I Am What I Wore

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

Category Archives: Keep!

One More Time, Again!

Item: Sweater Color/Fabric: Chocolate/bronze, cashmere/acetate Designer: Theory Where Purchased: Last Call Neiman Marcus Years Owned: One What a lovely and relaxing Thanksgiving Day I had this year! And I have made a vow to myself to be more thankful for all the blessings I have each and everyday. I am well aware that I take …

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What’s So Amazing About Really Deep Thoughts?

Item: Blouse Color/Fabric: Mist, cotton and a smattering of sprinkles Designer: Free People Where Purchased: TJ Maxx Years Owned: 2 Last week was some week. I have not struggled so much to write since I started doing this. Every day, it just was harder and harder, and I was starting to feel a little suffocated. …

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One Is Silver, And The Other Gold.

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Navy blue/silver, polyester Designer: Simply Vera By Vera Wang Where Purchased: Kohl’s Years Owned: 4 Tonight, a perplexing dilemma. How many luxurious navy blue, tea-length dresses can one girl possibly need? I have two. I have always wondered if these are too similar to own both. They are very different, to be …

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My Favorite Striper! (That’s Just the One P)

Item: Shirt Color/Fabric: Black/white, Polester/rayon Designer: Poleci Where Purchased: Anthropologie Years Owned: 4 I love stripes. They just make me smile. Stripes are such an orderly and harmonious pattern. The absolute best use of stripes is on a baby. Stripes on a baby is my weakness. Another weakness would be this sweet striped skirt. Doesn’t …

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The Day Of Non-Prolific Writing.

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Black/white/blue, Silk/jersey Designer: Michael by Michael Kors Where purchased: Marshall’s Years Owned: 2 I’m not really feeling the writing spirit today. I have to leave in a little bit for, guess where? The Dentist. Again. It’s horrible. Today I’m having my baby mutant wisdom tooth extracted. I only ended up with one …

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Shine On, You Crazy Diamond!

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Silver, all that matters is sequins Designer: Laundry Where Purchased: Shopbop.com Years Owned: 3 Tonight I bring to your attention this little gem. It’s a sequined dress! If you didn’t notice. I really love this dress. I love that it’s long sleeve, and just so many sparkles. By the cut, it seems …

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What A Way To Spend A Day.

Item: Tunic Color/Fabric: Undetermined, grey, black, white Designer: Custom made Years Owned: 2 There is no beating around the bush. Tonight I am sad. I have been trying, oh, so hard, to came back refreshed, with a New Lease On Life, brimming with positivity. I will be rested! I will defeat anxiety! I will roll …

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Reunited, And It Feels SO Good!

Item: Dress/Blouse/Tunic Color/Fabric: Cream/Nylon Designer: Free People Where Purchased: TJ Maxx Years Owned: 3 Oh, it’s nice to be home! I’ve missed Trixie, and this. I am tired, though. I am so looking forward to my fluffy, squishy, very un-European bed, so I’m afraid this first post back might be a little truncated. But, yes. …

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Look Up: Read Subtitles!

Item: Blouse Color/Fabric: Black, white, sparkles/Silk Designer: Rebecca Taylor Where Purchased: Last Call Neiman Marcus Years Owned: 0.75 Hello from beautiful Barcelona! Currently, we are enjoying and absorbing this great city through the open window in our hotel room, listening while someone far below us practices her Spanish guitar. It’s our first night here, and …

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The Sisterhood of the Travelling Shirt

Item: Tee-shirt Color/Fabric: White, cotton Designer: Johnny Was Where Purchased: Next Boutique Years Owned: 3.5 Tonight I am feeling rather sad. It is our penultimate evening in the lively resort town of Calpe, and it’s bitter-sweet. Bitter because I have loved this stage of our journey and wish it could never end. Sweet because I …

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