Duplicator or collector?

Runcarla

There are many items in my closet - from swim suits, to shorts, to sweaters - that I duplicate out of a feeling of necessity. Then there are berets. I don’t need lots of hats, but berets have become signature to my cold weather style, and I just love them! It’s hard for me to pass when I find a Parkhurst wool beret in a new colour. I’m a collector!

Last month I found a merlot beret that exactly matches my merlot Coach bag, and since it was on my list, I brought it home!

Are there any categories where you ‘duplicate’ buy are actually a ‘collector’?

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1 month ago

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Lisa

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This is a great question. I think when there's a signature element of style, duplicating in different colors makes a lot of sense!

I think the closest I am to doing this right now, is with the Soft 7 slip on Ecco sneakers. I started with the black and they are so great I recently added the gold. I would happily add a third pair if I found a color that I liked.

I haven't duplicated them yet, but I adore my canvas Taos so much in the seafoam green I would definitely buy this style in another color if I saw one that worked for me. The canvas is great for our hot summers.

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1 month ago

cat2

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I’m fussy about purse and tote size and functionality and have duplicated a number of the bags that work for me.

1 month ago

Irina

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I have 4 pairs of the same cut COS jeans in different colors. I probably don’t need to have 4 since I have other jeans. But they became my favorite this year. I don’t have that many multiple items in any category, the most I buy 2.

P.S. I bough a black wool beret from Joe Fresh recently as an experiment. I love berets on others and tempted to try them myself once in a while.

1 month ago

Angie

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ETA: Super cute signature berets!

1 month ago

slim cat

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My favorite wide leg jeans in slightly cropped length ( spring/summer workhorses ) - all 3 washes plus one more in bigger size for the weight fluctuations. And now I've got them in full length in black and washed grey - just smart shopping in my book ( or I'd call myself " collector" - thank you for the idea! ) .

1 month ago

Peri

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Probably as Angie says...I do both. I think my only collection in clothes/accessories would be scarves and jewelry. And I definitely have more than I need of both.

1 month ago

Suz

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Oh, your berets are definitely signature! And yes, that's a collection, not a bunch of practical duplication.

I don't think I do this...but I might like to start! I mean, like Peri, I have a lot of scarves. And they are a signature element of my winter style, for sure. But they aren't all identical in shape, colour, fabric. So I'm not sure they really count as a collection.

1 month ago

Katerina

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What a lovely collection of berets! It is a great signature accessory.

And good question! Collecting to me is having a collection to develope and curate and wanting to include certain items in it even though I do not necessarily “need” them or want to wear them. I collect scarves and have a very large collection. I buy some scarves even though they are not in colours or patterns which flatter me, just because they are beautiful and I want to have them in my collection. I also have som vintage scarves from the forties and fifties which I do not wear to preserve them. Most of my scarves, though, I actually wear or can wear. Some I don’t wear every year.
I also collect interesting brooches.
Everything else in my wardrobe is not really a part of any particular collection in the same sense as scarves and brooches, although I have a small collection of gloves and quite many bags. These items I buy to use and I don’t want to duplicate them.
The items I do duplicate I duplicate for practical reasons - and as anxious duplication sometimes. I duplicate black or navy silky shirts, black trousers and sometimes white trousers.

1 month ago

Kate

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Leather gloves. I collect gloves. Love them.

1 month ago

JAileen

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Berets are so perfect on you.

For a while, I seemed to collect vintage Coach bags. Last year, for a charity fundraiser, I sold off a bunch.

I have a ton of scarves. They’re not as big as the bags, so it’s not as obvious how many there really are.

1 month ago

Jaime

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I think I am a collector of vintage designer items in most (ok all) wardrobe categories. A beret collection makes perfect sense for you.

1 month ago

Suz

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Returning to observe that I consider Katerina a scarf collector for all the reasons she says. I don't think I have a collection...I have a limited set of scarves and don't really want more -- if I got a new one, I'd probably let one of the older ones go. So despite the item being a winter signature for me, it still doesn't feel like I've created a collection.

1 month ago

Joy

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Berets are a great style for you. I would say they have become a collection.You need white or light colors if they work with your coat.

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