of it and now I just could kick myself.<br />Perhaps replacing with a new navy coat will make me feel better.&nbsp;</p>