I Am What I Wore

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

Tag Archives: Gap

You Ain’t Ever Gonna Burn My Heart Out.

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: Sapphire blue, velvet Designer: Gap Kids Years Owned: 15 So are you ready for this madness today? It’s pretty intense. I could not believe my shock when I pulled this little number out of a trunk this weekend when I was looking for my library shelves. This I have not laid eyes …

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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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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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An Unidentified Jean-like Garment

Item: Jeans/Trousers? Color/Fabric: Brown, polyester/cotton/spandex Designer: Gap Years Owned: I honestly can’t remember, but at least 6. I’m feeling 8, though. Today for your contemplation I have a strange pair of pants that sort of want to be jeans and sort of want to be trousers. They are not trouser jeans, which I love dearly. …

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For Crying Out Loud.

Item: Vest Color/Fabric: Tan Herringbone, wool Designer: Gap Years Owned: 12. Possibly more. Here is a thing that I am ashamed of. I don’t know why I still have this vest. It has survived so much closet purging, year after year after year. I cannot let it go. Look at it. It is clearly ruined. …

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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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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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