Mar 17
WT Week One Task Time
- Remove one (and only one!) unsuccessful item from your wardrobe.I mentioned in my previous post I was considering one of my many bottles of OPI. But finding a bottle I was willing to part with was proving to be a bit more challenging than I figured it would be. Thankfully, I had a backup plan – jeans.We all have jeans that don’t fit, never fit, or that we are saving in hopes they will fit again. I have samplings of each of these. So I moved on to the denim drawer. Fully prepared to toss one of the offenders. Specifically, the 7 for All Mankind jeans pictured below. It isn’t that they don’t fit. For the longest time these fell into the category of “jeans I hope to fit into again someday” Well, magically they do fit. And I do love them. However, they are worn, have paint stains and ever expanding holes. They aren’t big enough or slouchy enough to pull off any of these traits with any kind of style or intention.
But they are comfy, and they are the “HOLY SHIT THEY FIT AGAIN” jeans. So I started to wonder…
Ah memories.
Yes. Memories. It hit me that these were not the worst offenders of hangeroner pants in my wardrobe. Nope. That award goes to these bad boys.
They are so offensive I had pretty much forgotten I owned them.
Are they khakis? Camel colored dress pants? Does it matter? Truth is, no matter what specific category they fall into, they have never looked good on me. They cling where they shouldn’t, droop in ways I didn’t think were possible…and well, the pockets. For the love of god, the pockets. They gape and hang and generally make a mockery of my hips. Goodbye ugly ill fitting pants! I will not miss you.
- Do the opening questionnaire.
- Find yourself some sources of inspiration on personal style.I fully admit to loving fashion mags. I have long since let my subscriptions to Vogue and Cosmo laps, but from time to time I indulge and pick up and issue that looks interesting.
I especially love the slightly unknown/foreign ones you can pick up in bookstores.
So yeah, the obvious: Vogue, Cosmo, Purple, Glamor, InStyle, etc.In addition to fashion mags I LOVE design mags like HOW. The are a great source of inspiration especially in regards to interesting color combos and up and coming designers that tend to be fashion forward.
My favorite fashion website is http://nymag.com
The Cut (blog).This is a great site for checking in on the latest fashion shows.I also love to people watch and try to make mental notes when I see something cute. (I also admit to checking out the trainwrecks and making mental notes of those putting them in the – NEVER DO THAT – category)
- Do something that makes you feel good about your body.The mani / pedi treatment is part of my routine. It’s not so much that I feel a NEED to do it every week. I just find it relaxing and usually by the end of the week I need a mindless task like painting my nails to clear the cobwebs from the workweek.
I would love to list that as my “feel good” task, but I sort of feel like it’s cheeting. Though I will add it has been a LONG time since I have gotten a prof. pedi and may do this very soon – but not this week.
Instead, I’ve decided to indulge myself with a season pass to the Zoo. I’m lucky to have one about ten minutes from my house. Every summer I go a few times and usually by the end of summer I am kicking myself because for the same price of my few visits I could have had a pass and come as often as I wanted. Plus, I love the idea of spending idle weekend afternoons chilling at the zoo with my camera and sketchbook. (Imma leave out all the feelings of guilt about caged animals and stuff. Yeah it’s there. Whatever.)
As a bonus, a pass to my local zoo will also get me into the big fancy zoo just a bit farther north.Hooray summer – your almost here!
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BEIGE PANTS. The scourge of civilized existence. Farewell, beige pants!
Oh, your feel-good task is awesome! A zoo pass would never have occurred to me — but that is a great way to lift your spirits!