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Retiring Old Clothing
Jul. 8th, 2009 10:11 pmWhen is it time to stop wearing an article of clothing?
* 1. You can't find it.
* 2. You no longer do the activities for which it is appropriate (still good for Halloween, though).
* 3. You can't fit into it.
*** 4. You can fit into it, but it's uncomfortably tight (you could move carefully while wearing it).
** 5. It keeps coming unbuttoned or unzipped or untied (you can keep checking and refastening it).
*** 6. It's too big to stay on properly (you can keep pulling it up).
* 7. It doesn't go with anything (you could wear it with something that clashes).
8. A non-essential button is missing or broken.
*9. An essential button is missing or broken (you could pin or tape it together).
** 10. A hem or other edge is shredding.
** 11. A hem is coming undone (you could pin or tape it).
* 12. It's coming apart at the seams (you could pin or tape it).
** 13. It has a small tear that is camouflaged by the pattern.
** 14. It's getting awfully thin in the elbow, knee, etc. (you could wear the thin shirt under a sweater--and hope you don't get too hot)
* 15. It has a hole or tear that is easily visible.
* 16. It has a hole or tear that is easily visible and exposes your undies or lack thereof (you could make sure to wear nice undies).
* 17. It is so torn up that you can no longer put it on--that would be more like wrapping a mummy (you could dress as the Incredible Hulk).
*** 18. The elastic is shot (you could pin it or hope it works well enough).
**** 19. You are tired of looking at it (it could save you from doing laundry).
**** 20. It's connected with bad memories.
** 21. It now seems politically incorrect or otherwise possibly insulting.
* 22. You have always managed to find something better to wear for several years now.
23. It's so faded that it's no longer the color you think it is (maybe everyone else calls your black swimsuit "brown." Or your red sweater is "rose.")
** 24. It has shrunken to a new size or shape.
*** 25. The (knit) sleeves have gotten ridiculously long over the years (you can just keep pushing up the sleeves).
26. It's out of style (like I'd even know).
** 27. It's badly out of style (like I'd even know).
** 28. It's laughably out of style (sometimes I get hints--usually compliments that don't quite ring true).
** 29. The fabric is pilling.
** 30. It's unflattering.
** 31. You don't like the image it gives you.
** 32. It is difficult to maintain (requires ironing, dry cleaning, etc.)
** 33. It has no pockets or is otherwise annoying.
**** 34. It doesn't go with your new hair style, hair color, glasses, engagement ring, etc.
* 35. It gives you blisters (you could wear a band-aid or wear it carefully).
* This means I quit wearing it.
** This means I think I should quit wearing it, but sometimes I wear it anyway.
*** I used to keep wearing this sort of thing, but I don't anymore.
**** This doesn't apply to me.
Blog entry of the day - the bizarrely related Things Wear Out by Philip Brewer of Wise Bread - "No doubt everybody has had some things wear out, if only a favorite t-shirt, but it's not like the old days when wearing out was the most usual reason that things needed to be replaced."
* 1. You can't find it.
* 2. You no longer do the activities for which it is appropriate (still good for Halloween, though).
* 3. You can't fit into it.
*** 4. You can fit into it, but it's uncomfortably tight (you could move carefully while wearing it).
** 5. It keeps coming unbuttoned or unzipped or untied (you can keep checking and refastening it).
*** 6. It's too big to stay on properly (you can keep pulling it up).
* 7. It doesn't go with anything (you could wear it with something that clashes).
8. A non-essential button is missing or broken.
*9. An essential button is missing or broken (you could pin or tape it together).
** 10. A hem or other edge is shredding.
** 11. A hem is coming undone (you could pin or tape it).
* 12. It's coming apart at the seams (you could pin or tape it).
** 13. It has a small tear that is camouflaged by the pattern.
** 14. It's getting awfully thin in the elbow, knee, etc. (you could wear the thin shirt under a sweater--and hope you don't get too hot)
* 15. It has a hole or tear that is easily visible.
* 16. It has a hole or tear that is easily visible and exposes your undies or lack thereof (you could make sure to wear nice undies).
* 17. It is so torn up that you can no longer put it on--that would be more like wrapping a mummy (you could dress as the Incredible Hulk).
*** 18. The elastic is shot (you could pin it or hope it works well enough).
**** 19. You are tired of looking at it (it could save you from doing laundry).
**** 20. It's connected with bad memories.
** 21. It now seems politically incorrect or otherwise possibly insulting.
* 22. You have always managed to find something better to wear for several years now.
23. It's so faded that it's no longer the color you think it is (maybe everyone else calls your black swimsuit "brown." Or your red sweater is "rose.")
** 24. It has shrunken to a new size or shape.
*** 25. The (knit) sleeves have gotten ridiculously long over the years (you can just keep pushing up the sleeves).
26. It's out of style (like I'd even know).
** 27. It's badly out of style (like I'd even know).
** 28. It's laughably out of style (sometimes I get hints--usually compliments that don't quite ring true).
** 29. The fabric is pilling.
** 30. It's unflattering.
** 31. You don't like the image it gives you.
** 32. It is difficult to maintain (requires ironing, dry cleaning, etc.)
** 33. It has no pockets or is otherwise annoying.
**** 34. It doesn't go with your new hair style, hair color, glasses, engagement ring, etc.
* 35. It gives you blisters (you could wear a band-aid or wear it carefully).
* This means I quit wearing it.
** This means I think I should quit wearing it, but sometimes I wear it anyway.
*** I used to keep wearing this sort of thing, but I don't anymore.
**** This doesn't apply to me.
Blog entry of the day - the bizarrely related Things Wear Out by Philip Brewer of Wise Bread - "No doubt everybody has had some things wear out, if only a favorite t-shirt, but it's not like the old days when wearing out was the most usual reason that things needed to be replaced."