Author Archive: voltee
The LBD Project- January Edition
Item: Little Black Dress Color/Fabric: Black, rayon/nylon/spandex Where Purchased: ideeli.com Years Owned: Almost three Hello, friends! Tonight is a blast from the past- I admit that I have written about this dress before (here). But I have new things to say about it! I know it is February, and we’re already on to month two …
A Pail of Apples.
Item: Blouse Color/Fabric: Pure white, cotton Designer: American Vintage Where Purchased: Next Boutique Years Owned: 3ish Tonight, I have very mixed emotions. This is a blouse I’ve never been 100% behind. I want to love it. I really do. But I’m not really sure if it works for me. I remember anticipating American Vintage’s arrival …
High and Low.
Tonight , since I spent all my time coming up with this new look, is all about searches. A part of this blog that has always brought me a great deal of joy is discovering what search entries people have used to stumble across my page. I’ve always wanted to combine them all into a …
Panic, Happiness, and Hot Pink Flowers!
Item: Sweater-tank Color/Fabric: Blue, white, green, yellow/Cotton Designer: Esprit Where Purchased: Esprit Outlet; Birch Run Years Owned: Whew- not sure on this one. 13 years? Tonight’s muse is one of the Forgotten. To be honest, I truly thought that this had gone the way of the Salvation Army a long, long time ago, but apparently …
Round And Round.
The idea for this post has been a-creepin’ and a-crawlin’ around in my brain since the beginining of December, but every time I actually attempted to sit down and write it, I just got lost. All tangled up in a giant writhing mass of angst, thought, hope, regret, shame, and uncertainty. Ready for a new …
The One…
Item: Blouse Color/Fabric: Zebra, polyester/spandex Designer: Kenneth Cole Where Purchased: TJ Maxx Years Owned: 6ish Wherein I enumerate things that keep me from writing every day like I want to. 1. Pain in my Former-Good-Leg-Turned-Bad leg when sitting. 2. Self pity. 3. Television shows, particularly if there is singing or dancing involved. 3. Fatigue. 4. …
Rollin’ Like A Celebrity!
Item: Skirt Color/Fabric: Grey, unknown Designer: Also unknown Where Purchased: The Salvation Army Years Owned: Two I know that I’m late to jump on this train, but today it hit me that the summer is really over. Yes, I realize that it’s about to be warm and beautiful outside again, for a few days. And …
Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This.
Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Purple/lovely flowers, polyester Designer: Lux Where Purchased: Urban Outfitters Years Owned: 10? Ah, well, I have been attempting to write this all week. It’s been one of those rough ones! On Tuesday, I had a rather brutal run-in with a dentist, and my head and face have been aching since. If you …
Is There A Time?
Item: Blouse Color/Fabric: Leopard, polyester Where Designer: Kenar Purchased: Marshall’s Years Owned: 2 I have been doing a great deal of pondering lately. Such questions as: Is it better to keep clothing that reminds you of someone you used to be, or someone you never will be? I have too many pieces of each. I …
I Am What I Wore 