I'm wearing each item in my wardrobe to see if I still like it

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Today is an Xmas gift from my DM. On paper, it should work. It's a dark and flowery dress - scuba material, and I tend to love anything floral

In reality, it rides up with every step I take and the armholes are funny

It's gone after today!

Anybody else want to join me?

nice!

My mam's friend (also a clothkits fan) had two daughters - one older and one younger than me - so we were in a constant cycle of years of each others' hand-me-downs of identical clothes.

Then my female cousins got the stuff - I think the aforementioned pink dress/skirt eventually gave up the ghost about 10 years after its original owner first wore it.

Sorry for clothkits derail!
I will look for my black sundress for tomorrow to see if it can stay or go.

Tomorrow is dress down. Planning on khaki skinnies, simple white vest top. And skinny knit black jumper.

I'm taking DS to my mum's tomorrow afternoon for the weekend so need to pack, probably new coloured chinos and selection of t-shirts. Will pack spare in case some don't work!

LOL at 1970s cruel....try growing up in the 1970s with a fashion designer DM! All my clothes were made by her, and were somewhat...err... fashion forward. I also have memories of the two of us sporting matching purple trouser suits.

Swebby - I will photograph the skirt. It's such a tricky colour!

Anyway, I did well today, in top-to-toe charity shop. A Next white linen shirt with a lovely Kew blue/turquoise cord skirt (button front, slightly tulip shape). I have previously only worn the skirt in the winter so it was great to find a summer use for it. I also found a cardigan (M&S, also charity shop) in my stash which perfectly picked out the blue in the skirt. Happy days.

Another item brought back from the dead today....in one of the many fashion blogs I was reading recently, someone was wearing a long tunic-style shirt with long side splits, over skinny trousers and sandals. Light bulb! I have a shirt like that somewhere! After a bit of digging about in the loft I found it - it's from Monsoon (via eBay), cream with yellow and green flower print, and I haven't worn it for years. But it looks fab over a pair of Jack Wills (via charity shop) skinny khakis and some green/brown leather flip flops. I'm so pleased I hadn't thrown it out.

Mainly new items today - yet another Uniqlo t-shirt, Boden orange coral chinos, and Dunlop purple canvas shoes. DS chose the baggy lilac White Stuff jumper for me and I do actually quite like it so will keep it good thing as I didn't bring another jumper away and it's set to rain.

Cointreau I think that's the useful thing about this thread - actually making us think about how we can make stuff work rather than leaving them languishing in the wardrobe (or the loft!). Your outfit sounds great.

Black skinny jumper may have to be thrown away. It's a bit holy moly but so comfy

My friend was embarrassed to be seen with me while I was wearing it.

Yesterday was an important meeting at work so I combined smart navy Hobbs 7/8 slim leg trousers with nude heels (still a tad scruffy), a bright yellow short sleeve jersey that I haven't worn in a year, and the navy blazer that narrowly escaped the bin earlier.

I lost count of the number of complements and comments.

I'm going to rescue a similar black jacket from the "sell" pile.

This thread is doing wonders for my work wardrobe game. Casual still a challenge for me, but some blue superga are on their way Amazon....

Nice navy/spot top (BHS) with nice fitting arms and a round neck ( I bought a red one too but didn't keep it)
The fabric is nice, stretchy .

I seem to have a huge amount of navy in my wardrobe , I don't wear much black, navy seems to be my Go To colour/neutral.

To redress the lack of colour, I bought a nudey pink top and a jade green yesterday.

One thing I did last year which really helped was put all my clothes in colour order.
White/White+black/Black/Grey/Navy/Green/Wine/Brown/Dark pink/Light pink/Peach/Beige/Yellow/Cream

Anything patterned gets fitted in the colour it has most of.

It means I can see what goes with what rather than having shirts/blouses/jumpers/jeans order

Same coral chinos today with an H&M plain white t-shirt which is quite fitted but works OK, and a White Company white cardigan which I often wonder what to wear over - answer is - white t-shirts. Both stood up well to a day of DS, relatives' new puppy, and helping my mum sort my brother's tat. As I only brought one pair of long trousers and one pair of crops, and it's not as warm as last week, suspect I'll be wearing the chinos again tomorrow.

White jeans today, with a black puff-sleeved fine cotton top from H&M. It has multi-coloured embroidery around the neck, so looks vaguely folksy. Both are staying in my wardrobe.

Loving this exercise! I honestly don't think I've worn the same outfit twice since I started.

Pink skinnies today. With blue strappy cami and white skinny knit jumper. And fuzzy slippers.

Not sure about these.

Tried on a Zara white twist top but it has such an odd seam across the boobage area that it's a no. The area below the seam is a single layer so appears see through as well.
So having brought a random selection of clothes, I'm wearing coral chinos, a white t-shirt with pink flowers that fits and it's nice but clashes, and the lilac boxy jumper again which doesn't work with the t-shirt neckline.
Individual items: fine.
Outfit: bag lady.

Ememem - we won't miss you on a dark night.

I've just been out for a pizza with the DCs and dug out a dark denim blue linen shirt dress from M&S Autograph. It needs to be ironed before every wear (I don't do ironing) so it doesn't get out much! And of course, I spilled something down it, so it will go straight back in the wash, grrr... It's a nice dress, though, a size 8 (haha! I'm a solid 12 in reality), and perfect for warm-but-not-too-warm days.

Home today, Gap girlfriend jeans today, they fit really nicely but the legs are pretty skinny. Boden logo t-shirt (actually Johnnie B) and Paul Frank Julius hoodie. I tried on a Uniqlo hoodie I've worn before but it is pretty thin fabric and a printed all over design so the, er, chest area, is a little, er, stretched. It's gone in the "maybe sell" pile as it's hardly been worn.

I'm ordering a couple of work wear white t-shirts from John Lewis as I need to order bedding for DD who's just had the side taken off her cot. Urgh.

Fallen off this thread a bit.

Dug out today a chunky but quite open-knit grey cardigan. Really like it and had forgotten I had it! It's being kept.

After a weekend of carby over-indulgence I needed something tummy-skimming for work today. I am wearing an old F&F dress, black and tan, wrap-style with ruching and folds in all the right places. It's doing a fine job of disguising my pizza-bloat.

Loving the post pizza fashion tips! I am giving a new, second hand pair of navy chinos their trial day today.

I'm cheesed off that they are not as nice as the identical pair I already own. They are too tight in the calves so the legs ride up. Not quite sure what to do with them. I might cut them off and try to open the seams to make the calves fit.

Supergas arrived today. They fit but I just don't know, they just look big, and new, and a bit silly. Gah.

Today's outfit included a favourite orange skirt. A fave white top. Blue cardigan ( which needs a wash as it smelled a bit of old wardrobe) and a new pair of navy suede wedges. New as in never worn still with labels on. But bought last year. Oops.

I love orange and blue. I just bought an orange shirt on eBay and looking forward to pairing it with lots of denim and navy.

I love yellow and orange but they don't work at all with my colouring :(

Today's outfit is a teal Smedley jumper with brown straight knee length Jigsaw skirt and brown Clarks heels. A dependable set of workwear. Pleased though that the jumper looks much better on since I've trimmed down a bit.

Also tried on some linen trousers yesterday that haven't fitted in ages - now they do, hurray! just about

Jumper and boots in June - where's the summer gone??!

I'm wearing a new (to me) Boden top I picked up on eBay. It's cotton, short-sleeved, with a broderie anglais front, in a lovely bright scarlet. I was worried it would be a bit tight over the boobs, but it's fine. Wearing with my most ancient and dependable grey work trousers.

Works very well as an outfit, but I should have chosen a slightly better necklace...

Moderate - can you cut down your chinos into shorts??