I was texting with a friend the other day. She said this. "All I'm looking for is a little black dress that does this, is this length, has this neck line, this type of cut, in a size this, that doesn't have this and does have that."
"Oh yeah, and I need it to be good fabric."
I was like ummmmm... If you go into stores where there are designers other than you, you're going to have a hell of a time finding something if what you're looking for is that specific. Open your mind just a little bit."
I was able to tell her this, because - every single time I went into a shopping ordeal with something exact - to the T - in mind, unless I was having something custom made, I always wasted a day, leaving frustrated.
When I have gone shopping with an open mind in all things, I came out with some of the most beautiful dresses - dresses I would never buy if I would have pictured it. I even now am opened up to some new styles, and - yes - even less expensive and higher quality. lol!
Now that girl is gifted. She had to put up with one tiny thing she didn't like, but I was pretty impressed that she found literally exactly what she explained. I never get that lucky lol!
Then there's another situation... Sometimes we know exactly what we like and want. We find it. We put it on - and we look like a frump. It doesn't fit us right, and it slides up in the back. Someone suggests a different fit, because we don't really know ourselves enough to know what fit looks best on us. So we try the other fit, throw a fit, and still don't buy.
One year later, we grab the same dress, put it on, and think *gasp* why in the hell don't I ever wear this?
Keep an open mind, try some things on, things you might never try. You might come out with something that fits better. Something you would have never thought would fit you.
xoxo
C