I Am What I Wore

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

Tag Archives: Costumes

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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Where’s The Loose Connection?

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Grey, acrylic Designer: H&M Years Owned: 4 Oh, man. First let me begin by saying that I do not buy H&M’s sizing. I do have lots of clothing with European sizing, and they are about two sizes larger than H&M’s. I just spent an agonizing amount of time trying to get this …

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Glittersparkleiceprincessfairyghost. Barbie.

Item: Costume Color/Fabric: White, cotton/tinsel Desinger: Kerry Dotson Years Owned: 12 Happy Halloween! I hope you are all having fantastic parties with fabulous costumes! I’m in a little town called Calpe at this moment. It’s on the Mediterranean coast and there really isn’t much to do there except eat and relax, or so we hear. …

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Confessions Of A Malaysian Fruit-Bat

Item: Costume Color/fabric: Black, cotton, polyester Designer: Kerry Dotson Years owned: 10 Hello all! This might be my shortest post of all time. I’m hurriedly typing this as I wait for my ride to the airport. AAAAGGHHHHH! So excited. When you read this, we should be in Madrid. I’m sure we’re having a fabulous time! …

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A Dirndyl! A Dirndyl!

Item: Dirndyl and skirt Color/Fabric: Black/white/flowers, linen/carpet/polyester Designer: Landhaus Where Purchased: A department store in Munich, Germany Years Owned: 2 Hello all! I’m sure that I am missing each and every one of you right at this moment. Currently, we are staying in a sweet farmhouse owned by Matt and Nina, on the island of …

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And I, Like A Firework, Explode.

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Cherry Red, silk Designer: Julie Haus Where Purchased: Next Boutique Years Owned: 4 This week I am going to try to surround myself in happy, smiley, perfect memories. And there is nothing like a shiny red bubble dress to raise one’s spirits! This dress has to reign as one of my favorites. …

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Curiouser and Curiouser! Wonderland and Fairy-tales!

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Midnight Blue, polyester/spandex Designer: Forever 21 Years Owned 4 Meet Trixie! She is my new model, and has been through a plethora of name changes in the short time she’s been in my employ. But Trixie has stuck. And I love her already. She makes the clothes look so much nicer, doesn’t …

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