Author Archive: voltee
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. …
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, …
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. …
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 …
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. …
I Am What I Wore 