I Am What I Wore

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

Tag Archives: Bye Bye Birdie

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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All That Dances Through Me.

Item: Blouse Color/Fabric: Beige, polyester Where Purchased: Banana Republic Years Owned: At least 6 I really want to write tonight, but I’m not sure how long I’ll last. Sitting is just about the most unpleasant activity I can think of right now, and the fact that I have to sit and write when Nate is …

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Hither And Yon!

Item: Blouse Color/Fabric: Black/purple/grey, silk Designer: Rebecca Taylor Where Purchased: Neiman Marcus Years Owned: Almost 2 I have been so excited for this moment all the day long! I have been looking forward to getting back to my usual routine- for a while, anyway. I’ve missed my writing, and your feedback, more than I can …

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This Is What It Sounds Like When Doves Cry.

Item: Blouse Color/Fabric: Red, Cotton/nylon/spandex Designer: Max Studio Where Purchased: Value City Years Owned: 8 Ah, what a week! I am quite literally buried in a massive mountain of costumes for Bye Bye Birdie. Many of which you will have read about already. So come see the show and watch my closet dance on stage! …

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Oops! The Wardrobe Malfunction.

Item: Sweater/Jacket Color/Fabric: Grey, cotton/modal/spandex Designer: Linq Where Purchased: ideeli.com Ah. What a day. It’s been a whirlwind of theatre. This morning i had our first ever rehearsal for The Drowsy Chaperone, and it was great. I am so excited to work with this group of wonderful and wonderfully talented people! Then, tonight I had …

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Project: Not Remotely Runway

Item: Sweater Color/Fabric: Lavender, cashmere Designer: Express Where Purchased: Value City (tears) Years Owned: 10? Oh I made it through another week! By the skin of my teeth. I think I’ve discovered why I haven’t been sleeping. It’s because I have no compartments. My life would be so much easier if I had little boxes …

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