Monthly Archives: September, 2010
Some People Think That Laughter Is Sexy.
Item: Gown Color/Fabric: Mermaid Green, silk Designer: Vera Wang Where Purchased: TJ Maxx Years Owned: 3 Well, today I celebrated my husband’s birthday. It was a splendid evening, and stuffed with food and friends and love. But it got my mind thinking about celebrations in general, and birthdays in particular. When I was about to …
The Mystery of the Technicolor Shrinking Tunic
Item: Tee-shirt/Tunic Color/Fabric: Many, bright, Rayon/Spandex Designer: White Where Purchased: Marshall’s Years Owned: One Today I have chosen this near tee-shirt type garment because I honestly don’t know what to do with it. Yes, it is, comparatively, a rather recent acquisition, and has not been cluttering up the closet for too long, but it puzzles …
A Confession About Obsession.
Item: Sweater Color/Fabric: Tan, acrylic/wool/nylon Designer: Abercrombie and Fitch Years Owned: 12 Maybe you haven’t yet noticed, but I have an obsession. I’m not obsessed with clothes, necessarily. I’m more obsessed with the acquisition. One could say that I have an obsession with possession. Well, even that doesn’t exactly cover it. It’s not entirely the …
Online Shopping and the Hungarian Ballet
Item: Blouse Color/Fabric: Cream, polyester Designer: Rebecca Taylor Where Purchased: Shopbop.com Years Owned: 3 Here is a blouse that I love. It’s very romantic, with all the lace, but in a very wearable tee-shirt shape. This was an online purchase, a method of shopping that has quickly turned into a bit of an obsession with …
Curiouser and Curiouser! Wonderland and Fairy-tales!
Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Midnight Blue, polyester/spandex Designer: Forever 21 Years Owned 4 Meet Trixie! She is my new model, and has been through a plethora of name changes in the short time she’s been in my employ. But Trixie has stuck. And I love her already. She makes the clothes look so much nicer, doesn’t …
For Crying Out Loud.
Item: Vest Color/Fabric: Tan Herringbone, wool Designer: Gap Years Owned: 12. Possibly more. Here is a thing that I am ashamed of. I don’t know why I still have this vest. It has survived so much closet purging, year after year after year. I cannot let it go. Look at it. It is clearly ruined. …
The First (Or Second Or Third) Time
Item: Sweater Color/Fabric: Beige, cashmere/cotton/suede Designer: Essendi Where Purchased: Next Boutique Years owned: 6 Tonight I am having trouble with the remembering. Usually it’s so easy, but this evening there is a struggle happening. Maybe it’s due to all of this mucus. It might be clogging up my brain. What I do know is that …
Do doo! Do doo! Do!! A Trio.
Item: Skirt Color/Fabric” Black, polyester/wool/spandex Designer: Gap Years Owned” 6ish? Item: Skirt Color/Fabric: Black, cotton/spandex Designer: Isaac Mizrahi Where Purchased: Target Years Owned: 5ish? Item: Skirt Color/Fabric: Black, cotton Designer: Odille Where Purchased: Anthropologie Years Owned: 4ish? Here I offer for your consideration three black skirts. But first I have to confess that I have …
Regarding Angry Marionettes, Jared Leto, and Squirrels
Item: Camisole Color/Fabric: Purple, silk Designer: Express Years Owned: 4 Tonight I had a hard time. I could not decide what I wanted to write about. I had randomly selected a sweater, but I finding that I am not easily inspired by knits. So I sat in my closet and sifted through just about everything, …
It’s A Wrap!
Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Black/print, polyester Designer: Espirit Where Purchased: Kensington Outlet Mall, MI Years Owned: Maybe 8? Well, I am going to try to make tonight short and sweet. I have this weird sore throat that refuses to leave, and I’m going to try to sleep a lot tonight to see if that helps. This …
I Am What I Wore 