By Bonnie on More Than $1K Worth of Clothes I'll Never Wear Again

Just after my (so much smaller) book advance, I also decided to shop for clothes. I read about a futuristic machine at the Levi's store that would exactly match jeans to your body, so I headed to SoHo. I stood in the middle of the store, in a glass encasement, with sandbags on my shoulders (...?) while other shoppers stared. Then I got a printout listing four specific cuts of jeans that would be exactly right for me, and the sizes I needed. A salesperson found them all for me and got me a dressing room. The jeans all really did fit well, but I only liked the style of one pair. They happened to be the most expensive pair of jeans in the store. And I bought them. $175. At the LEVI'S STORE. They were fine. I wore them a lot. Let's face it, there was always something weird about the zipper.

Posted on April 11, 2012 at 4:37 pm 2

By ThatWench on More Than $1K Worth of Clothes I'll Never Wear Again

@Courteney Nielsen@facebook Also with the ribcage! Although now it comes with giant boobs and some bonus subcutaneous fat. So, it's harder to blame {poop} on the ribcage anymore. But I really logged in to say: everyone looks prego in a maxi dress! I'm the really, really tall-type person that should be able to rock them, and everyone says they look good, but I think I look super-prego. Because everyone looks super-prego in an empire waist.

Posted on April 11, 2012 at 10:55 am 1

By Doree Shafrir@facebook on More Than $1K Worth of Clothes I'll Never Wear Again

I was the recipient of the red patent leather clogs. I never wore them and eventually gave them to Goodwill. So, now you all know!

Posted on April 10, 2012 at 10:31 pm 1

By Vicky Johnson@twitter on More Than $1K Worth of Clothes I'll Never Wear Again

I have this swishy blue thing I call my Regret Dress because it cost $$$ and I haven't ever worn it out of the house. Someday I will wear it outside, I fully expect immediate bird shit.

Posted on April 10, 2012 at 4:23 pm 2

By Bennett Madison@twitter on More Than $1K Worth of Clothes I'll Never Wear Again

I could do a similar thing about all the delivery.com I spent my not-$200k advance on. I still have regretful thoughts of that breakfast burrito I threw away after one bite because the avocado was a little stringy.

Posted on April 10, 2012 at 2:59 pm 3

By BellTolls on More Than $1K Worth of Clothes I'll Never Wear Again

Funny piece. Reminded me that during royalty check days of heaven I bought an Hermes tie in Paris. I really liked it and didn’t mind how much it cost because book money is not real money and French money is all colorful and pretty so it is not real money either. Then there were less cheery days. Oh, how I wish I had that money I spent on that Hermes tie! I could have paid rent! Then after many years the tie began to fall apart (it had jockeys and horses on it and I have never seen that design again.) Then other stuff happened. Now, I wish I had my Hermes tie.

Posted on April 10, 2012 at 2:44 pm 6

By Jolie Kerr on More Than $1K Worth of Clothes I'll Never Wear Again

Bluing and/or OxiClean for the yellowed areas.

Posted on April 10, 2012 at 2:24 pm 3