I read all kinds of material about identifying your style and how that influences your shopping and/or purging. Most concentrate on the What's and easily lead to the typical MustHaves lists. I love Sal of Already Pretty's work because it insists on the Why's and, most important to me, the importance of understanding your current style. I finally understand why I don't like the mix and match capsule wardrobes - get dozens of outfits from just these few pieces! It's because I prefer wearing the same GoTo outfits over and over. But why can't I figure out what my Favorite pieces are? Because I add so many new (to me) things continually, exploring trends, that I keep coming up with new favorite outfits - from new favorite items. But what happened to the recent favorite outfits? Forgotten. If I *want* to have familiar favorite outfits that get reworn time and again, then I *can't* crowd them out continually with newly made favorite outfits. New items are defeating my main purpose in wardrobe and style! So I'm done shopping.
Not everyone's cup of tea but I've certainly found my own now, thanks to her column:
http://www.alreadypretty.com/2.....-shop.html
