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warm weather simple wardrobe '15

6/3/2015

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i think i'm ready to say that i've got my warm weather wardrobe set.  the great part about being able to say that is that i don't have to think about shopping anymore.  that thought would have probably made me feel restricted or sad in the past, but now it feels great!  

i noticed with this wardrobe and the last, a feeling of stress over "needing" some new pieces.  when i stopped to think about that stress, i realized that it was a new feeling…a feeling coming from actually "needing" something.  (these "needing" statements always make me fidgety, because i know that "need" is not the actual word for it.  i desire to have more than one dress.  that's it plain and simple.)  in the past, i think that i always bought things before i needed them and that created a different stress…the stress of knowing that i didn't need what i bought.  i would feel guilty for spending unnecessarily. once i realized that the "stress" was not coming from a never ending list of needs, i could relax, make a short list, and have fun with the search…the challenge of finding well-made, fairly made items.  periodically replacing worn items is not cause for stress…it is life.  time will pass and things will be used up.  i hadn't actually seen that happen too often- an item being used up.  i usually just got sick of something and donated it, because i had plenty more in my closet.  that sounds sort of gross to me now…not that i am entirely past doing it.

warm weather simple wardrobe 2015:

tops:
-cream tee
-black tee
-neon box top
-black + white box top
-indigo top
-prism tank
-constellation tank

shorts:
-denim
-olive
-gray

pants: 
-blue flared jeans*
-faded ankle jeans*
-black jeans*
-jumpsuit

dresses:
-black tee
-white linen
-white linen
-indigo linen

layers:
-tan short cardigan
-striped tee*
-striped tee*
-indigo tee
-sweat shirt
-grey long cardigan
-olive button-down

shoes:
-tan flats*
-clog sandals
-toms
-flip-flops

*=pieces for transition only.  these will get put away as soon as warm weather turns to unrelenting hot weather.  the shorts haven't been really used yet, so the * get traded out for the shorts, really.
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i don't strictly stick to a certain number, but like to see if i'm in the realm of project 333 (where they use 33 items of clothing for 3 months).  altogether there are 29 items here.  when the transition items are put away, there will be 23 items.  that is about where i was last year, and it worked well.

as for new items...  i bought the fairly made tees during the cold season, and made two tanks and two box tops.  i purchased the jumpsuit, indigo dress, and flip-flops fairly made by independent designers.  the tee dress was thrifted and originally made fairly.  the toms benefit another with a pair of shoes.  purchased thoughtfully throughout the past year, i feel good about all of these pieces.

feel free to ask any questions you may have about how these pieces work for me.  i'd love to see what you've collected to wear this season as well!  

love, 
jane
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