tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post5817392592698649013..comments2024-03-05T01:07:08.127-08:00Comments on Sweet Rocket: Fashion, Frugality, and FunSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03880145777347900626noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-68150818414852140852013-05-21T13:32:37.526-07:002013-05-21T13:32:37.526-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-13107837428144498452013-01-18T07:28:47.822-08:002013-01-18T07:28:47.822-08:00Helen, poor layouts drive me nuts too. I think the...Helen, poor layouts drive me nuts too. I think the worst example of this is our local Macy's. The makeup and perfume sections look great, but if you're looking for clothes bargains, forget it! Everything is all jumbled together. Exhausting to wade through it. My favorite Salvation Army is just the opposite. Turtlenecks have their own rack, for instance, organized by color. Easy to find everything.<br /><br />Astrid called me this morning. Glad to hear she never thought of me as a bag lady. :-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880145777347900626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-87920902352057042942013-01-18T05:29:49.881-08:002013-01-18T05:29:49.881-08:00I hate shopping for clothes, and that hatred inten...I hate shopping for clothes, and that hatred intensifies when I'm in previously enjoyed clothing places, often because they're poorly laid out. Maybe I need to think of it more as a treasure hunt...<br /><br />Is organically grown cotton better Lali--if the clothing is made in North America? Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804382963910285639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-79573466145112748602013-01-17T08:10:34.297-08:002013-01-17T08:10:34.297-08:00I hadn't thought about that, Lali. In fact, I ...I hadn't thought about that, Lali. In fact, I didn't even know about cotton and the environment--and cotton is what I wear the most. Thank you!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880145777347900626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-21842561929174969442013-01-16T10:19:49.004-08:002013-01-16T10:19:49.004-08:00You're not only thrifty, you're being good...You're not only thrifty, you're being good to the earth! Growing cotton and dyeing it is terrible for the environment. And I won't even mention the workers who make the stuff into garments.<br />Eulalia Benejam Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-84756833994469275432013-01-15T06:30:52.143-08:002013-01-15T06:30:52.143-08:00IB, no, I didn't! No wonder you like fly fishi...IB, no, I didn't! No wonder you like fly fishing. I hope Orvis as an employer is as good as it's product line.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880145777347900626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-31219847021078423322013-01-15T04:44:15.651-08:002013-01-15T04:44:15.651-08:00I am loving all the recent posts on frugality that...I am loving all the recent posts on frugality that I'm reading. I think the holidays have made us all think about this more! (Did you know my husband works for Orvis?)Indigo Buntinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11387698096732697805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-78026085887602639082013-01-14T18:13:38.885-08:002013-01-14T18:13:38.885-08:00I know that some brands--like Gloria Vanderbilt je...I know that some brands--like Gloria Vanderbilt jeans or Chaps jeans, or Eddie Bauer or Columbia anything--are likely to fit me well. I don't even bother to try some things on if I'm tired. Of course, I screw up sometimes, in which case the item gets donated back to the store.<br /><br />I was leaning in the direction of brand snobbishness the other day when I had a scarf in my hand and realized the only reason I liked it was because it was a Bill Blass. Back on the rack it went.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880145777347900626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-48093888468226205872013-01-14T17:28:10.808-08:002013-01-14T17:28:10.808-08:00I have no shame that most of what I own comes from...I have no shame that most of what I own comes from thrift stores and, even better, yard sales. I am not a brand snob which is why I like shopping this way - I can evaluate the style, fit and construction of each item with an open mind. Of course I'm familiar with some brands but a brand name isn't going to make me look good on it's own. T<br /><br />hrift stores aren't filled with worn out, outdated clothing. In fact, in this area, if you were searching for an outfit for a theme party such as the 70s or 80s, you'd be unlikely to find that in a thrift shop. They try to stock clothing that will sell quickly. The Cookbook Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04800004451856078252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-57729800732987519882013-01-14T04:03:24.856-08:002013-01-14T04:03:24.856-08:00Yeah, "vintage" can get expensive! We do...Yeah, "vintage" can get expensive! We don't have those here. I think people are still wearing their own vintage. :-)<br /><br />Sometimes I find new items, with tags. Like the corduroy Orvis jacket I found this fall. It was a suit, but for some reason the pants were enormous. I just handed the pants back to the clerk and took the jacket, which fits perfectly.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880145777347900626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12721167.post-20848910726977734372013-01-13T19:48:19.104-08:002013-01-13T19:48:19.104-08:00Hee :) You aren't alone - my sister and I bu...Hee :) You aren't alone - my sister and I buy clothes at the thrift shops too. I think we started when we were teenagers and just kept doing so - you can find really nice and almost new things, as you know. In Portland they had some neat vintage second-hand clothes stores too - clothes from the 40s, etc.crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681674503952991492noreply@blogger.com