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STILL too much stuff!

ironkurtin

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I think for the holidays I am giving myself the gift of getting rid of stuff and not feeling guilty about the money spent on them one little bit.

My current biggest culprit is layering tops. There is no way I could possibly wear all of them in the 2 months of winter Austin hands me. Part of me wants to store them because they're incredible basics (thin black, white, and gray tees in cotton, linen, and cashmere), in great shape, and if we ever go anyplace else, boy are they handy and I would buy them again in a blinker. Then the other part of me wants to set them on fire so I don't have to HAVE THEM anymore.

I think we need to move someplace colder.

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Latest reply was from neatnic

Raisin

Veteran

If you know for sure you are staying put and you can't wear them, I bet someone would be very happy to get them. And if you feel better unloading stuff you don't use, then give yourself that Christmas gift!

sarah

Veteran

I know exactly what you mean about layering tops. Been there, for sure. Good luck with your purge!

cinnamon fern

Veteran

Would it make you feel better to distribute your layering tops amongst the cold climate denizens of YLF :)?

Mochi

Veteran

Aren't they also too big on you now? I would donate them.

Anonymous

IK, I had to laugh as I was nodding my head in agreement with you. Last winter I stocked up on "layering T's" like I lived in a normal place. I just cleared out half of them. And I'm waiting for that two months of winter to begin. Weather channel says next week!

catgirl

Veteran

Send me your layers!

goldenpig

(website)

Veteran

What size are they?

ManidipaM

Veteran

Third option: Travel a bit more?

Seriously, though, I wouldn't mind 'permission to pull out without regard to price paid an aeon ago' for a Christmas gift either. (Though I could use more layering tops --- sitting in the tropics, I tend *not* to buy enough till I'm sitting here chilling my kidneys!)

unfrumped

Veteran

Don't overreact though. Maybe whittle down to 1 or 2 in each category.

I have similar problem with tendency to buy multiples in various colors. So then end up wearing each one 1/3- 1/4 less times per year , or whatever. especially crazy for casual wear because nobody cares if I wear same thing, and I am goig to want to buy a new variation every so often anyway.

I'm getting better! Trying to think of silhouette and fabric variety and then not dupe each
of those. As in, this is my boatneck top, this is my Henley top,long T, etc.

RunnerChick

Don't set your layering tops on fire - Can you post them on the Style exchange section? They sound nice, and I never have enough. If they are the right size, I can help take 'em off your hands.

ironkurtin

Veteran

You're all VERY sweet to volunteer to give these tops nice homes, but it looks like a move *may* be in the works - so storage bin it is!

I figure I give them a year, then re-evaluate.

Mander

(website)

Veteran

Cashmere tees sound lovely to me! I could perhaps toss the cotton ones, since those are fairly common each year, but more "special" fabrics are probably worth hanging on to, IMHO.

MNsara

Veteran

By all means put them in storage - they're probably so classic/basic that you could have your own reserve of top notch tees to shop from when you need a replacement

Plus, quality doesn't seem to be improving these days, even in previously reliable names (looking at you Vince), so they'll likely be better quality than a new purchase next year . . .

ironkurtin

Veteran

MNS - what is up with Vince?! They cost a LOT for what you get. Although I do love their linen knits, I only buy them used off ebay. Otherwise they're just too $$$!

neatnic

Oh man, I hear you! I'm new to Austin, and I naively packed away all of my "summer" clothes at the end of October. Still digging stuff out of those boxes while all my much-loved (and I'm beginning to think over-represented in my wardrobe) "winter" clothes go unworn. Sigh. It IS supposed to be cooler this week -- fingers crossed!