Hi all, been sometime since I posted. Missed you all. :)
So, my addiction that I'm addressing is DRESSES! OMG ... I had over 50 dresses in my closet. So, three main types that I have are sexy, formal, and casual. I love them all but it's too much money to keep buying more. So, I donated a bunch to Goodwill to break the cycle but now I miss them ... ugh... and last nite I bought a new dress from Amazon. Anyone else have this type of addiction? The dresses just make me feel sooooo good and I love how I look in them. I know it's a bit of a minor issue in the grand scheme of things that we all face, but it's a lot of money.
Dresses are an awesome addiction to have. One can only have enough dresses where the storage space is past over flowing.
Some of the Amazon dresses are great value along with looking amazing.
Yard Sales and other second hand options can make drop the monetary consideration substantially.
Quote from: MistressStevie on March 19, 2025, 08:41:22 PMDresses are an awesome addiction to have. One can only have enough dresses where the storage space is past over flowing.
Some of the Amazon dresses are great value along with looking amazing.
Yard Sales and other second hand options can make drop the monetary consideration substantially.
Smiles, thanks ... perhaps I should check Goodwill for cheaper buys ... oh wait, I'll buy back my own dresses ...lol. It's good to know it's not just me that loves dresses. :)
Welcome back, Sinclair.
Here locally, we have a few secondhand shops, like Plato's Closet, and other thrift stores. Some are better than others with some featuring more "vintage" clothing. But still good deals to be had.
Quote from: Sinclair on March 19, 2025, 08:51:17 PMperhaps I should check Goodwill for cheaper buys ... oh wait, I'll buy back my own dresses ...lol.
Lol, that gave me a good laugh. 😂
It's funny how things have a way of coming full circle.
Sometimes a consignment shop will have a nice selection of clothing to pick from.
Dresses can be just the right thing to wear.
Chrissy
You might find some clothes at a flea market. But I have on,y bought one clothing item from flea markets. That was a sweater.
Chrissy
Sinclair!
It's so good to see you posting again! Buy any and all dresses you want sister!
Hugs!
Ashley 💕
Quote from: tgirlamg on March 20, 2025, 12:16:43 AMSinclair!
It's so good to see you posting again! Buy any and all dresses you want sister!
Hugs!
Ashley 💕
Ashley, so good to see you again! Hope all is well with you. :) I'm doing good, luv my situation and who I am. Never gonna change that. Little worried my addiction may move from dresses to bras ... lol ... we'll see. :)
I totally understand your addiction😅 for me it's leggings and shoes... and boots 😬😬
Quote from: KittyChanelle on March 21, 2025, 09:57:32 AMI totally understand your addiction😅 for me it's leggings and shoes... and boots 😬😬
OMG, don't get me started on shoes as well ... :)
Quote from: Sinclair on March 21, 2025, 09:31:49 PMOMG, don't get me started on shoes as well ... :)
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It is funny... I have had so many fashion obsessions and looks that I have pursued over the last 12 years... I kind of get a style in mind and then chase it and buy all sorts of slight variations on the theme until I get just the right look I want... happily Poshmark and consignment shops make this a financially feasible shopping style! 😅
For the most part my day to day style is cutoffs and a tank top but, when a certain look strikes my brain it is game on!
About a year ago I got obsessed with the denim overall and denim jumper look! I posted a few of my selections right after the lost years crash in Reply 1585 here...
https://www.susans.org/index.php/topic,242326.1580.html
I haven't had any major obsessing since that one but, they tend to pop out of nowhere so who knows what tomorrow will bring Lol 😅👍 👠👙🩱👗👢👛👜🧥
Onward!
A 💕
Quote from: tgirlamg on March 22, 2025, 12:53:44 PMIt is funny... I have had so many fashion obsessions and looks that I have pursued over the last 12 years... I kind of get a style in mind and then chase it and buy all sorts of slight variations on the theme until I get just the right look I want... happily Poshmark and consignment shops make this a financially feasible shopping style! 😅
For the most part my day to day style is cutoffs and a tank top but, when a certain look strikes my brain it is game on!
About a year ago I got obsessed with the denim overall and denim jumper look! I posted a few of my selections right after the lost years crash in Reply 1585 here...
https://www.susans.org/index.php/topic,242326.1580.html
I haven't had any major obsessing since that one but, they tend to pop out of nowhere so who knows what tomorrow will bring Lol 😅👍 👠👙🩱👗👢👛👜🧥
Onward!
A 💕
Hi Ashley, you look fab in denim! I get what you say about being in a day-to-day routine with what one wears. I had been doing that for years. Then, *boom* outta no where I got this itch to explore again ... I think when I donated some of my dresses it opened up a hole, which apparently now I'm filling. :) Tells self, I have shoes, no more shoes ... hmmm someone said boots ... don't really have that many boots ... :)
I would like to get a slinky red dress.
Darn. I wish I had the nice figure my sweetie has so I would look great in that type of dress. Sigh. She has the curves.
Chrissy
A slinky black dress too.
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on March 23, 2025, 09:09:31 PMA slinky black dress too.
Hi Chrissy, luv your sig quote. :) As far as the slinky black dress, go find it, buy it wear it, and love it!
Quote from: Sinclair on March 23, 2025, 09:22:58 PMHi Chrissy, luv your sig quote. :) As far as the slinky black dress, go find it, buy it wear it, and love it!
Thank you.
Well perhaps I will buy one someday. My closets seem like they are overflowing and I wonder how needed ANY additional purchase of clothing would be. After a number of years of wearing gender conforming clothing you seem to accumulate much.
I try to not spend much money on "wants." But there are times for exceptions. So maybe someday I will get me the slinky dresses. Maybe one with a lot of sequins too, who knows!
Hugs,
Chrissy
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on March 23, 2025, 09:35:50 PMThank you.
Well perhaps I will buy one someday. My closets seem like they are overflowing and I wonder how needed ANY additional purchase of clothing would be. After a number of years of wearing gender conforming clothing you seem to accumulate much.
I try to not spend much money on "wants." But there are times for exceptions. So maybe someday I will get me the slinky dresses. Maybe one with a lot of sequins too, who knows!
Hugs,
Chrissy
Well, one thing I have learned on this journey is that one needs patience. So, move at your own comfortable pace. You seem very sweet and wish you the best! :)
Quote from: Sinclair on March 27, 2025, 08:53:08 PMWell, one thing I have learned on this journey is that one needs patience. So, move at your own comfortable pace. You seem very sweet and wish you the best! :)
Yes, we are on no timetable but on our own. It is nice to be myself while working and I do error in being maybe better dressed than needed for work.
I cannot get over how so many college basketball coaches wear such underwhelming clothing at games. Few wear suits and ties. A nice shirt and coordinating sweater would be good but some need to go to a fashion advisor.
This past weekend, I went with my wife to a Boden Sample Sale. Picture a middle school cafeteria with tables piled with hundreds of dresses, slacks, blouses, jackets, coats and shoes....and 100+ women rifling through them. I was in my androgynous mode, feeling a little awkward but split away from my wife since we wear different sizes. After finding 6 dresses and draping them over my arm I found my wife and we went to a place along the wall to look through what we'd found.
No dressing rooms and women were stripping down to their underwear all around the room to try things on. My wife looked at me and said "No one is watching you or cares. Try them on." And, so I stripped down to my shorts and t-shirt like everyone else. :D
I ended up with 3 dresses, my wife 2 dresses and a jacket.
What an experience.
Well Done Sister!!!
Onward!
A💕
Flashlights! I'm getting much better about it, but I have difficulty walking past a display of flashlights without checking to see if any of them are on sale. At least I'm not obsessed with keeping fresh batteries for all of them. I think it's related to the decades my soul spent in darkness.
Love always -- Jessica Rose
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My (current) addiction is definitely clothes. I didn't really think about the need to define my style as a woman when I began transitioning. As a male, it was loose fitting and devoid of colors for the most part.
And then it happened! I found a world where I could express my emotions, my style, my intent through what I was wearing. And, Oh My God!!!!! Colors and patterns and lengths, oh my!! ;D
My wife taught me how to shop for bargains and never to pay full price for clothes through her example over the years. So, I've shopped smartly but oh have I shopped. And, along the way, there were a few failures. At this point, though, I think my side of the closet and our storage closet has more of my clothes than hers. ::)
And, a new dress arrives today. The addiction continues.
Quote from: April Marie on April 01, 2025, 07:19:31 AMMy (current) addiction is definitely clothes. I didn't really think about the need to define my style as a woman when I began transitioning. As a male, it was loose fitting and devoid of colors for the most part.
And then it happened! I found a world where I could express my emotions, my style, my intent through what I was wearing. And, Oh My God!!!!! Colors and patterns and lengths, oh my!! ;D
My wife taught me how to shop for bargains and never to pay full price for clothes through her example over the years. So, I've shopped smartly but oh have I shopped. And, along the way, there were a few failures. At this point, though, I think my side of the closet and our storage closet has more of my clothes than hers. ::)
And, a new dress arrives today. The addiction continues.
Welcome to the club sister! I agree it really is an emotional expression/journey and I love it. :)
Quick edit: I have 3 new new dresses since my first post in this thread ... *smiles*
My wife and I experienced a "first" recently. I'd bought a tunic on eBay - the colors and the pattern were just gorgeous but when it arrived the sizing was horribly off. I resembled a stuffed sausage in it. It was fairly inexpensive and, on those few times when I have a failure like this, I will put the offending item on our pile to go to Goodwill - my screw-up becomes someone else's win.
My wife noticed the tunic one day and asked if she could try to alter it to fit her - she is, not surprisingly, much smaller than I. She said she absolutely loved the colors/pattern. On Tuesday, we had time around the house so she disappeared to her sewing area. An hour later, she appeared in the den wearing a beautifully altered tunic. It looks amazing on her...I was a bit jealous. Last night, during our weekly Wednesday evening drinks and dinner together at our bar, she wore the tunic with black leggings and looked stunning.
Our first "hand-me-up" clothing experience. :D
Quote from: Jessica_Rose on April 01, 2025, 05:03:31 AMFlashlights! I'm getting much better about it, but I have difficulty walking past a display of flashlights without checking to see if any of them are on sale. At least I'm not obsessed with keeping fresh batteries for all of them. I think it's related to the decades my soul spent in darkness.
Love always -- Jessica Rose
(https://i.imgur.com/yfTrtPo.jpg)
Oh, I get the flashlight addiction. Here in Florida with storms and hurricanes you got to have light when the power goes out. I have switched from battery replace only to rechargeable flashlights. So far so good! BTW, what a cute dress you are wearing in your profile pic! :)
Quote from: Sinclair on April 03, 2025, 08:45:50 PMOh, I get the flashlight addiction. Here in Florida with storms and hurricanes you got to have light when the power goes out. I have switched from battery replace only to rechargeable flashlights. So far so good! BTW, what a cute dress you are wearing in your profile pic! :)
Thanks
@Sinclair ! I found the dress at a Ross store in Cleveland, OH. It was damaged, but I fell in love with it, so I bought it. One of our daughters has become a pretty good seamstress, and she fixed it up for me. I posted a full-length photo here: https://www.susans.org/index.php/topic,233104.msg2274950.html#msg2274950
I have a few flashlights from Ryobi which use 4v lithium batteries, and the batteries are interchangeable with other Ryobi lights and tools. Many flashlights use 'permanent' rechargeable batteries, so the flashlight becomes useless when the batteries fail. Living anyplace with frequent storms, it's always a good idea to keep some flashlight around.
Love always -- Jessica Rose
Love the dress Jessica! Gorgeousness! 💕
Quote from: Jessica_Rose on April 04, 2025, 08:05:08 AMThanks @Sinclair ! I found the dress at a Ross store in Cleveland, OH. It was damaged, but I fell in love with it, so I bought it. One of our daughters has become a pretty good seamstress, and she fixed it up for me. I posted a full-length photo here: https://www.susans.org/index.php/topic,233104.msg2274950.html#msg2274950
I have a few flashlights from Ryobi which use 4v lithium batteries, and the batteries are interchangeable with other Ryobi lights and tools. Many flashlights use 'permanent' rechargeable batteries, so the flashlight becomes useless when the batteries fail. Living anyplace with frequent storms, it's always a good idea to keep some flashlight around.
Love always -- Jessica Rose
Thanks for the link to the full view of the dress -- I would most definitely wear that! Cute and a bit sexy. :)
Quote from: Jessica_Rose on April 04, 2025, 08:05:08 AMThanks @Sinclair ! I found the dress at a Ross store in Cleveland, OH. It was damaged, but I fell in love with it, so I bought it. One of our daughters has become a pretty good seamstress, and she fixed it up for me. I posted a full-length photo here: https://www.susans.org/index.php/topic,233104.msg2274950.html#msg2274950
I have a few flashlights from Ryobi which use 4v lithium batteries, and the batteries are interchangeable with other Ryobi lights and tools. Many flashlights use 'permanent' rechargeable batteries, so the flashlight becomes useless when the batteries fail. Living anyplace with frequent storms, it's always a good idea to keep some flashlight around.
Love always -- Jessica Rose
That dress is beautiful and you wear it so well. Perfection!
Oh, and I have to admit to having a fair amount of flashlights scattered around our house. :D
my addiction is ...
Not dresses, or shoes, or flashlights...
ROCKS! ;D
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Quote from: Lori Dee on April 13, 2025, 09:34:07 PMmy addiction is ...
Not dresses, or shoes, or flashlights...
ROCKS! ;D
(https://i.imgur.com/05BCQg9.jpeg)
I too like rocks. But, really only two types ... fossils -- which are cool -- and rocks that lead to gold/silver/gems, etc. :)
My addiction is nude lipsticks. I have so many in my makeup bag.