My Wardrobe, Myself

The intersection of clothing, emotions, and life

In my last post, I reviewed what I consider to be my best purchases of 2023, including both my at-home and out-and-about items. It was fun and encouraging for me to realize that I had a lot of successes with my wardrobe-related shopping last year. It was also surprising to see so many pairs of …

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The holiday season has officially begun, for better or for worse. I hope all my readers in the United States enjoyed some quality time (and delicious food) with family and friends over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Instead of perusing Cyber Monday offerings this afternoon and being tempted by the many “deals” on offer, I’m …

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In my last post, I shared how I used my recent travel wardrobe as a foundation to create a hypothetical summer Project 333 capsule. I always find it helpful to create Project 333 and other such capsules, even if I’m not going to actually limit myself to only wearing those items. We learn a lot …

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Happy New Year, everyone! I hope that 2023 is off to a good start for you. Today’s post is the second to last of my 2022 reflections, which also included reviewing my wardrobe “benchwarmers,” “all-stars,” and good and bad purchases in recent weeks (and will include a review of my word for the year in …

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Over the years, I’ve written many times about the problems that can occur when we accumulate too many clothes. An overly full closet can become overwhelming, and having more garments to choose from doesn’t always mean that we’re well-dressed. In fact, it can sometimes have the opposite effect when decision fatigue sets in. Last month, …

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