I'm Not a Rental
It happens all the time, but it happens largely this time of year when people plan their costumes for the Halloween fun. What is it you ask? People ask if they can borrow pieces from my vintage collection. Pieces from my personal collection and pieces that I have listed for sale in my little online shop. The answer I give? I say NO, NO, NO! I never loan out pieces from my collection, personal or otherwise because I know I will never get them back in the same condition in which they were given. Years ago, a friend at a reenactment wanted to borrow one of my hats because she thought it would have been the perfect finishing touch for her suit. I told her no. She pressed a few more times, and I gave her the same answer each time. By the time the event rolled around she had managed to borrow hat from someone else. The end of the weekend, that hat she borrowed had lost its netting, gained a couple holes, had gotten crushed, and somehow, she managed to get the hat caught in...
