My Wardrobe, Myself

The intersection of clothing, emotions, and life

With less than two weeks until the end of the year, this is a good time for me to review my best and worst purchases of 2024. This is a practice that I’ve been doing for many years now, as it’s helpful to review what has and hasn’t worked out for me in terms of …

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I had an important style epiphany yesterday. It was born out of frustration and upset, but I think my life will end up being easier because of what I learned. In today’s post, I’ll share what happened, why I initially felt so disheartened, and what lessons I took from my experience. Trying Out a New …

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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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My last four posts looked at the oldest items in my wardrobe and why they have been in my closet for five years or longer. There were 79 such pieces, and many of them are still worn on repeat today. In my last essay, I shared that the most common features these garments, shoes, and …

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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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