What TO Wear - Shopping Spree

Having lost 35 pounds over the last year and a half, hardly any of my clothes fit anymore. And the clothes I do have are well past their prime. As I was putting a shirt on one morning I noticed that it was the same shirt I was wearing in a picture up on my bulletin board ~ a picture of me with some classmates at BYU.... 8 years ago! In fact most of my clothes have had a similarly long life that should really come to an end now. I've donated record numbers of clothing items to charity, but I wanted to wait to replace those clothes until my mom could join me for the shopping. We planned the shopping outing months ago, and this weekend the time finally came to lay down the cash for some new threads.

I saved up my money, watched "What Not to Wear" with some regularity, checked out Stacy & Clinton's fashion guide from the library, bought properly fitting undergarments and scoped out some stores in preparation for the shopping spree. I'm usually a very, very picky shopper and unwilling to part with my money for anything I don't absolutely love, but the anticipation and the preparation to finally get new, slimmer clothes possessed me to shop like I'd never shopped before.

The total damage: $690.85

The new threads (well in line with Stacy & Clinton's list of wardrobe essentials, I might add):

Black suit with jacket, pants & skirt

3 pairs of black pants (1 for swing dancing only)

Brown pinstripe pants

Khaki pants

3 pairs of jeans (1 dressy, 1 super casual, 1 regular)

Khaki knee-length shorts

1 satin dress shirt

3 nice blouses

1 short sleeve sweater

1 3/4 sleeve sweater

1 long sleeve sweater jacket

3 casual shirts

1 pair casual sandals

Behold, the fashion show:

Mom & Dad bought me a Syracuse shirt because I love orange.

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