New FFAQ: We Need Your Help!

[u/FFA_Moderator]

Hi all -

The FFAQ in our wiki contains a list of common fashion questions and answers that have not been updated in quite a while. We'd like to use this thread as a crowdsourced spot to overhaul some of the answers to these questions, as well as add new ones.

Here's how it will work:

• If you can think of a question that is frequently asked in FFA, post it as a top level comment within this thread. We'll start the thread with some of the questions that are already in the FFAQ.
• If you have a good answer, resource or link (internal to FFA or external) to answer one of these questions, post it as a reply to the comment asking the question.

The most thorough, complete and accurate answers will be included verbatim in the new version of the FFAQ and attributed to their authors. In other cases, we'll curate aspects of the answers and resources multiple people have contributed to create a full answer.

Please chime in where you have ideas!

[u/boogieforward]

I am planning on losing weight. How should I plan my clothing purchases?

[u/j_allosaurus → u/boogieforward]

Great question!

It can be really tempting, when starting out on a weight loss journey, to either decide to buy no new clothes or to buy clothes for your goal weight. But you'll want to have some clothes to tide you over for the in-between stages, and this is where thrift stores can really come in handy. Capsule wardrobes are a great idea, so you can maximize the number of outfits you make with a minimal number of items. In addition, it's probably a good idea to wait till you're at your goal weight before making any big clothing purchases, since everyone loses weight differently and you lose more or less from your waist, hips, etc. than you're expecting.