-what do other mustachians do about shoes that pinch or are uncomfortable? I often find that, particularly, with sandals, I just need to break them in. However, my favorite pair of sandals bit the dust last summer and I only have a few pairs of unfomforable sandals left in my closet. Any suggestions for ways to break them in so I don't get blisters this summer?
I have given up on uncomfortable shoes. My last uncomfy pair I gave away in a donation box, almost brand new. I just don't want to ruin my feet on bad shoes anymore. Unfortunately you cannot always tell in the shop which ones will be right. My latest pair of winter shoes was an exact copy of the ones that I'm currently wearing and that are at their end. I was very happy to find another pair on the internet of shoes that I know will fit well.
In hiking shoes and skiing shoes, I wear numerous pairs of socks. Thin inner socks and one or two pairs of thick woollen socks. This helps padding the shoes. Sports shoes need to be studied well in the shop. Isn't there a big crevasse between the inner sole and the shoe? Because this will give me blisters. On my last pair, I tried taping my feet before wearing the shoes, but I kept getting deeper blisters under the previous ones. Eventually I bought a new pair on sale.
-do you have different coats and jackets for different temps? My wool coat had holes so I threw it out. I have a puffa jacket and a lined rain coat. Maybe I don't need to buy a new wool coat?
I have my jackets, all of them bought on sale. One even with a commercial print on them for really cheap. I even have a long woollen coat that I seldom wear. I bought it (on sale) in case I want to wear a long dress in the winter. But I seldom wear it because jackets are so much more practical. I am wearing the same down winter jackets for 5 years now. And I have a goretex coat and 2 hiking jackets, one wind proof and one not so. I also a leather summer jacket and a longer autumn coat (that was a gift).
If I were you, I wouldn't buy a new coat right now. Wait until you feel that you need something new and then wait for the sale. I buy a new coat when you suddenly find something in a sale that you could use.
Anyone else up for this challenge - I'm trying to 'shop my closet' and find ways to wear what I already have without buying new stuff,
I recently through/gave away half of my t-shirts, a lot of sports clothes, a lot of underwear and socks and some other stuff. Everything that I didn't wear in the previous years and didn't want to start wearing. So the remainder should be wearable. One exception is a really nice blouse (the cloth is nice), but the blouse is too tight. I am planning to turn it into a top of some kind for the next summer. My DH is very good at sewing so either he can do it, or he can help me doing it. We have already figured out that it isn't possible to make the blouse wider in a decent way.
