update my wardrobe

This undertaking has been going quite well!
I’ve found some nice new items, all of them from fleamarkets, so they have not been expensive. I also managed to go through my closet quickly and got rid of 26 pieces of clothing, which are now on sale at one fleamarket. I still have some clothes in the closet that will be going away, too, but I’m not really in a hurry to get rid of all of them right away.

I also reached an enlightenment of sorts a little over a week ago, concerning my own style. I now have a clear image in my head about what I want to be wearing from now on.
It’s basically a very casual, basic t-shirt & jeans style, but I will be adding some indie and vintage spices in there, too. In earthy colours. It’s a bit hard to explain exactly what I want in words, but hopefully you’ll be able to see what I mean once I’ve managed to put everything together.
Money is still a bit of a problem, because I don’t want to be spending a lot right now, but the sales are also tempting me a bit and I would need a couple of very basic elements to add to my wardrobe. Like a really good pair of jeans and some new black pants, my old ones almost have holes in them.

My new favorite items can be seen on the pics above: I finally found the kind of belt that I’d been looking for, it’s perfect! And it only cost 1,50 euros. :) I’ve also found nice shirts, the loveliest has probably been this mustard coloured one that I’m still wearing, I adore it! I’ve never had this colour before, it’s refreshing and I think it looks good as well.

Hmm I just want more dresses in fun colors, maybe one or two more pairs of jeans, and a lot of shorts and shirts that are dependable and comfortable to wear. I’m in summer right now, and I basically just wear shorts and T-shirts. I’d like more dressy tops and shoes too.

I feel like I should just say that part of why I want to do this is because I just like shopping, and I want to express myself :)

I have bought pyjamas.The next purchase on my list is to buy clothing to wear at home.

As of today, I have officially purged through all my clothing. It is unbelievable the amount of clothing that I have given away – but it feels great!

The next step is to begin replacing some of the clothing I have given away. I have already replaced my underwear, bras, and socks. Next, I will purchase some new pyjamas.

Shoes
- Pixie boots
- Colourful heels
- Black heels
- Plain flats
- Other flats
- Coloured Chucks
- Canvas shoes

Clothing
- Shift dress
- A variety of plain, fitted, coloured tank tops
- Loose tshirts, eg. from TopShop to wear over said tank tops
- Bomber jacket
- Blazer (possibly ‘boyfriend’ style?)
- Black jeans
- Batwing jumper
- Oversized cardigan (long sleeved, coloured)
- Two short skirts

Accessories
- Wide belt
- Hat
- Long pearl necklace
- Other necklace
- Scarf
- Wayfarer sunglasses (GOOD quality!)
- Bangles
- Other wristwear

..is that enough?

As a part of my “reboot” process, I’m intending to update my wardrobe, so I guess it’s time to find a more mature, but casual and stylish style for myself. Time to get rid of those old-fashioned t-shirts (will donate some of them) and find something more attractive, but comfortable. Good luck for me with that.

I’ve been acquiring some new clothes recently.
Two weeks ago my mother and I visited a fleamarket, like we usually do on Mondays, and I found myself an awesome hoodie for just 2 euros! I’ve been really happy about that, the hoodie has become like a jacket for me now. (I wouldn’t mind having a real summer jacket either, heh. This is a problem I always have.) I also found a cute summer dress for 3 euros _{but I’m not yet quite sure how much I’ll actually be wearing it} and my mother bought me another dress, which is a lot fancier (but was pretty cheap) and I’m thinking of wearing it for my cousin’s confirmation party later this summer.
Before our trip to France I found the perfect summer dress, I’m totally in love with it! You can see it on the photo above. And I got so lucky with that dress: the real price was almost 30 euros, but as I was fitting the dress on, I noticed it had a couple of minor spots at the front. I didn’t mind that, they’re not really noticeable, but I figured I should point them out to the cashier, maybe I could get a discount. Since this was the only dress in my size, the salesperson did give me a discount. When she was punching the numbers into the cash machine, she noticed that the dress was actually on sale and it was only a bit over 16 euros. She still agreed to give me a bit of a discount for the stains. When she was getting ready to fold the dress and put it into a bag, she noticed that there were little holes on the backside of the dress. She ended up giving me the dress for 10 euros, wohoo! :D And those holes were easy to fix, no problem. I can’t believe the luck I had, hahaa.
When we were in Turku last week, we went to a fleamarket with Juho’s mother and I found two pairs of jeans for just 10 euros in total. :)
And this Monday mum and I went to the fleamarket again here in Tampere and I found a really cute skirt and a lovely green top. My mum offered to pay for those, yay.
Lots of nice new stuff. :) Oh and I also got a bit over 20 euros from the fleamarket for some of my old stuff that had been sold, hurray!

I’d still need to get rid of a lot of my old clothes and make some more room in my closet for the new ones. Since I’m being really indecisive about what to do today, maybe I should tackle this project right now, hmm~

Not only did I take a break for a month but I returned a few items. I guess I was a little shop-happy. Blame it on the excitement of having so many clothes options.
I have a small pile of some of my larger clothes which I’d like to take to the tailor (once I find one!) to see if they can be re-purposed. It’ll be nice getting some of my old “friends” back to wear.

The next step in updating my wardrobe will be to go through the clothes which I currently own. The purpose of this task is to discard any clothing which is ripped/torn or does not fit well. Once I purge through the clothing I own, I will have a better sense of what I need to purchase.