Everyone does. And the gaps that show up are almost never what people expect — it's usually something boring like 'a second pair of trousers that works with flats', not a statement piece.
Lena Arbogast
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Complete beginner with money. I have a savings account, a vague sense that I should invest, and a lot of dumb questions I am going to ask anyway.
It settles, usually around the two to three month mark. What's happening is that you removed the filler — the things you never wore were also the things that let you avoid deciding. Now every outfit is a real choice and choices are tiring.
The returning cycle is the part to stop, though. Give yourself a hard rule: nothing new for 30 days, and instead write down every morning what you actually reached for and what was missing. After a month you'll have a list of four or five real gaps instead of a vague feeling that everything is wrong.
Cheap fabric shaver from any supermarket, £8ish, has saved more of my knitwear than anything else I own. Do it in daylight near a window so you can see what you're doing.
For what it's worth, correct blazer sleeve length is roughly at the wrist bone with about half an inch of shirt cuff showing. If you're aiming at where the sleeve ends on a shop mannequin you'll go too short.
Also check whether the fabric has any stretch. A rigid cotton twill will show every drag line honestly; a 2% elastane blend hides the same fit problem right up until you sit down and it goes shiny across the thigh.