I Am What I Wore

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

Author Archive: voltee

Yes, I’m Still Running.

Item: Tee-Shirt Color/Fabric: Black/white/Bono, cotton Designer: Unknown Where Purchased: Free, Grandma’s Garage Years Owned: 12ish Today is glorious! I didn’t have to be at work until the afternoon, and I had no appointments to attend, no vital shopping obligation to fulfill, and no urgent house cleaning operations to undertake. And so, I got to have …

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Gemütlichkeit!

Item: Tee-shirt Color/Fabric: Grey, polyester/cotton/spandex Designer: Spark In The Dark Where Purchased: Urban Outfitters Years Owned: 4 Tonight, a graphic tee! Which is truly a rare entity in my closet. I do have a few that I love to distraction, and can’t imagine living without. Mostly the graphics on the tees I love are pictures, …

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‘Twas Brillig.

Item: Tee-shirt Color/Fabric: Black, cotton Designer: Hanes Where Purchased: Bowling Green state University Years Owned: 15 Last week, I decided that I would write about tee-shirts for a bit, starting with the yellow one I already posted. Tees are a difficult thing for me. I just never really wear them. I have a few that …

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Brighter Than Sunshine.

Item: Tee-shirt Color/Fabric: Sunshine, cotton Designer: Rebecca Beeson Where Purchased: TJ Maxx Years Owned: Three Tonight, I am pondering a tee. This isn’t just any tee. It’s my Sure-Pack Vaycay tee. Finding a wonderful tee that is classic and special at the same time, and that fits, well, to a tee, is a rare and …

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The LBD Project: February Edition

Item: Tunic/Dress Color/Fabric: Silver, linen Designer: Alice and Olivia Where Purchased: Marshall’s Years Owned: 0.33 It is officially April, and already I am behind in my LBD Project! Let’s just be kind and say that March and I ended up parting ways as bitter enemies. Things did not exactly go my way in March. No …

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Zooby Zooby Zoo!

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Cobalt, cotton Designer: LAMade Where Purchased: Anthropologie Years Owned: Three I have a problem with anticipation. I can’t just let it seep into me slowly. I open the flood gate wide. I let a torrent into me, and it swallows everything. It rages through me, swirling faster and faster, growing ever more …

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The Sound Of Silence.

Item: Sweater Color/Fabric: Brown/orange, wool/cashmere Designer: Prada Where Purchased: Woodbury Common Years Owned: 5 I want to write tonight. So badly! I long for the gentle pressure of the keys beneath my fingers, and the encouragement of the happy blinking cursor. To sort my thoughts into straight, orderly lines that end with a period. Or …

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Adventuring!

Item: Sweatshirt Color/Fabric: Grey, cotton Designer: Mike and Chris Where Purchased: Next Boutique Years Owned: Five Here I am, again, starting again! I was building quite a lot of momentum and enthusiasm from organizing my old posts, and passing judgement. I was ready and eager to start writing consistently again, and then something happened that …

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Baby, Come Back!

I know I haven’t been that consistent these days, but I have been busy! I’ve been working every night, going through old posts and sorting them. Check out the new Category Menu on the right- you can now see what I’ve decided to Keep and Toss, and what I still can’t make my mind up …

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Nightmare Hippy Girl.

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Skye blue, polyester Designer: XOXO Where Purchased: The Salvation Army Years Owned: Three I am about to stir up a little trouble. Are you ready? This might hurt. It might hurt a lot. I’m going to talk about the thing that I don’t like to talk about. A thing that I have …

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