The Shopoholic Chronicles

28th June 2011

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New Fashion Goal

I’ve been thinking about this one for a minute, and its been a hard habit to break, but I am slowly coming out of it. I mean, I didnt grow up rich at all, and I’ve always had to work for what I wanted. But, through all that, I really believed that less is, well, less, and I always wanted more. What doesn’t help is having a walk-in closet that you have to fill up. Damn, I digressed. Anywho, my new fashion goal is to stop buying loads of cheap shit. It worked as a young adult, and throughout college and even up until recently, but now I fill like its just mountains of low-quality shit hanging in my closet. I mean, there are gems, things that fit me wonderfully and things I love, but under the mass amount of low-budget shit, you can’t find anything.

I would like to think this stemmed partly from me not knowing how to dress my body (until about two years ago) and from my uber-compulsion to buy shit. But part of my other irrational logic was that if you weren’t constantly wearing the same stuff, it would last longer. Such is no longer the case. Some of the things that I have bought are quite expensive, but if its made out of low quality materials, its still low-budget, and thats how I plan to rework my entire wardrobe. However, I never want to let go of the tactics that stop me from being an effective shopper (I am still not wealthy by any means but I do make the most out of my cheap ass wardrobe), but I want to buy things that I know are going to last years and years instead of months and months. Beyond that, I feel like the older I get, the more I should let me shine through the outfit, than to let the outfit speak for me. I’ve always been somewhat of a plain jane, but I want to add an air of sophistication with it. 

So, along with not buying low-budget shit, I feel like its time that I also define my style. At work, its seems that no matter what I wear, when Im dressed up, they always, always say I look sexy. Like no matter what what I wear. I used to hate it, but now, I think I want to incorporate it into my wardrobe. But I also want to be effortlessly chic…so chic and sexy…think Meryl Streep meets Ashley Olsen meets Cynthia Nixon in Sex and the City 2. These women, I think, don’t try too hard, and yet, they always pull it off. When Im not working, I’d like my outfits to be both streamlined, but comfortable and easy at the same time. Think both MK and Ashley Olsen with a little Halle Berry thrown in, and there you have it.

The biggest thing is how do I achieve this goal. Well, I plan to break it down into steps:

- Do a closet clean out, and access what works for work, play or both.

- Finally take some clothes that I love but need to be altered to the tailor.

- Get rid of my cheapy flats (these things are so cute and comfortable, but they cant be good for the environment…lol). Incorporate either better flats or less flats into my wardrobe, and get some use out of the million and one heels I own but don’t wear.

- Buy more durable, interchangeable pieces. Im thinking this is where I incorporate more neutrals into my wardrobe. I hate to say it, but more black, white and grey.

- Get rid of my cheapy jewelry that I don’t wear to allow for my accessories to work for me.

- Make a conscious effort to stop buying shit just because I like it. It has to not only be a piece I can’t live without, but a piece that can work into my wardrobe.

- Take more outfit photos. There is absolutely no better way to see what you look like in something better than when you take a photo.

Update: While this post was written almost a year ago, I never posted it. I have done all the steps except the last one. But I’m ready now. Prepareth thyself to see me!! lol