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Monday 15 September 2014

September, so far

We are halfway into September and I have yet to make a purchase. I have done a bit of online shopping browsing, I even went into a thrift store and tried on a bunch of things I really liked before deciding to leave without anything (do I need another $12 Forever 21 dress that's too short or a cute top with unraveling seams? no).

My closet doors have been open for the past 2 weeks and I've been slowly taking things out to put in the donation bin, and mulling over other items. I even took an hour to completely rearrange by chests of drawers to make them more organized.

I kind of feel like building my wardrobe over the past 8 months has been very 'forced'. I've really been pressuring myself to find things that fit exactly into my color scheme, finding the right patterns and types of clothes, and it has made it much less fun. Meanwhile the 'perfect dress' or 'perfect boots' seem to allude me even though I'm looking so hard. Before I began this process I was much more of an impulse shopper; but I found my wardrobe purchases to be much more organic as well. I look into my growing black & white wardrobe now and am unsure if I'm going in the right direction. When I go out I see women who look so put together yet laid back and I envy them, but after all this work on my own wardrobe I wonder why I'm not there yet? What am I doing wrong? I feel like I know my style, yet I can't quite seem to make that show in my wardrobe and my outfits. That could possibly mean that there are still quite a few items in my closet that shouldn't be there and should be purged.

I'm going to continue rearranging, organizing and culling things from my wardrobe, and hopefully some clarity will come to me.

Thursday 4 September 2014

August Outfits

I can't believe it is September already. On one hand I already miss those hot summer days; on the other I am looking forward to warm, layered autumn outfits.

I'm very happy with last months purchase of the white leather crossover sandals from ASOS, I'm finding with my black and white wardrobe they really make small white details & patterns POP! The button down blouse I bought from H&M in early August became a fast favorite and I can see it becoming a staple in many of my fall outfits. I'm also very surprised that the brown Levi's leggings jeans (purchased in July) were worn so often- their cropped style made them work really well in the slightly cooler summer days. I can see them becoming a regular wear on warm fall and spring days.

Cardigan - Old Navy, Tank Top - Sirens, Jeans - Levi's, Sandals - Mudd
Was I comfortable wearing it? ★★★★☆
Does this outfit have multiple occasion potential? ★★★☆☆
Would I wear this outfit again? ★★★★★

How much do I feel like 'me' in this outfit? ★★★★☆

Leopard Print Dress - ASOS, Sandals - ASOS, Watch - Fossil, Purse - Winners
Was I comfortable wearing it? ★★★☆☆
Does this outfit have multiple occasion potential? ★★★★☆
Would I wear this outfit again? ★★★★★

How much do I feel like 'me' in this outfit? ★★★★☆

Tank Top - Joe Fresh, Shorts - White House Black Market, Sandals - ASOS
Was I comfortable wearing it? ★★★★★
Does this outfit have multiple occasion potential? ★★★☆☆
Would I wear this outfit again? ★★★★★

How much do I feel like 'me' in this outfit? ★★★★★

Cardigan - Old Navy, Button Down Blouse - H&M, Jeans - Levi's,
Leopard Print Shoes - Steve Madden
Was I comfortable wearing it? ★★★★★
Does this outfit have multiple occasion potential? ★★★★☆
Would I wear this outfit again? ★★★★★

How much do I feel like 'me' in this outfit? ★★★★☆

Cardigan - Old Navy, Floral Blouse - Forever 21, Jeans - Levi's, Sandals - Mudd
Was I comfortable wearing it? ★★★★★
Does this outfit have multiple occasion potential? ★★★☆☆
Would I wear this outfit again? ★★★★☆

How much do I feel like 'me' in this outfit? ★★★★☆

Button Down Blouse - H&M, Cropped Dress Pants - Joe Fresh, Sandals - ASOS, Watch - Fossil
Was I comfortable wearing it? ★★★☆☆
Does this outfit have multiple occasion potential? ★★★★☆
Would I wear this outfit again? ★★★★☆

How much do I feel like 'me' in this outfit? ★★★★☆
































Skull Print Dress - H&M, Grey Cardigan - H&M, Sandals - Mudd
Was I comfortable wearing it? ★☆☆☆☆ I love this dress but it's so short :/
Does this outfit have multiple occasion potential? ★★★☆☆
Would I wear this outfit again? ★★★☆☆
How much do I feel like 'me' in this outfit? ★★★☆☆

Floral Racerback Dress - H&M, Sandals - ASOS
Was I comfortable wearing it? ★★★★★
Does this outfit have multiple occasion potential? ★★★★★
Would I wear this outfit again? ★★★★★

How much do I feel like 'me' in this outfit? ★★★★★

Cardigan - Old Navy, Button Down Blouse - H&M, Jeans - Urban Planet, Moto Chain Boots - H&M
Was I comfortable wearing it? ★★★★★
Does this outfit have multiple occasion potential? ★★★★☆
Would I wear this outfit again? ★★★★★

How much do I feel like 'me' in this outfit?★★★★★

Tuesday 2 September 2014

August Purchases

After the amount of money I spent in July I'm disappointed I didn't spend less in August. I made the mistake of going to 'browse' in a few stores and falling in love with some things i shouldn't have.

Originally my plan for August involved doing another closet inventory and re-counting everything I own; I found the idea of doing that made me feel really anxious and I had zero desire to count my wardrobe again. My new plan is to go ahead with my super-wardrobe-purge and then do a closet recount near the end of the year. I can compare it to my original count I did in April. This seems like I'm giving myself a lot of time to do so but I feel like that's the amount of time I need to get it done. It's very possible I might do the count a lot sooner than that. Something I did do that I felt helped a lot was move a large part of my wardrobe into the front hall closet where I didn't see it all summer; all in all I grabbed about three things back out and I am pretty sure most of the remainder will be donated to a thrift store.

August Clothing Purchases:

August Purchases
  • H&M Button Down Blouse - The above photo isn't the exact same print but it is the same cut. I love this blouse, the cut and the simple detail it adds to my outfits. It's one of the first garments in awhile I've owned that I can visualize wearing in a variety of outfits.
  • ASOS Cami in Black and Blush - I wanted to add a couple of loose camis to my wardrobe to wear under sweaters. These ones get the job done.
  • ASOS Wrap Dress with Bird Print - I had been watching this dress for a few months when it finally went on sale, it looks really great on me! The only problem I have with it is that it gets wrinkled really easily!
  • H&M Metallic Skirt - I know that the holiday season is a ways away but I couldn't resist picking up this skirt; I've been dying to own a sparkly/glittery skirt to wear with simple blouses to holiday parties so I had to buy this skirt as soon as I saw it.
  • Forever 21 Pleated Booties - These booties look so expensive but they were only about $45! I feel like they are going to add a lot to my fall outfits.
  • Faux Leather Zippered A-Line Skirt - In earlier posts i mentioned wanting to add some a-line skirts to my wardrobe and I thought this one worked great, plus it has a little bit of edge with the zippers.