Please, grab a beverage and get comfy.

First and foremost, I cannot say how much I have loved being
here with you all this summer. After I had my realisation that I wasn’t going
to wait until I was “thin enough” to look good and have nice clothes, I
scurried over to this website for guidance, help and celebration. You did not
disappoint. I am so grateful.

Ok.

The Numbers:

17
pieces.

2 toppers

8 tops

6 bottoms

1 dress --for a wedding at a winery. We can ignore the dress
as I only wore it the once for its intended occasion.

Accessories: 3 pairs of shoes, one hat, one purse. jewellrey.

I made up a chart and calculated all the different ways I
could wear my pieces (I did not take the accessories into account). I came up with 81. (I also had two additional outfits based on a pair
of brown capris which I had not intended to wear, but used them to make up a
couple of fun Angie Ensembles. Ensemble 1: simple brown and white, Ensemble 2: All the Neutrals.) This is more than I need since this is a
wardrobe I wear only when I am not working—so I am hanging out at home or
running errands or socializing—and summer is short.

Unfortunately, I did not get into stride with recording my
wears until August. So, for my data, I have only 28 recorded wears (rw).

Of these recorded wears, the three pieces I wore the most were my dark wash denim “jeggings,” (7/28
rw) my sleeveless black and white small print knit top ( 8/28 rw) and my black
jersey waterfall cardigan (9/28 rw). All three pieces are illustrated in Pic #1
(also an outfit Angie liked.)

The outfit I remember wearing the most was my plaid shorts
and black tee shirt. I would change into it the moment I got home from work. It was an extraordinarily hot summer and my
workplace is not air conditioned. (Pic
#2.)

After asking all you wonderful fabbers to evaluate those
wears I had recorded, these were your faves:

#1: sharkey and my black pencil skirt/skort (Pic #3)

#2: White denim and that sleeveless black and white print top
with my black cardigan (Pic #4)

And it was a toss up for #3, between the plaid shorts and
black Tee (pic # 2) and the striped top with jeans (pic # 7) so I’ll pick:
white NYDJ, sleeveless blue paisley, with my denim jacket and orange/coral accessories. (pic #5)

I wish I’d recorded more of what I wore. I wish I had posted
more WIW as we went along—but those two things are easily fixed going forward
and don’t really have anything to do with my wardrobe per se.

The Evaluation:

The white Eileen Fisher tank is an odd duck. I will look for
a replacement next year, but happily wear it if I cannot find something
better. Some of you liked it, some of
you most certainly did not. (Pic #6 and #7)

My dark wash denim jeggings were also weird. They aren’t
really all that slim in the calf—so rolling looked almost “too full.” I want to
replace these, if I can find something better. Another top I would like to
replace is the black and white striped knit. (Pic #8) I want a more classical
Breton style striped top. The black bottom on this one meant I could not wear
it with my white bottoms and I didn’t like that as this was the only top with sleeves in my wardrobe.

So, as for what I’d like to add:

A pair of white shorts or pencil skirt. You guys suggested
it be tapered in at the knee. I kept wishing I had a white bottom to wear when it
was too hot for pants and/or they were in the wash. Gladiator sandals or Bernias. My black
sandals from Walmart are done. I am not unhappy about that! I will also need
some more short sleeved Tees and tops for “normal” summer days. You all suggested getting those tops in bright colours. You also thought I could add some cognac accents, a wider
brimmed hat, a tube skirt (to knee), and some sassy sneakers.

Thank you all so much for being a part of my summer!

Here’s to a great Fall—and a great Spring to those of you
upside down!