I Am What I Wore

One girl's quest to streamline and catalog her nostalgia-laden wardrobe.

Monthly Archives: October, 2010

The Vault Of Nostalgery, Opened!

Item: Teeshirt Color/Fabric: Rainbow tie-dye, obviously. Cotton. Designer: Mrs. Erica Pitkin Where Purchased: Through Eastwood High School Athletic Dept. Years Owned: 14 Today, I have opened my Vault of Nostalgery. Yes, I know that nostalgery is not actually a word, but I like the way that it sounds. Say it out loud. “Nostalgery.” Fun, right? …

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The Beginning Of The End, Part Two: I Plead

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Brown/Turquoise, polyester Designer: Lux Where Purchased: Urban Outfitters Years Owned: 4 This is your last day to get those votes in, everyone! I honestly do value your feedback, and it will help me greatly when I come to the Day Of Reckoning, which I think will happen on Monday now. Please please …

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Strange Things Are Afoot.

Item: Tank Color/Fabric: Olive, cotton Designer: Sparkle and Fade Where Purchased: Urban Outfitter Years Owned: 4 Ah, well, it is time again to make some decisions. Sunday night is my cut off for votes on this round. Please vote. It’s the democratic way! I have heard some protests, about not knowing enough about fashion to …

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Reasons Why This Week Sucked.

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Earth tones, cotton Designer: Undetermined Where Purchased: The Salvation Army Years Owned 3 Let me tell you about my week. It has been horendous, and I can’t wait for it to be over. Here are some things that I experienced this week, in no particular order: a lost cell phone, surgical related …

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Today I Found My Friends.

Item: Blouse Color?Fabric: Ruby, silk Designer: BCBG Where Purchased: Marshall’s Years Owned: Six Here is an addendum to last night’s post for anyone who I inadvertently confused. I did in fact get rid of the size 0 jeans once I found the appropriate size. Aren’t you proud of me? Well. I think it is fate …

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Hey, There, Mrs. Fancy-Pants!

Item: Jeans (First pair!) Color/Fabric: Indigo, polyester/spandex Designer: Kenneth Cole Where Purchased: A yard sale Years Owned: Interesting story… (see below) I want to begin by asking, How hot does Trixie look in this outfit? Large armholes and all. Work it, Trixie! Secondly, I would like to say that this is an exciting night, because …

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No Ill Will.

Item: Blouse (?) Color/Fabric: Beige, rayon/spandex jersey Designer: Ella Moss Where Purchased: Anthropologie Years Owned: Two Tonight might be a little brief. I’m not feeling so great. I think the let-down coming off of such a glorious weekend is just too much for my poor little tummy. So this got me thinking about other times …

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A Trio! The Sequel.

Item 1: Skirt Color/Fabric: Black Satin Designer: Mrs. Matthews (Homemade!) Years Owned: 8 I think? Item 2: Skirt Color/Fabric: Black, triacetate/polyester Designer: Banana Republic Years Owned: 8 Item: Skirt Color/Fabric: Black, polyester/spandex Designer: Rebecca Taylor Where Purchased: Next Boutique Years Owned: 3 What a lovely weekend I’ve had! I’m sad to see it go. I …

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Cashmere and Edelweiss

Item: Sweater Color/Fabric: Cream, cashmere (with cotton insert) Designer: Robert Rodriguez Where Purchased: Next Boutique Years Owned: Three Today I present you with one of my most beloved and well-worn articles of clothing. This sweater was part of an order that we received at Next Boutique by accident. I can’t remember why we couldn’t send …

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Easy To Be Hard.

Item: Jacket Color/Fabric: Blue, denim Designer: Anne Taylor Loft Years Owned: 4 First you are going to notice that I have reused this lace cami. I hope it doesn’t throw off your opinions, as it seems to be universally loved. I tried this jacket on Trixie on its own, but it looked strange and a …

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