Tea in the Key of Chic

Ahh, ModCloth, I loved you so.  This Key of Chic dress in Tea print was one of my earliest ModCloth purchases, probably circa 2015.  I remember that we were living in Japan and I was wearing this dress with some nude wedge heels, walking down the street with my young daughters and was actually very loudly cat-called from a car driving by.  Japan is not a culture that tolerates behavior like that and sure enough, it was a car of foreigners, likely American, that were the culprits.  I remember stopping and thinking, "did that just happen?  Weird."  I also remember that those wedges were specifically purchased before we left America from Payless (rest in peace) to be walking friendly, but after about ten steps the blisters were forming not only on my heels, but also across the tops of my toes.  I went home and directly threw those shoes away.  Walking several miles each day was just part of the routine there and I had no patience for useless footwear.

I loved this dress so very much, but during a very impulsive declutter, I convinced myself that it wasn't getting enough wear and that it was practically a sin for it to sit on the hanger anymore.  I gave it away and regretted it for years.  It's only happened a few times that I've truly regretted parting with a dress or top, but Seller's/Donator's remorse is just as real as Buyer's remorse and I felt it hard for over this dress.  So, when I saw one on a thrift site, I bought it again and it's probably mine for ever this time.