I just discovered this really cool website the other day called ThredUP.com. They are based in Cambridge, MA. It is so cool if you are the type of person who gets tired of wearing the same old things all the time! It is so easy to do. You just log on to ThredUP.com and register. Then you get an e mail back telling you that you are in! You pay only $25 for three large envelopes. (You can get more if you want:-) You send in one top per envelope to ThredUP and you get one for every one that you send! The coolest part is that you don't know exactly what you will get in return. It's like Christmas! You let them know the brands you are interested in, your size, and where you intend to wear your top. (Is it for work or play?) There are also four different levels. Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond. So you don't have to worry about sending in your Chanel blouse and getting a JCrew blouse in exchange. You would get an item on the same level that you sent in. It is tops only though, since pants are a little more inconsistent in sizing. I think it is a great idea!!
The fashion world has always favored skinny models to show off the latest trends. But it's the real women who actually buy them. Why does this make sense? Well I guess when it comes right down to the brutal truth, people buy things that look good. And lets face it, clothes look better when they are smaller. It's kind of like when I go into a store to try on shoes and the one on display that I am attracted to is a size 6 or 7 and then the sales clerk brings out my size (9 or 9/2) and I'm like "That's not the same shoe, is it? The one on display looks different!" The clerk tells me that it is in fact the same shoe. Suddenly, I don't want to try it on anymore. So, I just want to tell all you ladies out there who are not a size 4 in a dress that I get it. But we can't let it bother us. Fashion is everywhere and marketing is everywhere and the majority of it is big beautiful pictures of skinny people. Keep in mind, models in magazines have the b...
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