Warm weather means less clothes right?
Warm temps mean warm weather clothes. My closet is seriously lacking in spring and summer clothing. I need to build a wardrobe for summer on the cheap but not feel I have to wear the same 7 things like I did all winter. I thought the easiest way to do this was pick a general theme and if I stick with that anything I get should intermix with what I do own and with each other.
I own mostly red, black, grey and navy so I thought I'd stick with that. With a healthy dose of heart, stars, cats, stripes, animal prints and polka dots. Shocker right? I am not a fan of shopping. I like having things but am not crazy about the process. Usually when I have a grand idea in mind I can do better and less frustrating so I hope this does that? yeah? yeah. I plan to add in pops of hot pink because it is a personal favorite.
I don't know how people make such wonderful collages because I find it HARD. I don't shop online much. Ebates tells me 3 times this quarter and 2 weren't clothes. I do sometimes fill a cart then run away. For years I got away with it now stores email you! "hey did you forget something" DAMN.
Here are things similar to what I have in my closet now. Some are exact items (sailor dress, red pants, shoes, denim)
Here are looks I'd like to add to my closet. Things that look like this. Not necessarily these items.
Do you go into seasons with a theme in mind? Anything you want to add to your wardrobe? Do you make collages of what you want? Does it help?
I am hoping with a goal of what I want in mind it will make it easier to add to it so I don't end up with a bunch of things that don't match one another and I am stuck in the same boat I am now.
I own mostly red, black, grey and navy so I thought I'd stick with that. With a healthy dose of heart, stars, cats, stripes, animal prints and polka dots. Shocker right? I am not a fan of shopping. I like having things but am not crazy about the process. Usually when I have a grand idea in mind I can do better and less frustrating so I hope this does that? yeah? yeah. I plan to add in pops of hot pink because it is a personal favorite.
I don't know how people make such wonderful collages because I find it HARD. I don't shop online much. Ebates tells me 3 times this quarter and 2 weren't clothes. I do sometimes fill a cart then run away. For years I got away with it now stores email you! "hey did you forget something" DAMN.
Here are things similar to what I have in my closet now. Some are exact items (sailor dress, red pants, shoes, denim)
Here are looks I'd like to add to my closet. Things that look like this. Not necessarily these items.
Do you go into seasons with a theme in mind? Anything you want to add to your wardrobe? Do you make collages of what you want? Does it help?
I am hoping with a goal of what I want in mind it will make it easier to add to it so I don't end up with a bunch of things that don't match one another and I am stuck in the same boat I am now.
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I kind of go into the season with a theme in mind -- like, this spring I want to purchase colored bottoms, print tops, and bright colors. That's about it. I thrift practically all my clothes, so my list is open-ended. I don't have the patience or energy to scour all the thrift stores for specific items, so I try to keep a general idea of what I want so I'll stay on track.
I just made shopping and thrifting like a chore, didn't I? ha..
I only have to cope with 2 seasons and still have a hard time.
If I like something I am making an effort to first go into my closet and find something similar - if its not there then I will begin a hunt.
Right now I have dived into pastels and bought a few pieces...
I also highly recommend hitting places with free shipping/free return shipping, when possible, and over-ordering, knowing some of what you order is going to be sent back. For some reason, that tends to work well for me, especially with shoes, which are one of my hardest-to-find items.