Thursday, March 12, 2009

F* H&M

I like their style. Don't get me wrong. But has anyone else noticed that the cotton blouses s l o w l y shrink over time?*

It took me a while to figure this out.

First I thought, "Do I really keep gaining weight?" Then I moved on to, "Why do I always buy the wrong size?" But finally it occurred to me, "If the clothes are that cheap, they're probably not made of the highest quality fabric."**

I think I'll stick to thrifting for a while. Or save my pennies to buy the Duskin pants. I have grown obsessed with the Duskin pants.

*And I don't put them in the dryer, people. I know how to take care of clothes.

**This is why I'm not planning to run out and shop the Alexander McQueen for Target collection. Even if it is inspired by Liela Moss. Cheap is not always a good thing.

(Photo of this blouse courtesy of my iPhone)
Posted by esb at 5:01 AM

19 comments:

  1. 17 beats.March 12, 2009 at 5:28 AM

    i am done, done, DONE with cheap clothes. i'm glad someone else is as annoyed with H&M as i am.

    ReplyDelete
  2. JuliaMarch 12, 2009 at 5:48 AM

    They do! they DO shrink!!! and they're skirts never ever fit me the way a skirt should.
    yes, I here ya - f*ck H&M (she says wearing a blouse she just bought from H&M)

    ReplyDelete
  3. AmandaMarch 12, 2009 at 6:49 AM

    So with you. I bought one thing at Forever 21 five years ago, and swore I'd never again walk into the store.

    ReplyDelete
  4. NicoleMarch 12, 2009 at 7:10 AM

    Definitely. You never know what you're getting when it comes to quality. I find you have to try on 50 items to come out with 1 thing you want to buy.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Ashley ThalmanMarch 12, 2009 at 8:10 AM

    We don't have an H&M here so...I go when I am out of state. I say eff em too. Why do I wear a size 10,000 there?

    ReplyDelete
  6. LPCMarch 12, 2009 at 8:44 AM

    Yeah, cheap is not always good. V. HIgh WASP kind of statement BTW. OK. Time to go get a job.

    ReplyDelete
  7. cptMarch 12, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    oooo H&M, those tricksters. I own size zero (Ha) to 14 in their clothes. And everytime I'm in the store I get a cramp because I have 55 things draped over my arm to try on, ranging in size zero (Ha) to 14. It is such a game, such a wicked game.

    ReplyDelete
  8. RachelMarch 12, 2009 at 11:01 AM

    Oh my god. So I'm not gradually gaining weight? This is awesome. Damn H&M.

    ReplyDelete
  9. MelissaMarch 12, 2009 at 11:22 AM

    That's so funny, I noticed that too!

    ReplyDelete
  10. christinaMarch 12, 2009 at 1:23 PM

    ugh. me too...i'm so over h&m & forever 21. my new thing: either used, vintage or eco fabric...otherwise, forget it.
    xox

    ReplyDelete
  11. east side brideMarch 12, 2009 at 1:35 PM

    Vintage cotton is done shrinking. Right?

    I also read that vintage polyester is better for you than new... Most of the bad stuff has had a chance to break down and float away. (I don't wear a *lot* of poly, but those old 50/50 t-shirts age so well.)

    p.s. Srsly down with Forever 21. I mean, aren't women over 25 embarrassed to go in there? (She says, wearing ill-fitting panties from Forever 21.)

    ReplyDelete
  12. AnonymousMarch 12, 2009 at 2:18 PM

    I know it! They're trickier than Target, etc. because it's extremely gradual. But I keep going there! I tell myself I'm getting on the more expensive but high quality, classic pieces wagon but I balk when I get to the price tag.

    ReplyDelete
  13. lupinbunnyMarch 12, 2009 at 3:46 PM

    *cough* *sputter* McQueen for target? Oh dear lord I don't care if they don't last... I want! *sigh* will have to resort to paying inflated prices on US ebay though, since I'm not in the US.

    Mind, having just looked at the two press release pics I'm pretty unimpressed. A logoed t-shirt, no thankyou.

    ReplyDelete
  14. NicoleMarch 12, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    lolz

    ReplyDelete
  15. east side brideMarch 12, 2009 at 5:41 PM

    Yah and they srsly made Liela Moss pose in a t-shirt with her own image on it.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Kaitlin WainwrightMarch 12, 2009 at 6:50 PM

    i have that exact same blouse. and yes, it keeps shrinking.
    no, more.

    ReplyDelete
  17. east side brideMarch 12, 2009 at 7:47 PM

    I love you guys for affirming that I'm not crazy. Iloveyouguys. Period.

    ReplyDelete
  18. sisters in black frocksMarch 13, 2009 at 10:52 PM

    i totally agree. mass production ruins everything

    ReplyDelete
  19. ChristinaMarch 14, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    yup, i own the very shirt in the picture. i even bought it larger on purpose and now it is sadly sadly shrunken.

    ReplyDelete