Its Chilly Out - Two Week Wrap Up

I hope I'm not jinxing the weather when I say it may have reached the perfect time of year in the Sonoran Desert.  It's cool enough during the day that the air conditioner rarely comes on and it's actually on the chilly side at night. This means I only have a few weeks left before the semi annual closet switch. With the switch imminent I am re-wearing some of my favorites before they are packed away and I am checking to see which hangers were never flipped during the current season. Yes I use the backward hanger trick to see what I don't wear.

While I don't automatically relegate unworn clothes to the donation pile, I do think more closely about why I haven't worn any given item.  The usual culprit for me seems to be aspirational clothing. Clothes that I think would look good, and generally have good labels, but don't actually fit my style aesthetic. This is one of the down sides to my love of thrifting. I should know better but sometimes I will see a great deal, like an Oscar de la Renta ruffled top for $.99, and add it to my pile without thinking about whether or not I am actually going to wear said item.  Loving an item of clothing is not enough, willingness to wear that item is also a requirement to stay in my closet. So goodbye ruffled blouse, I hope your next owner actually wears you.

And nor for what I wore in the past two weeks.

September 20

   

Cardigan: Banana Republic - Thrift 2015  Top: Banana Republic - Retail Vegas 201? Skirt: White House Black Market - Thrift 201?

The Stuff:

Earrings: Gift from GH  Necklace: Online Bracelet and Watch: Mom

September 21

Top: Brooks Brothers - Thrift 2016 $4  Jeans: Last seen here (1st outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Mom  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Aunth Rosetta

September 22

Cardigan: Banana Republic- Last seen here (3rd outfit)  Top: Simply Vera - Last seen here (8th outfit)
Skirt: Mossimo - Thrift 2014

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from GH  Necklace: Gift Bracelet: Mom

September 23 - I have no idea what I was looking at

    

Dress: Talbots - Thrift 2013  Cardigan: Chicos - Lat seen here (3rd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from Mom Necklace: Aunt Rosetta  Bracelet: Mom

September 24 - It was bright out

Cardigan: August Silk - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Top: Banana Republic - Retail Vegas 201?  Skirt: Jedzebel - Thrift 201?

The Stuff:

Earrings and Bracelet: Mom  Necklace: Aunt Rosetta

September 27

Cardigan: Merona - Thrift 2015  T-shirt: Gap - Thrift 2015  Jeans: DKNY - Last seen here (4th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Necklace - Gift from Mom 2015 & 20??  Bracelet: Gift from Reyna

September 28

Top: Banana Republic - Retail Vegas 201?  Jeans: Levis - Last seen here (last outfit)

The Stuff:

Earrings: Birthday gift from the awesome BB  Bracelets: Hand me down from J  Necklace: Aunt Rosetta

September 29

Top: Banana Republic- Retail Vegas 201?  Skirt: Blue Planet - Last seen here (3rd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Unicef  Necklace: Gift 1999 (?)  Bracelet: Mom

September 30 - Playing with backgrounds

    

Top: Ann Taylor - Retail Online 2014  Skirt: Apt 9 - Last worn here (1st outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from GH  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Mom

October 1

Dress: Chicos - Last worn here (2nd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Etsy  Bracelet: UNICEF  Necklace: Jewelry party 20??

As always a big thank you to blog photographers BB, Mr. DC and the GH

See you doon!