My, has it been a long time since I've posted, let alone an outfit post! In part, I've been extremely busy teaching a new course, and that has caused me to lose some of the interest I once had in being creative with my clothing . Don't get me wrong, I've worn clothes (i promise-- sometimes even cute ones) all semester, i just haven't spent much time thinking about what I wear. Lately, i tend to fall back on favored blouses and my trusty pair of blue jeans (hemmed to the shortest length humanly possible for an adult female).
I've also always wanted to be the kind of person who has a few treasured articles of clothing. The kind of girl with an uncluttered closet, so that clothing choices are easy and more creative out of necessity.
As I get older (and my apartments get smaller) I'm beginning to work on that goal. I have found myself getting out of the habit of thrifting (at least as much as I used to). I've pared down my closet significantly since we moved back South. In place of thrifting I began "swapping/recycling" at a local place which accepts vintage and cutesy items (sort of a Plato's Closet for older women and people who like vintage). They also trade household items and books, which makes it all that much more awesome.
Whether I will ever be the kind of person who can own only three pairs of shoes I do not yet know, but I am working on it :) I secretly still want to hoard some goodies for my daughter in a box somewhere in the closet that will read "cool clothes"... for all the times I saw pictures of my Mom and thought, "man, I really wish she still had that!"
This outfit post tonight sort of got me thinking and browsing the old "flickr" vault. I used to wear bow blouses a lot, and I truly did wear some of my favorites over and over again. I've always loved their lady-like quality. So when I recently saw this cute gray one at said local swap store, I scooped it up real fast.
This was my first ever bow blouse.. it had little psychedelic florals on it and I distinctly remember a friend trying to talk me out of it
Then ofcourse, my little white one which I wore with pretty much everything...
The awesome purple one, which sadly did not get as much action as it should have...
these ones still get pretty frequent usage...
(little man Henry sure did enjoy himself and outfit post :)