I heart fancy: imaginative prints, elaborate embellishments, delicate adornments. And there is a time and place for pantsies of fancy, but before we move into niche specialists, we must employ the basics. One must lay their closet foundation before they can start adding crown molding, dormers, and cupolas.
Each of these items should be fastidiously selected. For these garments are your clothing managers. They serve a multifarious role and keep all your closet underlings in line. As you interview, ask about their ability to highlight your best assets, express your signature style, and flatter you mercilessly.
These week we will be interviewing some of the top positions in your closet empire. On tomorrow’s agenda: the classic white shirt.
Okay, so, Reachel – full disclosure by way of second comment here.
I commented on your recent blog post ‘Cost Per Wear’ about how we single moms, etc. can’t be expected to pay big bucks to make ourselves look good. Pleading for cheaper options. And you responded by assuring me that you would be doing a safari to cheaper stores, etc. and told me to keep the faith.
I held my breath, because I really want to look good and I really REALLY can’t spend $100 on pants.
Let me tell you something. Not 72 hours after commenting to you about my glorious finds at Target, it came time to clean my closet. Really, it was a coincidence. But, boy, oh boy.
I put a LOT in the Goodwill pile. More than I should have. Almost everything was from Target. If it wasn’t Target, it was Forever 21 or somewhere equally CRAP. The stuff was all wacked out of shape, pilling, or faded. Stretched out and sad. I hung my head in shame. I deserve better and YOU WERE RIGHT.
I am trying to make smarter choices and feel like a poster child for your method now, lol! I have always known that you get what you pay for, but I really, really wanted to believe that I’d done well by paying only $14 for a pair of pants. Because I needed to know that I wasn’t wasting my pennies. Except I think I was, by accident. I HATE THAT.
So, onward and upward. I’ve already used the dickens out of Froogle. Thanks for that.
Can’t wait to see what you consider the staples of a wardrobe.
Thanks for convincing me.
Rachel