Caveat Emptor

An article about buyer’s remorse that’s not really about overweight people specifically, but is still interesting.

"Still, whether ‘a 2 or a 22,’ women tend to have trouble judging what fits them, Sack adds. ‘After 25 years of staring in the mirror, you sort of lose all cosmic idea of how you look. It's impossible to be objective.’... Style consultant Noelle Cellini swears by returns. ‘I keep receipts clipped to the hanger, and I don't take the tags off until I wear it. Or I don't hang it up until I wear it, and keep the receipt in the bag,’ she says. ‘That's money sitting in your closet.’"

I totally have bought clothes that I haven't tried on, bought clothes that I’ve never worn, and have gotten a lot better about returning things. But still! With clothes prices being what they are, this is pretty good advice. And I think overweight women can definitely relate to this part of it:

"'The pressure is higher for large women, who have a limited choice of stores, says Stephanie Sack, owner of Vive la Femme, a Chicago boutique that carries plus-size fashions. 'Women of size feel under the gun to buy something,' she says. 'Many live by the motto, "If it zips, it fits."'"

Amen to that.