I Am What I Wore

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

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The Show Stealer.

Item: Coat Color/Fabric: Spring Green, cotton Designer: Express Years Owned: 6 Tonight I am contemplating something to remind me that, eventually, it will be spring. That no matter how much more horrible this winter can possibly get, it can’t last forever. That there is a light at the end of the snow and ice covered …

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Let’s Start At The Very Beginning.

Item: Vest/Tank Dress Combo Color/Fabric: Black, cotton Designer: Express Years Owned: 1.5 First on the agenda tonight is a clarification. I have put my eBay selling on hiatus for a bit, while I puzzle out ways to make it better for me. I don’t want to scrap it altogether just yet, because I like the …

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The Day Of Limited Remembering.

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Black/white, Silk/chiffon Designer: Express Years Owned: 4 Today I unexpectedly got called in to work at Next, and it was such a splendid way to break up my week! It is nice to get away from the sweat, and the sweatpants, and the sweaty people once in a while and be surrounded …

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Black Widow, Honey.

Item: Teeshirt Color/Fabric: Black, cotton Designer: Express Years Owned: 8 First of all, I am handing out huge heaps of congratulations to myself for successfully surviving the Thanksgiving weekend shopping extravaganza with my vow still intact! I did not buy a thing, although I was tempted on every level, from ads, the internet, television, excited …

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But I’m Not The Only One.

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Black, Modal Designer: Express Years Owned: 4 Today I am full of reflection. I’ve been thinking back on all the Thanksgivings I can remember, all the dishes I’ve made, all the celebrations I’ve enjoyed with friends and family, and I know that I am entirely blessed. It’s always hard when I’m not …

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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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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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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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