I Am What I Wore

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

Monthly Archives: December, 2010

Mirrors, Mirrors, On The Walls.

Item: Skirt Color/Fabric: Gold, polyester Designer: Simply Vera Where Purchased: Kohl’s Years Owned: 2 Tonight, a splendid evening. Such love. Such food. Such beauty and friendship. So many reasons to celebrate! And I feel much more in the Holiday Spirit. But, still, tired. It will be a swift one tonight, I am afraid. This skirt …

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Let The Madness Begin!

Item: Sweater/Dress Color/Fabric: Plum, cashmere Designer: Rebecca Taylor Where Purchased: shopbop.com Years Owned: 2 I am standing on the edge of a great, yawning chasm, and feeling very likely to tumble in. Actually, I have no choice but to tumble in. It’s the Holiday Madness. It began today. Today is a marathon of theatre. Tomorrow …

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The One-Hundredth Post Extravaganza!!!

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Black, Acetate/Acrylic Designer: Badgley Mischka Where Purchased: TJ Maxx Years Owned: 1.5 Oh, frabjous day!! It’s my one-hundredth post! I have been looking forward to this all day. Even though it is late, and I am tired, I am just filled with joy. Nothing can stop me tonight! So all week I …

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An Exercise In Redundancy.

Item: Sweater Color/Fabric: Grey, Merino wool Designer: Banana Republic Years Owned: 7 or 8. Maybe. I can’t believe that Christmas is less than 10 days away. I just can’t believe it. I am such an utter, unprepared wreck this year. I don’t understand why I can’t get anything done. I feel like there is a …

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You Are My Density.

Item: Jacket Color/Fabric: Gold, leather Designer: Sienna Studio Where Purchased: neimanmarcus.com Years Owned: 5 Well, I have been on such a streak this month in presenting my well hidden, yet unrelenting metallic clothing fetish, so I thought I would just keep it going! Here is an old relic that I have always been a little …

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The Day Of Limited Remembering.

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Black/white, Silk/chiffon Designer: Express Years Owned: 4 Today I unexpectedly got called in to work at Next, and it was such a splendid way to break up my week! It is nice to get away from the sweat, and the sweatpants, and the sweaty people once in a while and be surrounded …

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A Birthday! A Gown!

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Various blues, polyester Designer: Nikki Livas Where Purchased: The Goodwill Years Owned: 10+ Today is a joyful day! It’s my one and only sister’s birthday. My sister is the kindest, most generous and completely selfless person I have ever known. She can always make me laugh, is a world champion listener, worries …

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Oops! The Wardrobe Malfunction.

Item: Sweater/Jacket Color/Fabric: Grey, cotton/modal/spandex Designer: Linq Where Purchased: ideeli.com Ah. What a day. It’s been a whirlwind of theatre. This morning i had our first ever rehearsal for The Drowsy Chaperone, and it was great. I am so excited to work with this group of wonderful and wonderfully talented people! Then, tonight I had …

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O Valencia!

Item: Tank top Color/Fabric: Blue/white, cotton/polyester Designer: Eloise Where Purchased: Anthroplogie Years Owned: 0.5 Tomorrow my first batch of Ebay auctions end, and I’m not sure that this experiment was a success. Certainly I was not attempting it for money; I just was hopeful that a few fun readers who didn’t know me might pop …

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If You Like It, Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It.

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Sassy bronze, cotton, metal, and silk Designer: La Rok Where Purchased: Next Boutique Years Owned: 4 Today I realized something frightening. I have been back from Spain for exactly one month. It has gone agonizingly slow, but somehow faster than lightning at the same time. It honestly feels like I’ve been back …

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