2015 was a stressful year for me at work...in an effort to simplify and focus, I mostly stuck to a very plain uniform of black trousers, solid or printed blouse and black jacket with heels or booties. Although I certainly wasn't winning any awards for being fashion forward, it did help me feel put together and polished every day. Although as a new manager, I was tearing my hair out on a regular basis, at least I knew I looked the part. So black Gap Perfect Trousers and black ponte NYDJs were my best buys in the work department.
My best purchases for life outside of work were three basics I picked up at the Gap - a blue denim jacket, a white denim jacket, and an olive utility jacket. I wore all of them on a regular basis, the blue denim usually with linen trousers, the olive jacket with blue jeans or black yoga pants. The white denim jacket was purchased purely because so many individuals here loved their white denim and I found one on a super sale for less than $30. I was very surprised by how versatile it was, and wore it over spaghetti-strap sundresses in summer as well as over turtlenecks and fitted sweaters in the fall.
Worst purchases: Cropped denim flares (I felt like a fashion victim when I put them on) culottes (ditto) and a long knit vest (regardless of how it looked, it made me feel frumptastic so into the donation bag it went.)
