I Have a Clothing Addiction and Gwynnie Bee

I have a clothing/fashion/shopping addiction.

I actually think it may be related to my weight.  I have always wanted to look great...and since my body wasn't great, my clothes should be, right?  And, if you are the fat girl, you definitely don't want to be the dumpy fat girl.

So, for years and years and years, I would stare into my closet decided I hated all my clothes (which really meant I hated the body under my clothes) then go out and buy something new.  You can imagine this got a little pricey.

NOW...I am really trying to love by body for what it is.  Even as I try to change it.  Is that a contradiction?  Maybe.  But, I do love parts of myself now.  And, I can work on the rest.  No need to hate on myself so much.

I also recently discovered a way to have "new" clothes all the time.  Which is helping the shopping portion of this problem.

Gwynnie Bee (http://closet.gwynniebee.com/) is like Netflix for clothes.  When I found out about this I could NOT control my excitement.

So how does it work?  You sign up, pay a monthly fee, put a bunch of clothes in your virtual "closet", and Gwynnie Bee ships some items to you.  You wear them then return them in a postage paid envelope and get some more items shipped to you.   Gwynnie Bee does all the washing for you.

I have received 5 items so far.  They all came beautifully packaged and looked and smelled clean.  This is the first item I got (excuse the bathroom selfie):

Top:  Igigi via Gwynnie Bee

Skirt: Vera Wang from Kohl's

There were some hits and misses in the other 4 items.  But, that kind of goes along with the online ordering territory.

Pros of the service:

• They have some cute stuff.
• I basically get new clothes to wear every week.
• Shipping seems quick and efficient.
• The packaging is great.
• They offer a free 30-day trial so that you can see if you like the service.

The cons (because there is always some):

• They carry items in a size range from 10-32.  The site is specifically designed for "plus size" apparel.  But, if you are on the high or low end of that size spectrum, it might be difficult to find items.  I'm a 16-ish now, and I didn't have problems finding plenty of stuff.
• There is no way to prioritize your "closet", so you are basically surprised by the items you get each time.
• If they ship more than one item in a package, they only send along one return envelope.  So, you have to wait until you have worn all two or three items before sending them back, which slows down the turnaround time.
• If you are at all squeamish about wearing clothes that other people have worn...this service is probably not for you.

Overall, it's a great concept and I would recommend trying it out!

PS...I did not receive any compensation or freebees for this review other than the 30-day free trial that everyone is entitled to.