improve my wardrobe

Winter

Winter white blazer.

Ragg socks.

Better fitting jeans.

Walking and/or hiking shoes.

Navy pantsuit.

Merlot or dark brown pantsuit.

Sweaters.

Summer

More modest bathing suit and coverup.

New flip-flops.

Seersucker bathrobe.

Ancient high-quality Rippe’s teal trenchcoat with heavy fleece button-out lining.

Cheap Chinese-made J.C. Penney beige raincoat.

Cheap Chinese-made Goody’s light blue windbreaker.

Wearable to work:

Cheap dark khaki pants with cuff slits from Kathie Lee/Wal-Mart.

Nice navy pants from Value City (too big and too long; had them altered once).

Cheap gray pantsuit, Sag Harbor from J.C. Penney, 3 years old. Fits well.

Alfred Dunner polyester blouse from J.C. Penney, coral and leopard print.

Alfred Dunner polyester blouse from J.C. Penney, light blue and white pearl print. At least 4 years old.

Blue paisley blouse.

Red paisley blouse.

Olive paisley shirt.

White Stag blouse from Wal-Mart: see-through windowpane check: white.

White Stag blouse from Wal-Mart: see-through windowpane check: black.

Black, khaki, and white checked shell/overblouse combo. I like this a lot.

Red blazer: Norton McNaughton from Belk.

Knit navy skirt from Eddie Bauer (my favorite piece of clothing).

Black and white pindot shell from Rippe’s. Polyester and scratchy.

Black and green knit pullover from Belk (Caribbean Joe).

Black Easy Spirit mules

Black woven Mary Janes

Brown loafers

Casual wear:

Koret jeans (not 100% cotton, too baggy).

Brown knit pants.

Light blue pants (Briggs from Sears).

High-quality linen shorts from Rippe’s.

White Stag knit capris: white.

Blue and lilac print bathing suit. (Too revealing)

White Stag knit capris: navy.

white CNU t-shirt, beige and red BookCrossing t-shirts, gray Army t-shirt, gray Topsail Island t-shirt, white Dan River Region t-shirt

High-quality short aqua bathrobe from Belk (Vanity Fair): at least 25 years old.

Light blue knee-length nightgown (Cathy Daniels).

Cherokee pajamas (shorts and top: lilac).

Gray tailored pajamas.

Heavy navy blue Victoria’s Secret long bathrobe.

Matching Victoria’s Secret navy blue slippers.

Black Reebok Princess sneakers (hole in right toe).

Lilac flip-flops (at least 3 years old).

Dressier stuff:

Teal dress and overblouse.

I used to enjoy shopping and planning outfits. Now I don’t! Not sure if it’s the outsourced manufacturing or my sagging figure, but nothing in the middle-class stores works for me now.

I have 2 pairs of pants that I can wear to work, one skirt, one pantsuit, one blazer,and 1 pair of jeans, plus various t-shirts and made-in-China polyester blouses. My winter coat is about 30 years old. I’m rough on shoes and need a schedule for replacing them.