I Am What I Wore

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

Category Archives: Undecided

A Whisper of A Story.

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Silver/black, acetate Designer: Breakin’ Loose (yes, that really is the name, apostrophe and all!) Where Purchased: Uncertain- a gift Years owned: Also uncertain. More than a dozen, surely. This week has been wonderful. I love the time around Thanksgiving, when the first layers of Holiday Spirit start floating around, along with the …

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Alas, A Tale Of Tears. And Food. Specifically Chocolate. Also Gummy Bears.

Item: Perfect, beautiful Dress Color/Fabric: Wild Plum/ Silky, satiny heaven Designer: Nicole Miller Collection Where Purchased: ideeli.com Years Owned: Not long enough! Not even six months. Tonight I lay before you something that I has been tormenting me relentlessly for the last two weeks. My Barcelona dress. Yes, I am showing you the back first. …

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Memoirs Of A Board-game Geisha.

Item: Blouse Color/Fabric: Pinks/white/black, Silk chiffon Where Purchased: The Salvation Army Years Owned: Four I had quite a nice weekend this past weekend. Except for the fact that I had to do the absolute worst part of travel- unpacking. I unabashedly adore packing. I may start doing it a month before I leave for a …

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Spontaneous Eruptions of Joy!

Item: Skirt Color/Fabric: Camel, cotton Designer: Gap Years Owned: 6 I was having a perfectly lovely day today. Finally, things are coming together, and it really feels real that I am leaving for Spain in five days. I’m not sure when it dawned on me. It was sort of simmering and building until I walked …

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Strange Things Are Afoot.

Item: Tank Color/Fabric: Olive, cotton Designer: Sparkle and Fade Where Purchased: Urban Outfitter Years Owned: 4 Ah, well, it is time again to make some decisions. Sunday night is my cut off for votes on this round. Please vote. It’s the democratic way! I have heard some protests, about not knowing enough about fashion to …

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A Trio! The Sequel.

Item 1: Skirt Color/Fabric: Black Satin Designer: Mrs. Matthews (Homemade!) Years Owned: 8 I think? Item 2: Skirt Color/Fabric: Black, triacetate/polyester Designer: Banana Republic Years Owned: 8 Item: Skirt Color/Fabric: Black, polyester/spandex Designer: Rebecca Taylor Where Purchased: Next Boutique Years Owned: 3 What a lovely weekend I’ve had! I’m sad to see it go. I …

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The First (Or Second Or Third) Time

Item: Sweater Color/Fabric: Beige, cashmere/cotton/suede Designer: Essendi Where Purchased: Next Boutique Years owned: 6 Tonight I am having trouble with the remembering. Usually it’s so easy, but this evening there is a struggle happening. Maybe it’s due to all of this mucus. It might be clogging up my brain. What I do know is that …

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Do doo! Do doo! Do!! A Trio.

Item: Skirt Color/Fabric” Black, polyester/wool/spandex Designer: Gap Years Owned” 6ish? Item: Skirt Color/Fabric: Black, cotton/spandex Designer: Isaac Mizrahi Where Purchased: Target Years Owned: 5ish? Item: Skirt Color/Fabric: Black, cotton Designer: Odille Where Purchased: Anthropologie Years Owned: 4ish? Here I offer for your consideration three black skirts. But first I have to confess that I have …

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It’s A Wrap!

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Black/print, polyester Designer: Espirit Where Purchased: Kensington Outlet Mall, MI Years Owned: Maybe 8? Well, I am going to try to make tonight short and sweet. I have this weird sore throat that refuses to leave, and I’m going to try to sleep a lot tonight to see if that helps. This …

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The Last Train From Paris

Item: Skirt Color/Fabric: Black, cotton Designer: Gap Years owned: Going to go with 6, but may be longer. This skirt marks the first of my Black Skirt Series, an attempt to rid my closet of all but the most necessary and most fabulous black skirts. I have a ridiculous collection of black skirts. I counted …

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