I Am What I Wore

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

Tag Archives: Concerts

Party Like A Rock Star! I Mean, Like A Theater Person…

Item: Blouse Color/Fabric: Black, silk Designer: Rebecca Taylor Where Purchased: Next Boutique Years Owned: 4 Tonight, a treat. One of my favorites. And I’ve worn this blouse many, many times. But the best, by leaps and bounds, was in July of 2009 when we went to see Green Day play in Albany. Green Day has …

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Ode To Detroit!

Item: Tee-shirt Color/Fabric: White/crazy paint, cotton Designer: BDG Where Purchased: Urban Outfitters Years Owned: 8 The Vault of Nostalgery opens once more! This time I have found what was for many years my favorite tee. It was one of my $1 finds at Urban Outfitters, and one of the best because it was a unique …

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A Love Story.

Item: Pants Color/Fabric: Olive, leather Designer: The Gap Years Owned: 10 Sometimes there are secrets to be told. Sometimes people do ridiculous things, and then repeat them. For years. Sometimes you can’t wear leather pants on your own. Sometimes love just isn’t enough. This is a story about how I am a huge nerd. It’s …

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Reasons Why This Week Sucked.

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Earth tones, cotton Designer: Undetermined Where Purchased: The Salvation Army Years Owned 3 Let me tell you about my week. It has been horendous, and I can’t wait for it to be over. Here are some things that I experienced this week, in no particular order: a lost cell phone, surgical related …

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Neon Heart, Day-glow Eyes

Item: Camisole Color/Fabric: Copper and gold, Rayon/Nylon Designer: Express Years Owned: 8 In keeping with my Week of Endless Smiling, here is one cheerful little cami. This is a piece that vanished for at least a year or two, and I had convinced myself that I must have bagged it in an over-zealous closet purge, …

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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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Regarding Angry Marionettes, Jared Leto, and Squirrels

Item: Camisole Color/Fabric: Purple, silk Designer: Express Years Owned: 4 Tonight I had a hard time. I could not decide what I wanted to write about. I had randomly selected a sweater, but I finding that I am not easily inspired by knits. So I sat in my closet and sifted through just about everything, …

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Don’t Stop Believin’!

Item:  Sweater?   Color?Fabric:  Black, cashmere   Designer:  BCBG   Where Purchased:  Dear Departed Value City   Years Owned:  Oh, wow, no idea.  12? Today was a fantastic day.  I felt stronger than I have since my surgery, and had a very successful run.  My motto during the recovery process has been, “One minute at …

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