So...April happened, I guess?
If you don't count face masks (which I absolutely don't), I added one item to my wardrobe in April, bringing me to a total of five for the year. This silk bandana was dyed and hand printed here in LA, and it is beautiful. It's an easy, casual, and lightweight accessory to throw on over a summer dress or as third piece for a simple outfit.
Fashion things on my mind:
1. I'm calling it. It's summer. While it was cool and rainy for the first part of the month, last week we had a run of three 90°-plus days in a row. With highs in the 80s and 90s for the foreseeable future, I'm declaring it an early summer. It's fine. We had a long spring, starting back in January. (Insert eyeroll here.) I'm actually feeling all right about my summer wardrobe, finally. Ask me about it again in July, though, when I'm faced with another four months of hot weather still on the horizon. Luckily, that's about the time my last Elizabeth Suzann dress could arrive.
2. The overflowing holding zone. With no pressure to drop things at Goodwill anytime soon, I've been pretty liberal about tossing clothes in the holding zone. Mostly winter clothes. Fur vest? Wool skirt? Easy to put in the bag. But my navy merino cardigan, the Frye oxfords, that black fit and flare dress, the olive scarf? I'm still kind of attached to those things, even though they don't feel quite right anymore. I'm seeing how life feels without them, and giving myself permission to rescue them if I'm not completely ready.
3. Nowhere to go. I miss the challenge of creating outfits for varied activities. That's all. I haven't switched to athleisure or loungewear. I still get dressed every day, just the way I used to. I just miss that extra spark of creativity that, you know, doing things, brought to daily dressing.
4, Switching out. I've always been a big proponent of keeping my whole wardrobe in sight in my closet, but I'm starting to lean away from that. The weather isn't as variable here as it was in Colorado, and I think I'd prefer to have my wool items, at least, protected in cedar-lined bags for the long summer. This isn't a big project for me, just washing and folding three or four sweaters. They'll still be in the main closet, just in canvas zipper bags on the shelf.
That's all for now, I think! Attaching a few WIWs from the month...and one with my hair in braids!
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