I Am What I Wore

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

Monthly Archives: October, 2010

Baby, Anywhere The Wind Blows…

Item: Dress Color?Fabric: Ruby, Polyester/rayon Designer: Ruby Where Purchased: For once, I can’t remember. But I feel that Value City wouldn’t be too off base. Years Owned: 11 Well, I’m nearly through my first husband-less week. It honestly has not been so great, but I’m still trying for Endless Smiling. Just the effort seems to …

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Enchantment. Rain. A Crossbow.

Item: Tunic Color/Fabric: Animal-esque print, rayon Designer: Kookie (!) Where Purchsed: The Salvation Army (Hereafter reffered to as Uncle Sal’s) Years Owned: 2.5 In case you are wondering who that handsome fellow posing with Trixie is, his name is Buddah. I think he may be in love with Trixie. He just walked in circles around …

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Neon Heart, Day-glow Eyes

Item: Camisole Color/Fabric: Copper and gold, Rayon/Nylon Designer: Express Years Owned: 8 In keeping with my Week of Endless Smiling, here is one cheerful little cami. This is a piece that vanished for at least a year or two, and I had convinced myself that I must have bagged it in an over-zealous closet purge, …

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And I, Like A Firework, Explode.

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Cherry Red, silk Designer: Julie Haus Where Purchased: Next Boutique Years Owned: 4 This week I am going to try to surround myself in happy, smiley, perfect memories. And there is nothing like a shiny red bubble dress to raise one’s spirits! This dress has to reign as one of my favorites. …

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With My By Myself!

So I didn’t write yesterday. I’m trying not to feel bad about it or beat myself up or make excuses. It just didn’t happen. What did happen was that I locked myself out of my house during the first few hours of being husbandless for three weeks, and cried for nearly two entire hours. Thankfully, …

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An Unidentified Jean-like Garment

Item: Jeans/Trousers? Color/Fabric: Brown, polyester/cotton/spandex Designer: Gap Years Owned: I honestly can’t remember, but at least 6. I’m feeling 8, though. Today for your contemplation I have a strange pair of pants that sort of want to be jeans and sort of want to be trousers. They are not trouser jeans, which I love dearly. …

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Pointy Bird, Oh Pointy, Pointy…

Item: Blouse Color/Fabric: Emerald, silk/cotton Designer: Odille Where Purchased: Anthropologie Years Owned: 3 Tonight I am not feeling so creative. I knew that it was bound to be one of those evenings where the words run amok in my head and do not want to come out. So I asked Nate to give me a …

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