Gratuitous shopping post – getting ready for Autumn.

Six boxes of clothes, bags, bedding are my kitchen waiting to be picked up by Salvation Army for donation. Whew – that’s a lot of stuff for one tiny apartment.

I’ve been trying to weed out the bizarre, ill fitting or just plain out of style items that have been taking up space. This is Part 1 of getting a bit more organized – a first pass at least at things I knew were not benefiting me by having a place in my closets. I did allow myself to purchase a few more items for the fall season. I’m making an effort to find pieces that easily transition from season to season by adding a few layers – which is fairly easy to do in Seattle as the weather doesn’t change so drastically that it warrants multiple seasonal wardrobes.

The goods – two dresses, a pair of mustard yellow oxford boots and an amazing pair of earrings from ModCloth. I was a customer of ModCloth’s early on and had a hit or miss relationship. Some things fit like a glove, others weren’t up to par as far as quality or were so ill fitting they didn’t feel worth the spend. However, in the last year I really do feel that their buyers have done an excellent job in purchasing items that are stylish, affordable and well made. Both dresses I ordered fit like a glove and have already received loads of compliments, the shoes from Poetic License are a quirky cool addition to my fall shoes and those earrings – everyone should buy them. For under $20, the quality is amazing and they are going to be my staple gold, estate style earrings for the fall.


One other little note – those dresses were not purchased without a quick read of the reviews left by other customers. I have come to realize just how much customer reviews have become part of my online purchase check list. Both dresses would have been purchased at my normal size versus a size down if it weren’t for reviewer feedback. Knowing how much I’ve come to value their input, I remembered to go on ModCloth and leave my comments with the hope doing so will aid in other’s purchase consideration. Many sites let you leave you comments + upload your information (size, style, measurements and even a photo) which is incredibly useful when ordering online. No one likes admiring a piece, purchasing with the assumption something is going to fit, then having the letdown when something doesn’t work out. While reviews have been around for ages, it seems as if people are using each other to feel out a worthwhile purchase more than ever, taking the guesswork out of what might work or not work for other customers. How great is that?

Cheers,

lh