A new little challenge

I don't spend a whole ton of money on clothes. But I've had a few foibles since I started my most recent job. The big one is that since I started wearing orthotics (sexy!), I have to wear shoes that can take them. During the summer I seem to have mostly given up, and I wear my comfy SAS sandals in my free time, my running shoes for gym stuff and commuting, and reasonable heels at work. But in the fall and winter, when I can bear closed-toe, I have to wear the shmancy shoes with removable insoles that will take the orthotics. And those suckers are expensive. So anyways, my shoe budget ballooned due to the high quality of shoe I buy lately.

I also started buying suits. This was pretty necessary- I only had a few, and I wear suits at least four days a week. And I discovered real quick that wool just doesn't work in DC in the summer, at least not when it's averaging 85 degrees in June, and the real hot months haven't even hit yet. So I had to buy more suits, out of self-preservation. And then I had to buy tops to go under the suits, because you can't just wear little Gap tee shirts every day when you're trying to look like an adult.

I should have about enough suits now, and in a variety of colors and seasonal weights. I still don't have enough tops, and I could do with some other things... but really, I should be saving that money for more important things.

All this said, I've signed up for a challenge to make myself really think about my clothing purchases, my shoe buys, and my general rather consumerist approach to hitting up the H&M when I need tops. I'm not particularly fashionable, and my size does change fairly frequently (at least on top). But I can make an effort.

So for Wardrobe Refashion, I've agreed to go two months (July and August) without buying ANY new clothing, shoes, what have you. I can thrift, I can repurpose, and most importantly I can sew my own. So this summer I'm going to try and really get on that, and sew myself some pretty work-appropriate tops. The button is on the side of the blog, in case you're interested in clicking and learning more.

But first I need to make that vest for Jamie... really.