BBC, I've read articles in Vogue that have to do with not jumping on the bandwagon when something first comes out. One woman waited a couple of years before she wore stuff and the other, like me, had stuff that was 20 years old. But the waiting a couple of years before wearing it: I'm not sure I understand that philosophy entirely. What is the advantage of waiting if an item is right in style?
If I wait a couple of years it's usually b/c the closet is so crowded (and believe me, I purge) that I never get to one thing or another. Or, like this winter, it was too warm for me to wear the wool pants I finally had hemmed. Or, I am accumulating the pieces of an outfit over time, a coordinate here, an accessory there.
A closet rod fell down. Maintenance fixed it but I can tell another rod in another closet is about to fall down. This is the drawback to making clothes as a hobby, the closets can't accommodate all the stuff. This is probably why, when Tim Gunn on Project Runway visits the finalist contestants' homes/apartments prior to the show's final competition, the residences always have a freestanding garment rod. Which is kind of an eyesore. But I'm getting to the point of having one.
I read recently that garment workers in various countries will probably be displaced by "sewbots." The heck with drones: I wish I had a sewbot. (The US can probably afford mechanized sewing/assembly like that but I think that other countries will still rely on garment workers).
