No Re-wear Challenge

Closet Shopping

As some of my loyal readers will remember, last year I did a lot of closet shopping. I hadn't done any in a while, so last week I decided to dig out some stuff I couldn't remembering wearing since I'd moved to Portland. Naturally, I only remembered to take pictures two days...it was a very busy week for this graduate student.

Monday - Animal Instincts



Shirt Dress: Gap
Cardigan: Macy's
Leggings: Target
Belt: Forever21 (?)
Ballet Flats: Target (you can't see them)



I love wearing this belt with outfits that would otherwise be fairly boring. I happened to get loads of compliments on it this day, which is always nice.



Necklace and matching earrings: gift from me mum (purchased in Italy)

Tuesday - Spring Awakening



Top: Urban Outfitters
Shorts: H&M
Tights: Gap (?)



Flats: gift from me mum (Steve Madden)



Earrings: Forever21

I bought this outfit last spring when I was in New York. I love the top, especially when paired with this vibrant orange scarf I purchased during the same trip. In fact, I wore it that night to class.

What is so great about closet shopping is not only did I find some things I forgot I owned, but I also discovered that many of them are now too big. A nice little ego boost and a lot of encouragement to keep working my butt off (literally, apparently) at the gym.

Days of No Re-wear: 33

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Nothing Fancy Here

Last week, in honor of getting old, I decided to dare myself to wear a t-shirt and jeans every day. For those of you who know me well, you know I don't very often wear jeans, let alone every day for 7 days. Since my outfits weren't very inspirational I forgot to take pictures every day but one...my birthday!

Tuesday - Marriage is gay.



Sweater: Gap
T-shirt: on-line purchase **
Jeans: Gap
Boots (you can't see): E-bay



Days of No Re-wear: 26

** If you like my t-shirt and are a supporter of the cause, please consider buying one of you own at www.marriageissogay.com. You can choose a charity that you would like a portion of the proceeds to be shared with.

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Better late than never...it's been a bit of a busy week.

Mono y Mono
Last week's theme was black and white.

Monday - Trailblazer


Blazer: Old Navy
Dress: H&M
Tights: Target
Boots (you can't see): Ebay



Necklace: Etsy


Tuesday - Don't forget your pencil (skirt)


Vest: Some random store at Tempe Marketplace
T-shirt: H&M
Skirt: H&M
Tights: American Apparel
Bracelet: Forever21 (gift from Peter)



Earrings: Urban Outfitters (gift from Lindsay Haney)



Flats: Target


Wednesday - Hip-hip hipster



T-shirt: Primark
Tank top: Target
Jeans: H&M
Scarf: ??



Earrings: Forever21



Shoes: TOMS **

Days of no re-wear: 19

** If you like my TOMS please consider buying a pair of your own. For every pair you buy a pair is given to a child in need. Check them out at www.tomsshoes.com.

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My Life in Skirts
I try to pick some kind of theme for my outfits each week (I know, I'm a complete nerd) and this week I decided to do variations on my favorite article of clothing, the skirt.

Tuesday - The Uniform

Cardigan: Old Navy
T-shirt: American Eagle
Skirt: Target
Tights: American Apparel (you can't tell, but they're real purple)
Boots: Forever21


Necklaces: the blue one is a Christmas gift (from my awesome friend, Laura) and the other is an oldie from Forever21


Trench: Target (one of my best purchases ever)
Scarf: gift from my friend of friends, Jill (for being in her wedding)
Puppy: Maricopa County Pound

Wednesday - Paris Je T'aime

Top: H&M
Skirt: Target
Tights: Target
Shoes: Steven (purchased at Nordstrom)
**It took everything I had not to wear my red beret with this outfit.


Earrings: Francis (super cute boutique in Phoenix)

Thursday - Fooled Ya!

Dress as Skirt: Old Navy
Shirt: Forever21
Belt: Old Navy
Tights: Old Navy
Boots: Ebay


Necklaces: Christmas gift from my rad friend, Lyndsey

Days of No Re-wear: 12

**Clearly still working on the self-portraits. Any suggestions anyone??

No Re-wear Challenge

I have entirely too many clothes. I spend entirely too much money on buying new clothes. In an attempt to break this terrible habit and safe myself some major moola I am initiating the "No Re-wear Challenge".

I'm pretty sure I didn't wear the same thing to class twice last semester so this really shouldn't be a challenge, but the general idea is that I cannot wear the same outfit twice. Ultimately, I want to see how many days I can go without wearing the same thing twice. This is not to say I can't wear the same article of clothing twice. However, my one stipulation is that no more than two elements of an outfit can be worn together more than once. I'm not worrying about lounge wear and will only count outfits Monday through Saturday (unless there is some important Sunday activity that necessitates a fabulous outfit). I'll only post the best three outfits here so as not to bore my readers. So...here goes nothing...

New York State of Mind
This week I've been obsessing about booking a ticket to New York this spring and I'm pretty sure this obsession crossed over into my outfit choices for the week.

Monday - First day of classes! (Or channeling my inner hipster)

Sweater: Old Navy
T-shirt: Gap
Jeans: H&M
Belt: So old I can't remember
Shoes: Steven (from Nordstrom)



Tuesday - Back to school, back to school


Sweater: H&M
T-shirt: Target (gift from Tara Friend)
Skirt: Old Navy
Tights: Target
Boots: E-bay
Scarf: Inherited from Tara Friend (she left it at my flat in London YEARS ago and now I get too many compliments on it to give it back :-/)
Coat: Old Navy
Bracelets: Accessorize and Primark


Friday - Happy Hour!

Dress: Old Navy
Blazer: Old Navy
Tights: Target
Boots: E-bay
Bracelets: gift from my Boy Bestie's mum
Necklace: Freshy Fig (etsy)

Number of No Re-wear Days: 6

**Writer's note: I know I need to work on the lighting and self-portraits. Thank you for your patience.