I bought the item from the search shops function and clicked the little "add to wardrobe" button it gives you when you buy clothing from a shop. But it's not showing up in my wardrobe. I was convinced it disappeared, so I bought another one, and did the same, but "it's already in your wardrobe!" so it is in there -- account search even confirms this, one of the items in my inventory and one in my wardrobe -- but it just will not show up in any method of searching

I think if you wait a bit it'll show up eventually. have to wait for the cache to update or something like that.

you're right! it's showed up now. thank you

no problem! glad it showed up :)