My Wardrobe, Myself

The intersection of clothing, emotions, and life

I recently had a medical procedure done to address the varicose veins in my left leg (the right leg will be taken care of later in the year), which led to my needing to wear a compression stocking for several weeks. This procedure also resulted in my leg feeling quite sore and tender, so I …

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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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Back in May 2015, I published a post on Recovering Shopaholic about my wardrobe do’s and don’ts, the attributes of clothing, accessories, and style that did and didn’t work for me at the time. I thought it would be interesting and fun to revisit these characteristics in 2021, as a lot has changed for me …

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