March 29, 2011

Spring Clothes


I'm in the midst of a wardrobe Spring clean. It has become clear as a nice fresh day that I am a hoarder. I keep everything, including dust. Clothes are still accessorized with their tags. Like many people, I hoard old issues of magazines. That's not hoarding, though, it can be called archiving too. A lot of clothes are after getting the boot. No more shopping for me. Not for a long time.

Instead, I am concentrating on the items that I cherish. I will not be known as the old woman who lived in a shoe. I will be the old women wearing faux fur, accessorized with tulle, anklet bracelets, denim shirts, lace skirts, cowboy hats. All whilst reading old issues of Vogue and Elle. The old woman living in a lot of junk. Sounds about right to me.

P.S. Current obsession: denim+lace. What's yours?








If you hoard/archive magazines like me, where do you keep them? I am curious to know. Half my wardrobe space is dedicated to them!

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46 comments:

joana said...

AWESOME!! Thank you so much for your post, wonderful really!
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Laura said...

I think those mags will be really cool to look at when you're an old lady! And your kids/grandkids will love to see how different the fashion was when mom was younger.

Also I am currently head over heels in love with lace and denim myself!!

Giulia - A pranzo da Pit said...

ooooooooooooh love the skirt!!!!!!!!!!!
kisses :-)

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By Sara Romero said...

thanks for the sweet comment. i love you blog! I save magazines too, i actually have made a big enough stack which i use to put picture frames on it. Its like the size of a night stand and it has 2 picture frames of me and my bf lol.

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Kira Lilly said...

i currently have 28 copies of teen vogue stacked beside my bed! im thinking its time i get some storage space

Couture Carrie said...

Gorgeous selections!
Love that lace skirt!

And yes I hoard Vogue... it's taken over my bookshelf!

xoxox,
CC

www.janetteria.com said...

I hoard magazines too, but I have lots of mags. :))))

Gorgeous skirt btw!

Andrés Corella said...

Oh la la! That last skirt is gorgeous!..Love the flats too...My latest obsession..bright, neon and powerful colors!

xx
Andy
The Black Label

Audrey Allure said...

Loving lace! I hoard magazines too lol; I have them stored in a big trunk, and there are some just laying around my room too lol.

Dress Me Dearly said...

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Cinderella's Closet said...

I'm a fellow lace lover.

Come check out my lace look

http://blog.cinderellasclosetnyc.com/2011/03/girls-just-wanna-have-fun.html

Miy said...

current obsession: maxi dress, lace, and jumpsuit.. today is such a fine weather day where I live and those are the thing that come out in my mind right when I think about current obsession.. ;)

Hugs,
The Picnic Girl

stylenuggets said...

I'm not much of a hoarder. But I think the best way to deal with it is do take some outfit shots and post them for us to see :)

minnja said...

great & amazing stuff :)))

LOVE minnja

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Silver Strands said...

I'd probably hoard IF i had the space ... good luck :)

Jewellery Bijou said...

I love lace too,great stuff!
Dorota
www.jewellerybijou.com

Ginta said...

My magazines remind mountains in the corner of my bedroom! :) White and glossy. :)

Leia said...

That lace skirt is so pretty! I keep my magazines on my bookshelf, behind the books. I can't bear to throw them away!

Leia

ninasayshello said...

great finds!! ;) love them!

Anonymous said...

i did a clearout the other week, too! no shopping for me for a while (apart from getting things off me list and replacing a swimming cossie)

and when I hoarded magazines I used to keep them in my wardrobe, too! xx

FashionJazz said...

Loved your post! I also hoard magazines- I keep them on a shelf with my fragrances and shoes :)

KONSTANTINA TZORTZI said...

I was trying to find these lovely sweaters in front of the magazines (if they are sweaters) cause they are soo perfect!! I keep my magazines in IKEA nice white boxes labeled! nice job with your blog!! I am following and thanks for your comment!! :)
xoxo

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Kristin H said...

Today! BIKINI... Going to Marbella in two days! JIPPPPPPYYYYYY!

Dee O. said...

loooove those shoes in the first pic :)

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Anaivilo said...

Oh wow, that is one gorgeous skirt! I really love mixing fabrics, and yes I cannot wait for the weather to be warmer to try on different things ;)

GRIT AND GLAMOUR said...

I seriously need a place for my mags. I'd keep more, but they give my hubby serious heartburn. Yours look great stacked neatly like that.

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JKLM said...

I have an obsession with lace and denim too! Lace when I want to be lady like and denim when I want to feel comfortable. I also hoard magazines and what I do is cut out the pictures I want to keep and place in binders by catergories/seasonal looks. Helps to save a little space! - Jeannie.

Anna-Lena said...

wonderful pics...love to have spring...gorgeous inspiration to me!!have a nice evening!
hugs

NOA said...

Beautiful skirt! And I´ll try with jeans¨shirt!! ,D

NOA

Oh to Be a Muse said...

i'm a bit of a hoarder myself. the clothes get stuffed in bottom drawars all the time.

love that scarf and all your lace!

thank you so much for the wonderful comments you left on my site about finding the inspiration in blogging.

KIRAFASHION said...

The silk scarf anf the fur are beyond! always a great inpiration for me :)))

Míriam Juan-Torres said...

hahah, I understand you, I used to keep so many magazines and old clothes!
I really like the pictures,
xx

Jennifer Fabulous said...

Sounds like you're going to be the most fabulous old lady in the world!! ;)

Omg I hoard magazines like no other. I still have all my old Teen magazines from 1995 and up! I keep them in my parents' attic. Lol.

Maria V @SoNailicious said...

Love the lace skirt!!!
xoxo
Marusya V
http://crashingred.com

Anthea said...

I hoard too, but I am getting better I promise. I'm trying not to buy stuff that will just lay around.

Anthea,
Embracing Style

ediot said...

i need to do some spring cleaning too.. might just make up a blog shop as well to sell some items..
im also obsessed with lace and denim. can't wait to stack up on items like that for spring/summer
xx

Unknown said...

thats a nice composition of photos :D
i hoard magazine , well used too. now i just cut them out like tips and stuff i like and paste it on a scrap book ;)
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Zarna said...

nothing like a little closet cleaning! i have tons of magazine that take up WAY too much space in my room too!

Liv said...

Second picture is fab Sarah! What a great Irish Spring look! xx

Marie a la Mode said...

I think I have magazines all the way back to 1994 in my parent's storage room in their basement. I will NOT get rid of them and I don't know why!

I love that lace skirt!

Unknown said...

I love your shoes and the third photo is amazing.

The Purse-a-holic said...

Ha! love the mag stacks in the closet.

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stylefrontier said...

lovely photos!

i put my magazine on the table vertically aligned along with my other books (like library shelf)

have a great weekend
xoxo

Sarah said...

My magazines have taken over my bookshelf. And I have piles of them extending up the walls in my bedroom. I bet Ikea has a solution for our storage problems!

Sue said...

I've got tons of magazines so I decided to make a kind of little table, putting all together on a pile, and then at the top I place my phone!

Margaux said...

Looks like you have a lot of great stuff to wear

I hoard magazines, I have some in a box thing under my nightstand and then some in an antique magazine holder I spray painted, but I have so many that there are hugeeee plastic bins filled with them in my basement. I wish I had a better way to store them so I could refer back, but there just isn't room in my room.