STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

TheLovelyLady71 · Hermes

How long do you wait?

RyanJ · Coach

I wait a long time. They are so perfect hanging in my closet- no wear or stains. I know that once I get my hands on them they are going to have tomato sauce stains all down the front of them.

I bought a butt load of tanks last weekend I will probably not wear them until the end up May. I am like that w/ a lot of things though. If I get a new book, game, cd, movie- anything I wait so long to open it. You should seem me after Christmas and my birthday.

ILoveChoo · Hermes

I usually wear them right away! Although there is a skirt I got at Banana a few weeks ago that I haven't gotten to wear yet- still too cold. It's driving me nuts!

Rica · Kenneth Cole

Usually when I go shopping it's because I want something to wear later that night or the next day. I almost cannot stand buying several things at once because I have such a hard time deciding what to wear first. So I seriously can't wait to wear new clothes, haha.

luckylily · Gucci

Generally, if the weather is appropriate, I'll wear a new item within a week. However, I often buy things out of season to save $$, so it isn't unusual for me to wait several months.

It is sometimes hard for me to break the seal w/ shoes tho. They are so pretty and perfect when they are fresh and new right out of the box.

boobaby · Kate Spade

I often buy things because I desperately need them, so I wear them pretty soon after buying them.

Shoes are a different story. I usually will go shoe shopping looking for something specific. This weekend, I set out on a shoe mission. I wanted a pair of brown wedges. I left with a pair of black velvet and satin-y flats. Its going to take me a while to try and fit these into my wardrobe. Plus, I don't want to ruin them.

Drew · Gucci

I am terrible with new clothes in that I can't stop wearing them! I seem to wear things to death when I first get them and then get so sick of them I don't wear them forever. The only new stuff that doesn't get worn immediately due to being out of season gets worn as soon as possible, and I stare at that stuff almost daily.

laken1 · Hermes

As soon as possible. I'm already planning an outfit with the clothes that I bought over the weekend to wear to my shopping day Thursday! This is very very typical for me. I think I'm scared if I don't put the clothes (shoes, bag) in play right away that I will never wear them.

Marg · Kenneth Cole

I usually can't wait to wear my new stuff, however I do love looking through my closet finding things with tags still on them - an instant mood lifter! I must stop buying handbags (more like clutches). Hardly ever remember to use them, but I'm quite content 'having' them and looking at them. What a dork!!!

Cortney1982 · Chanel

It really varies with me. I have a couple things I have never worn like a black skirt that I bought about two years ago. It's a good basic to have (like if I ever need to go to a funeral I won't need to go shopping when I'm grieving). Or a bad purcahse like dressy plaid pants which look nice on me but have no where to wear them to) Some things I haven't worn yet because I bought it ahead of time and the season isn't right like my white jeans.

Wear right away: Basics, underwear, and casual apparel.

Takes a while: Usually seasonal items I purchase ahead of time, like my white pants which I cannot wait to wear!

Never touched: The black skirt in my closet (it's a good item to have, funerals happen, and I don't want to be shopping while I'm grieving). The bad purchase (I have a few things I thought I would be wearing but don't have a place to wear them to)

honey · Gucci

i tend to wait on wearing stuff. things can sit in my closet for awhile b/f i wear them. part of it is due to the way i shop, i hunt down specific pieces and when them when the time is right. also i have no problem buying stuff out of season. finally i try really hard to rotate my clothes so if i have a new piece that's perfect with a certain top i'll wait until it's time for the top to appear in the rotation again b/f i wear it.

blubirde · Chanel

I always wear my new stuff right away. I once read (in an effort to slow down the shopping) that you should never buy something you wouldn't wear the very next day. I think the meaning is not to be taken soo literal, but that you want to wear it the next day, even if for some reason (weather, for instance) you can't.

kmd · Kate Spade

I also wear my new things right away. When I buy something it's because I love it, so waiting would be terrible for me!

gypsyfreak · Coach

I usually wait a couple months before I start wearing new items. This is because I usually make impulse purchases and want to make sure I really love the item before I decide to keep it and wear it.

luckylily wrote:

It is sometimes hard for me to break the seal w/ shoes tho. They are so pretty and perfect when they are fresh and new right out of the box.

I'm also the same way about my shoes. Because they are so pretty and perfect, I don't want to ruin them. Therefore, it usually takes me awhile before I'll start to wear them.

gingembre1 · Kate Spade

I think the longest I've ever waited is a few days. Usually it's a few hours - one day.

I am very much all about instant gratification.

bex · Chanel

wait???????

i NEVER wait to wear new clothes!!!!!!!!!

however, my DVF dress is sitting in the closet waiting for May so that i can wear it. it shipped early and it is supposed to be my birthday present!

NCshopper · Hermes

Oh gosh, I never wait to wear my new stuff unless the weather doesn't permit. I'm an instant-gratification whore, so if I buy something, I want to wear it and wear it NOW.

luckyclover · Dooney & Bourke

The longest I waited was just under a year. I got this beautiful pink and red hoodie and I paid more for it than I wanted to. I am so glad I did thought. I love this thing and can't live without it now.

atlgirl · Gucci

It depends. I do buy some off-season items, esp. if they're on a good sale, so it's entirely possible that I could buy boots in July and not be able to wear them until maybe November. Or the opposite with lighter, spring-type clothes as colder weather's approaching.

But if I buy something that's seasonally appropriate, it usually gets worn rather quickly.

Elle · Hermes

Hmm, usually I can't wait to wear something, and even if it is out of season I work it in somehow! I do have some things that I found and got for the sake of having it as a basic - namely a straight black skirt, like Courtney - that took me almost 6 months to wear.