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I found this Kate Spade Broome Street dress today and it's pretty comfortable. $48

I'm thinking this dress would fill the skirt spot I'm trying to fill.

Or should I just get a skirt?

It was also missing the ribbon belt, but I never use them anyway.

I also impulsively ordered a pair of red flats despite wanting black heels. [emoji85]

After this, maybe a pair of jeans? Then that would be it clothing wise. I didn't have many "holes" in the wardrobe to begin with. But I wanted to spruce it up with a few new things.


So next year, 5 items. Anything, within reason.
No bags, except a vintage from my birth year.
No clothes.
No shoes.
SLGs, undergarments, staple items such as pjs are on the ok list, but within my budget.

I think that's my goal for next year. We'll see if I have to tweak it.
 
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Here's a bad pic of the new stuff
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As you can see, the jacket looks more brown in the light of my room, but more reddish in the light of the store. I'll try to get a picture of it in the sunlight.

Black Burberry tee, I had gotten enough gift cards buying the Burberry jacket and the navy blue tee to pay for the black tee in full [emoji23]

And the black Kate Spade dress, with the navy blue Jigsaw blazer.

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The shoes I ordered.

I was hung up on the price of the black pair I had ordered and returned. I'll just keep an eye out for black lol. Fingers crossed this will work out, the color would be so fun against a lot of my clothes!
 
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bakeacookie said:
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I found this Kate Spade Broome Street dress today and it's pretty comfortable. $48

I'm thinking this dress would fill the skirt spot I'm trying to fill.

Or should I just get a skirt?

It was also missing the ribbon belt, but I never use them anyway.

I also impulsively ordered a pair of red flats despite wanting black heels. [emoji85]

After this, maybe a pair of jeans? Then that would be it clothing wise. I didn't have many "holes" in the wardrobe to begin with. But I wanted to spruce it up with a few new things.


So next year, 5 items. Anything, within reason.
No bags, except a vintage from my birth year.
No clothes.
No shoes.
SLGs, undergarments, staple items such as pjs are on the ok list, but within my budget.

I think that's my goal for next year. We'll see if I have to tweak it.
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Tbh, bake, if you would like a black skirt, keep looking for a black skirt. The dress is cute, but imo would not fill the wardrobe spot that a black skirt would. The $48 could be applied toward your perfect black skirt. [emoji6]

I like the idea of wearing a top over a dress to expand my wardrobe, but in reality don't do it much. I don't find it as comfortable as a top and skirt, and I don't like the extra bulk that it adds.
 
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bakeacookie said:
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I found this Kate Spade Broome Street dress today and it's pretty comfortable. $48

I'm thinking this dress would fill the skirt spot I'm trying to fill.

Or should I just get a skirt?

It was also missing the ribbon belt, but I never use them anyway.

I also impulsively ordered a pair of red flats despite wanting black heels. [emoji85]

After this, maybe a pair of jeans? Then that would be it clothing wise. I didn't have many "holes" in the wardrobe to begin with. But I wanted to spruce it up with a few new things.


So next year, 5 items. Anything, within reason.
No bags, except a vintage from my birth year.
No clothes.
No shoes.
SLGs, undergarments, staple items such as pjs are on the ok list, but within my budget.

I think that's my goal for next year. We'll see if I have to tweak it.
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I agree with what Mimmy said. The dress is cute, I'd like it better if it was a skirt. Dresses always are tricky and if you have a bigger bust, the top shouldn't add more bulk which it kind of does with the buttons, even on the model. With a skirt you can wear tighter tops and give yourself the shape you want.
Love the shoes and the Burberry coat! Red or brown, it will be a versatile piece for cold or rainy days. The shoes are lovely and will go with a lot of your clothes. Black flats shouldn't be too hard to find, maybe you'll expand your outlook a bit to take other brands into account?
 
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Mimmy said:
Tbh, bake, if you would like a black skirt, keep looking for a black skirt. The dress is cute, but imo would not fill the wardrobe spot that a black skirt would. The $48 could be applied toward your perfect black skirt. [emoji6]

I like the idea of wearing a top over a dress to expand my wardrobe, but in reality don't do it much. I don't find it as comfortable as a top and skirt, and I don't like the extra bulk that it adds.
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Marylin said:
I agree with what Mimmy said. The dress is cute, I'd like it better if it was a skirt. Dresses always are tricky and if you have a bigger bust, the top shouldn't add more bulk which it kind of does with the buttons, even on the model. With a skirt you can wear tighter tops and give yourself the shape you want.
Love the shoes and the Burberry coat! Red or brown, it will be a versatile piece for cold or rainy days. The shoes are lovely and will go with a lot of your clothes. Black flats shouldn't be too hard to find, maybe you'll expand your outlook a bit to take other brands into account?
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You two are right.

I'm busty and short, I shouldn't be adding bulk.

I'll look for another skirt and return this dress this weekend.

I'm expanding my look into other brands for the black flats but I guess I'm picky about how shoes are embellished lol. Gucci had a cute one, but wasn't fond of the snake. Or the elastic ribbon and bee on another.
 
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bakeacookie said:
You two are right.

I'm busty and short, I shouldn't be adding bulk.

I'll look for another skirt and return this dress this weekend.

I'm expanding my look into other brands for the black flats but I guess I'm picky about how shoes are embellished lol. Gucci had a cute one, but wasn't fond of the snake. Or the elastic ribbon and bee on another.
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Probably the right decision. I think I know which ones your taking about. Must be these first two ones. What about the other two?
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I think I'll keep the KS dress to wear as a dress. It's comfy and cute and it fits!

I did find a skirt today.
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It's a navy hi-low, but not that obvious of a hi-lo. It's so comfy.

So I'm done skirt wise lol. Probably done with clothes tbh lol.
 
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bakeacookie said:
I think I'll keep the KS dress to wear as a dress. It's comfy and cute and it fits!

I did find a skirt today.
Comme de Garçons
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It's a navy hi-low, but not that obvious of a hi-lo. It's so comfy.

So I'm done skirt wise lol. Probably done with clothes tbh lol.
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Cute. You'll get a lot of use out of this! I think you've made some very good purchases lately!
 
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Just had an epiphany.

I wear things about 52 times a year for the most part. I wear an outfit once a week, wash, repeat.

Why do I own so many clothes? Shouldn't my clothes last 52 wears and washes? If they don't, why am I buying those clothes?
Same with shoes.

But I own way more than 7 days of clothing. I have 10 pairs of shoes I can wear once a week and still be appropriate for my environment and lifestyle.

That's not even including things I could wear repeatedly without washes, such as sweaters, or for different occasions that aren't daily occurrences. Such as cold/wet weather, parties, formal occasions. Those I'd wear like what? A handful of times per year?

Why do I own so much stuff? Will what I own last a year? I haven't worn many things 52 times. I usually get rid of it half way through, replacing it with a brand new set of things.


The challenge will be quite interesting. [emoji848]
 
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