My Wardrobe, Myself

The intersection of clothing, emotions, and life

I hope you’ve all had a wonderful holiday season! Before we close the books on the year 2023, I’d like to get in one last post… This will be the first in a series of essays recapping this past year in regards to my wardrobe, shopping, style, and life at large. I’m going to start …

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In my last three posts, I examined the items that I still own from five or more years ago. The first part of the series covered the twelve pieces (nine garments and three purses) that have been with me for at least ten years. Part two looked at the twenty-five wardrobe items (eighteen garments, two …

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This is part three of a three-part series. In the first installment, I wrote about ten wardrobe items that I recently purged from my closet and why I opted to pass them on. The second post summarized the eight key lessons that I learned from letting go of those particular pieces. In today’s essay, I …

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Over the years, I’ve written a lot about how to decide whether to keep wardrobe items or let them go. This isn’t always an easy decision to make. Ideally, we’d all just purchase pieces that are exactly right for us, wear them until they’re worn out, and then pass them on to charity or for …

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