Get a new wardrobe

I would love to be able to wear clothes like Diane Keaton. She always looks so comfortable, elegant, sophisticated and timeless. She wears the simple, classic silhouettes made with the best fabrics and tailored for her frame. What I love most about her style is that it works for any woman of any age. I cannot stand to see older women trying to dress and look like they’re 25.

Now I have gone out and found knock-off versions of the pieces Keaton wears, but the fabrics are cheap and they are poorly-made garments. The prices are alluring and make it easy to go ahead and get them, but one feel of the fabric, a closer look at a hem or stitch, the cheap, plastic buttons, and back to the rack it goes. Something’s gotta give!

This is going well, I spent the majority of my last 4 paycheks on clothes… a little over 2 grand.. But it’s amazing how different it makes me feel wearing good fitting new Nike’s and LRG jeans, 4Star, Quicksilver, LRG and Versace shirts…

The clothes don’t make the man.. I don’t agree with that

but they do make the man look good…

iVE KiNDA STARTED TO DO THiS CAUSE i HAVE LOADS OF SHiTTY CLOTHES N NOTHiNG I REALLY LiKE BUT iVE ALREADY STARTED BUYiN NEW ONES N SORTiNG iT ALL OUT X

I think that people take you in and judge me by the way i look. I wear lots of hco and a&f. People see me as a preppy and annoying girl who will only cause drama and they wont approach me. I would lose the chance of meeting somebody who just might have become my friend. Everyday, Everybody around you will be judging you eventhough you might not even know it. I want to create a change and variety so i can show people that i am not just one stereotype. I am a variety of stereotypes in my personality and i just want to be friends with everybody. Everybody needs to face the reality of being stereotypical and face the fact that nobody is the real idea of one thing.

I so need new clothes.

This goal sounds so vain and materialistic at first glance. But its about more than just a desire to have things, I want to live well. I deserve to live well. I deserve to look as good as I feel on the inside. I went to the mall today. And looked at suits, colognes and watches. I had a blast and cannot wait until I go back this weekend and get the things that I want. Hooray for mini shopping sprees.

If I am feeling bold, I will spend my first 500 on this goal. I am going to stick to trying to get most everything on my year round list.

Just looking for the items, even if you dont plan on buying them at the moment. will really help when the time comes for you to put your money on the counter. I set my wardrobe budget at $5000, and now I see that I if I shop smartly I will come in way under $5k with money left to pay down credit card bills. Orignally I though I would spend $300 on each suit on my list, but I think I could spend half that and just get better tailoring. If I buy things as they go on sale and as seasons change I am looking at huge discounts. I found one item I orignally though would cost 300 for 99 online. Thats just amazing. This goal while it sounds huge really isnt a monster when you carefully plan out what a wardrobe means for you. I have almost a year and a half to work on this, and if I can do it for under $3k I will be really proud of myself.

I believe that I can create the look that I want for about $5000. Over a period of about sixteen months I can create this wardrobe. I will need to have a buying plan. Long list, I hope to use this as a refernce for when I go shopping. Until this list is complete, I promise to go to the mall at least once every two weeks., year round items taking precendce over seasonal items.

Summer/ Spring
Jacket, 5 polos, 3 Shirts (pastel or lighted colored), 2 Chinos, 2 Shorts, 2 Jeans, Canvas shoes, 2 cotton sweaters, sandals, swimwear, sunglasses, blazer, seersucker suit

Fall/ Winter
Full length coat, leather gloves, 3 wool sweaters, office appropriate boots, 2 wool slacks, fall appropriate blazer, 2 dark slacks, 3 shirts, 2 long sleeved polos

Year round
dress socks, 2 sweatsuit alternatives, work/laptop bag, 3 tshirts, sneakers, pin stripe suit, gray suit, brown suit, black leather belt, brown leather belt, black/ brown loafers, 2 white shirts, light blue shirt, 3 solid ties (blue, red, black), 3 fragrances (work, evening and special occassion) , gold watch

Everything I buy is going to be classic, I am going to avoid prints and unusual fabrics so that I will have pieces that mix and match well and will last for years. Solid colors are safe but once I have my basic wardrobe I can then become more trendy and fashion forward, but first things first.

I was introduced to Nordstrom Rack over the weekend, and I patiently waded through several racks of completely unorganized merchandise to unearth four perfectly cute tops for a new me. The total cost was around $70 . . . the cost of a cheap pair of jeans! Not sure if NR is my game, but if I can shop here, baby, I can shop anywhere.