I’m not the kind of person that buys clothes frequently. Don’t get me wrong, I would LOVE to be able to buy lots of clothes frequently, I just don’t have that kind of money! And, I have a hard-to-fit body pear-shaped body. I should wear a size smaller top than bottom, and I am thick waisted, which makes it hard to buy dresses or skirts/pants suits that fit. In fact, recently I found a size chart that says I should buy & wear a size 12W. Well, I have never seen a size 12W in any store. Most stores that I’ve seen that sell “W” sizes start at 16W! And the few catalogs/Internet sites that I’ve seen that cater to the “W” sizes start at 14W. So, I’m a mess.
So, I try to buy classic clothes that will stay in style for a long time, and I try to keep them in good shape.
I recently purchased an expensive (to me) turtleneck sweater through a high-end catalog. When it arrived in the mail I was surprised that included in the box were instructions on how to properly put in on! I had always just stuck my arms in the sleeves and then pulled it over my head, which is the way my mother had taught me to do it.
The instructions explained that doing it that way increases stress on the shoulder seams, and will eventually cause those shoulder seams to rip open. They said that in order to prolong the life of a turtleneck sweater, you should pull it over your head first, and then put your arms (one by one) into the sleeves.
I never knew that! No wonder most of my turtleneck sweaters had ripped shoulder seams! So now I know better, I will always put all of my sweaters on that way.