Dresses I Don't Wear and Why

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[mj]

My big tip for keeping clothes for sentimental reasons is putting them somewhere different from the clothes you actually wear, because they serve a different purpose. Keep them with your other sentimental items and you'll maybe feel better about keeping them.

[Valla]

"Has never fit me, does not fit me now, and will never fit me in the future, and yet, I hang onto it." Less than 3 minutes in, and I already feel so called out/seen.

[SomeplaceScary]

My friend kept accidentally drawing weirdos who wanted to tell her "Its so nice to see a girl who is modest!!" or some shit with her look, so i suggested "unnatural" color lipstick, and not a single one since she started wearing blue and grey lipsticks, lol.

[maddieev]

Jessica, if you have dresses that are a little too big but that you still love, you should take them to a tailor and have them altered to fit you! The pink bridesmaid's dress especially, that one was such a pretty cut and color on you and just needs to be taken in a little!

[TheSightOfTheStars]

That stone colored dress might take dye really well!! It fits you so nicely, color isn't too terrible hard to change if it's a natural fiber!!!

[ninjakitteh]

It's ok to keep a few sentimental items. A wedding outfit, your grans cape... It makes sense (as long as the items don't take over an entire closet 😸)

[Zillah]

For the bride's maid dress, have it taken in to fit you. It's lovely. On the WWII cape, see if a museum wants it. Like the V&A. The stone colored linen dress can be easily dyed. Get rid of the sequins and the green sister wife dress.

[gsharpist]

Definitely keep the WW2 cape, that is a family heirloom and a piece of history. I think you did a great job letting go of pieces that don’t work for your current style and comfort. Well done!

[pilarofstone]

the “montessori” dress fits you beautifully! maybe if you just don’t like the color it’s worth dyeing it?

[ladyflimflam]

My clothing sort question to bypass ADHD thinking is “would I buy this today?” If the answer is no it needs to go away.

[katerrinah]

On the Cape - keep it as a sentimental item, that's such a special piece that you can potentially pass down

On the stone dress - you can dye it! Lots of fun!

On anything that's too big but you adore - find a local seamstress who can do adjustments

[bella-]

As someone who doesn’t wear dresses I clicked on this too fast.

[lazylittledragon]

amazing news on the 'will anyone at a charity shop want it' thing
first of all: yes, probably
but also, i go to a lot of rock+metal festivals/alternative markets and a lot of the time they'll have an oxfam or other secondhand clothing stall there, where someone has gone through and picked out ALL the alt clothes, including a lot of 50s style dresses for the pinup/rockabilly crowd. so if you donated anything i promise it would go to a good home!

[tweetthang]

Please, PLEASE say you kept your grandmother’s nursing cape!!! That is such a lovely item to keep and preserve and hand down, even if not commonly worn.

[callabeth]

As a fellow neurodivergent DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX THE SEQUIN DRESS embrace it and wear it as is or donate. There’s too many sequins to just take them off because the threads will be poking out everywhere and it would take forever (especially if your hands aren’t great mobility wise) to sew on new sequins in an appropriate colour to cover the threads.

[ulytia]

For that stained dress - often an oil or dye inconsistency will look that way! First try putting liquid dish soap on the stains, let it dry for a week then wash the like normal. If that doesn't do it try a mild clothing dye in a similar hue! It's really not very hard to dye clothes, and it may help with that Montessori guide one as well 😊

[alibinprogress]

I personally love the cape from WW2 and the bridesmaid dress! I agree that you could get the bigger dresses tailored to you. The cape I would keep for sentimental and historical reasons plus you have kept it in great condition!

[mariewooszynkramer]

For those of you that have stained vintage/delicate clothing, I was recommended lemon soap by a vintage store and it works magic! Stains that have been washed many times over and it still gets to them! (And if that doesn’t work, I’ll do sashiko over it 😅)

[bricksloth]

I don't wear dresses but yeah I'm here. I like to look at the fabric patterns and things. Basically the less useful a topic is to me, the more I engage.

[a_typical_hipster]

If it feels good on the body you gotta keep it! I've dyed so many pieces to bring more life to them but also neutrals can be accessorized with so many shawls, scarves, etc.