Last
Saturday, the temperature plummeted from a balmy 71° at around 1pm to
40-something and windy within an hour or two. It was the most miserable
and drastic temperature shift I've ever experienced, made even more
depressing by the fact that the forecast for the foreseeable future was
cold, cold, cold! [Sometimes I wonder if this is a fashion blog or a
weather blog!]
On the plus side,
that meant I was finally able to bring my winter wardrobe out of
hiding...and what a wardrobe it is! Over the summer and fall, my friend
who frequently bequeaths me her old unwanted clothing really outdid
herself with the number of sweaters...and this time, her sister got in
the action too! Of course, I've done my own part in creating this
glorious excess—three of the tops pictured below were purchased by Yours
Truly. But regardless of the source, what this means is that I am
starting the winter off on the right foot with 27 brand-new-to-me
winter tops (not including the few that didn't suit me, which I am
reserving for crafts projects or possible sale or donation)—that's
enough to wear a new sweater every day for almost a month!
Not
wanting to be pegged as a hoarder, I decided this was a great
opportunity to rid myself of some of my older and less-loved winter
wear. I picked out 10 sweaters and shirts to get the boot, for a net
gain of only 17.
But that's not
all. All during the spring, summer, and early fall, I was making a
strong effort to stock up on winter-appropriate dresses. I ended up with 7 of these, plus a handful of skirts from various people and stores. I
notice my new dress collection skews heavily towards
dark red, which should be interesting, since I'm usually more of a
bright-cool-color type of girl.
I have also added 4 pairs of new boots this fall (the brown pair featured in my Earth Tones
outfit is one of them, but 2 of them remain unworn) but I'm too lazy to photograph them, and in any
case, they are all just different varieties of dark neutral—in a couple
of cases just slightly different replacements for pairs I already have.
So
the final tally: 29 new garments and 2 new pairs of shoes ready to be worn, which might just be
a new personal record (I never thought that would happen in winter!) To
be fair, I didn't have anything to post for my seasonal switch last winter, so I guess I'm just catching up.
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