Sorry I skipped the Tuesday Update this week! It was the first time that both my kids were in school. It was glorious! Sure, I had visions of using that alone time for blogging and sipping coffee or catching up on Project Runway. But, I’m still on Fall 2012. So I spent the time returning and buying more things. Then I returned more again a few days later, and bought more. Then I updated the financial software to tag my clothing purchases (and returns) since I first started Unraveling to see my actual total. Not bad, if I only do it twice a year.
The plan was to buy a maximum of 5 on-trend pieces for the new season, but because I’d purged a ton from my closet, I also needed some basics. I ended up with 8 trendy items and 7 basics, and I think I can get through the next three seasons with these! I spent a bit more than I was hoping to, but I think I did very well. I’ve been shopping for only these specific items since late June and passing over anything that wasn’t on the list. My total spent was less than what I used to spend in a month on clothing. I have high hopes for the next few months, that I will spend very little on myself. I know I can do it and will enlist my husband to help.
Back to my closet. Want to know what I bought and am keeping?
Basics:
- Dark skinny jeans
- Dark slim/straight jeans
- Dark denim military-style jacket
- Cobalt blue button-up shirt
- Dark purple silky blouse
- Mustard yellow boyfriend cardigan
- White and yellow sleeveless bow blouse
On-Trend:
- Olive green beaded tank/shell that has a flowy overlay
- Red straight-leg jeans
- Blue-green animal print flowy blouse
- Dark purple knit blazer with scrunched 3/4 sleeves (it’s machine wash/dry!!)
- Dotted navy sweater
- Dotted denim button-up shirt
- Burnt orange cowl-neck modern sweatshirt
- Pink-tinged floral chiffon henley blouse
Want to know what I returned?
- Dark red skinny corduroy pants
- Brown skinny corduroy pants
- Raisin trousers
- Black trousers
- Black jeans
- Emerald green henley blouse
- Striped colorblock cardigan
- Light green bird print flowy blouse
- Dark pink python print sheer silk blouse
- Dark red bird print flowy blouse
- Black lace-up booties, 19th century style and so cute but too high of a heel for me
- Black/white dotted button-up shirt
- Leopard print sheer tie-neck blouse
There might be more, but I’ve lost track of my returns. That means I made the right decision to return! If they’re not memorable, I won’t miss them. Which reminds me, that’s a question I’ve started to ask myself when I’m not 100% sure about something. Do I remember it? If I put it back, can I find it again? Do I remember the color, print, shape? I’m surprised at how often something is not memorable.