At one time or another, most of us encounter a wardrobe crisis: a closet full of clothes and nothing to wear. Perhaps you’ve changed sizes or lifestyles. Or perhaps you haven’t; perhaps you have simply stayed the same size and worn the same things until your everyday clothes have all worn out, leaving you with a closet full of decades-old L.B.D.s and nothing to wear. No matter how we get there, with a day dedicated to shopping and $100, most of us can be on the road to Wardrobe Recovery.
Your wardrobe needs variety; you can add that later. Your first priority is to be able to get dressed.
First decide what you want to wear every day: a business suit? shorts and tee shirt? khakis and a button-down? Think next about where you are most likely to find those needed items for a reasonable price. Then go buy some. Do not allow yourself to be distracted by whatever is easy for you; buy what you need.
If your lifestyle is mostly leisure, try to get two pairs of jeans and three of your favorite tee shirts (nice-fitting solid or print tees, not sloppy message tees). Starting with $100, if you go to Old Navy or JCPenney or somewhere similar, you should have money left over for something fun. Pictured pieces available today at Old Navy’s online store for a total of less than $50, click on picture to go to the website.
Hear, hear! I’m totally in this boat right now. After baby #3, I’ve discovered two things – (1) my tummy needs more breathing room than it used to and (2) my old basics are almost dead! It’s SOOO easy to get distracted by the cute stuff, but I’m really trying my best to focus on some basics. It’s actually been awhile since I’ve shopped for myself (after 2 babies and borrowing friends’ maternity clothes, I didn’t need to buy much in the way of maternity), so it’s been kind of fun shopping for myself!
Hi Jenna! Congratulations on the baby! Glad you are having fun shopping for you. 🙂
This post was actually my daughter’s idea. She was thinking of a time when grandma gave her $100 to shop for bts clothes. She bought, I think, two pairs of dark skinny jeans, a couple of basic color tee shirts and some matching leggings. Just having those kinds of basics made it so much easier for her to enjoy her fun things, like the scarves that people have given her and so on.
Happy shopping! And happy summer.