Comments on: Day 27: Save on Clothing http://momadvice.com/blog/2007/09/day-27-save-on-clothing Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:30:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Meredith http://momadvice.com/blog/2007/09/day-27-save-on-clothing/comment-page-1#comment-14493 Meredith Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:08:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=1268#comment-14493 What a great collection of tips!<br /><br />Buying used clothes gets easier the more you do it.<br /><br />I have the hardest time buying used clothes for myself, because I can't seem to squeeze 2 kids in the dressing room with me anymore! But I always find lots of great kids' clothes, especially coats and snowpants. It's almost criminal to pay retail for those. What a great collection of tips!

Buying used clothes gets easier the more you do it.

I have the hardest time buying used clothes for myself, because I can’t seem to squeeze 2 kids in the dressing room with me anymore! But I always find lots of great kids’ clothes, especially coats and snowpants. It’s almost criminal to pay retail for those.

]]> By: Jenn @ Frugal Upstate http://momadvice.com/blog/2007/09/day-27-save-on-clothing/comment-page-1#comment-14494 Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:39:00 +0000 http://momadvice.com/blog2/?p=1268#comment-14494 An addition to #5-sizes have changed over the last 10 years. An older piece labeled a 16 might fit someone who is a 12 now. I usually wear about a 10, and I've bought everything from an 8 to a 12 in thrift stores.<br /><br />Also, higher price brands frequently run much larger than their label would lead you to believe. . . So look at a range :)<br /><br />One of the things I like best about thrift store shopping is that things have already been washed a bunch of times, so if the color and fit are good, then they are likely to remain so even after you launder them. An addition to #5-sizes have changed over the last 10 years. An older piece labeled a 16 might fit someone who is a 12 now. I usually wear about a 10, and I’ve bought everything from an 8 to a 12 in thrift stores.

Also, higher price brands frequently run much larger than their label would lead you to believe. . . So look at a range :)

One of the things I like best about thrift store shopping is that things have already been washed a bunch of times, so if the color and fit are good, then they are likely to remain so even after you launder them.

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