I added some histograms to my closet spreadsheet, and realized that not only was this year my largest consumption-to-date-by-item, but also my largest by cost as well. In other words, I spent a LOT of money this calendar year. This really shocked me, especially the enormity of it (practically twice what I spent last year,…
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We had been wanting a cozy daybed for our office room for a while now, and were lucky enough to find a custom-made media console that fit our office daybed needs perfectly! It’s a lovely, really well-crafted piece that came with flat file drawers and some deep shelves, and was definitely sturdy enough to support…
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I’ve been hearing a creeping increase in the number of friends who have tried, ranted, or raved about subscription clothing boxes in recent weeks… to be honest, the idea of a collection of strangers (even strangers who are professionals) picking out some clothes that I have to commit to buying sight unseen is a little…
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I earned a bit more money than I was used to during my summer internship, and put all that money to use filling up wardrobe and shoe collection. Of course, I am now back to the stipend of a graduate student, and need to break this habit, fast! Three weeks back into the old lifestyle,…
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I am a big enthusiast of natural fabrics, for their ease of wearing and care as well as their environmental impact. In the past, I bought my cottons and silk items (mostly t-shirts and blouse tops) from Everlane, who are great and have high-quality fabrics, but their prices have been creeping higher and their muted…
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I have been maintaining a spreadsheet to organize my clothing items, cost, number of wears, and other details about specific items, as well as a log of my outfits, for over a year now. I am always adjusting the system, but some of the main features have stabilized over the past few seasons and I…
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I wanted to try a simple boxy top as my first garment with my new-to-me Singer 99k. I have lots of smaller fabric remnants from India that aren’t enough for a fancy pattern, and boxy tops seemed to be a flexible way to work with the limited yardage. The pattern is a free Nano Iro…
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