Alteration Addicts?
Hi, my name is Abbie and I'm an alterations addict.
I've always been kind of freakishly shaped, so I'm used to needing clothes altered to fit right. Pants and sleeves have to be shortened, skirts need to be taken in at the waist or let out at the hips. My grad school interview suit probably had as many fittings as most people's wedding dresses.
Since I've been losing weight I've gone down a couple sizes. Enough so that thing's don't fit as well, but not so much that they seem completely unwearable, and it's hard to resist the temptation to have my entire wardrobe taken in a couple of inches.
Right now I'm trying to limit it to items I know I'll wear all the time, and things that would be difficult to replace.
So, is there anyone else who shares my addiction? How do you decide what to alter, what to take out of circulation, and what to wear as is?
And, what is the strangest thing you've even had altered? For me it's probably a tie between a vintage bathing suit (turned out that even when properly fitted it was still a bit lacking in ... support) and $4 tank top from Forever 21. The alteration cost more than the top itself, but now I wear it all the time!
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