Thrifting While Fat

Most of my wardrobe has come from thrift stores since I was a teenager. Having shopped for both masculine and feminine clothing, I have amassed a series of tricks that I use to get in and out faster and encounter less disappointment when I’m shopping secondhand. Thrifting is always half luck…

Why You Need Sock Garters

I don’t like a lot of fussiness when it comes to my clothes. I especially don’t like a lot of fussiness when it…

A Shoe Warning

If I have a real weakness when it comes to fashion, it’s shoes. I’ve owned everything from shiny purple Doc Martens to teal boat shoes to my latest favorites, a pair of brown Lands End slip-ons I got from an op shop going out of business that make me two inches taller. However, I can only wear those…

Shapes and Clothes

Learning to like clothes again has been an ongoing process. I spent about six months just focusing on what feels good on me, and getting comfortable with the clothes in my closet again. I still have to stick to my rules, because I still find myself drawn to things that I won’t be happy in…

The Hunt for the Perfect Bag

I know that the search for the Perfect Bag is a lie.

I have known this since my junior year of college, when I lost my first Favorite Bag to a tragic bodily fluids incident and I went in search of a replacement. There was no replacement to be had…

Thrifting for Halloween and Other Costumes

“But it’s September! Shouldn’t you post this in October?”

No, and I’ll tell you why.

The last time you walked into one of those pop-up Halloween superstores, how many costumes did you even see that come…