Does it kill you when a trend resurfaces and you KNOW that you owned it when it was trendy years ago? I can’t tell you how many times this has happened to me.  And of course, that piece would be perfect again.  Right now the 80’s are “back”.  We were all there for the first go round, right?

I read an article that interviewed Marissa Benedetto the lead stylist at the lux resale site The RealReal. In the interview Ms Benedetto listed a number of items that you should not give away. I am going to share them with you.

I dedicate this post to my friend Rosy who, along with me, has trouble clearing out a closet and yet somehow we manage to let one of two things slip away from us that we wished we had saved.

Off the Shoulder.  This trend dates back as far as the Victorian era…resurfaces every so often and is having a resurgence again this year. You may have had a dress or surely a top that would fit right in again this year.

Slip Dresses. This trend goes back to the 90’s (wow, I hate to think of the 90’s as vintage). Right now the trend is slip dresses worn over other articles of clothing.

High Waist Jeans. This trend surfaces every decade and is “in” right now.

Platform Shoes. This style shoe started in the 40’s and then really became popular in the 70’s.  Here it is again in full swing. I can still remember all of the colors of Candies platform shoes I had.

Sheers.  The sheer trend goes back to the 90’s to Kate Moss dressing in a sheer slip dress.  Sheer is now in every form of dressing and has been quite strong for the last couple of years.

Statement Earrings. Statement earrings are an ongoing trend. In the 60’s Twiggy revived the trend with her over sized dangling ball earrings.  Today there are lots of statement size earrings. Many are asymmetric and some are even completely mismatched. Get creative with the single earrings you have kept over the years thinking that you would eventually find the missing one.

Wide Leg Trousers.  Introduced in the 40’s. Think Katherine Hepburn. Wide leg trousers go in and out. Right now they are In.

So, if you have the space to save (I said save not hoard) it is fun to be able to shop in your closet and intermittently resurrect a favorite loved article of clothing or an accessory. In fact, part of the fun is telling a story about the piece from back in the day.