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Saturday's Style Summary: September 10th

I've been seeing a lot of of "clean out your closet" tips in magazines and on blogs lately and they all seem to agree that if you haven't worn an item in a year or you don't like they way it fits, throw it out. I've never been very good at following that rule and lately I'm glad. Two items I wore this week (Tuesday's sweater & Thursday's jeans) have previously fallen into both those categories, but I've never been able to part with them. The jeans were my favorite for a long time and I've had this particular sweater since high school - there are just too many memories.  When the weather turned cooler this week and I opened my fall clothes bin, I was so happy they were still there, and this year they were the first things I wanted to wear.  I'm not saying it's wise to be a pack rat with all your clothes (cleaning out can be therapeutic) but I do think it's okay and even wise to keep some items (i.e. red pants) even when they take a year or two hiatus. 
SUNDAY Earrings: Target, Sweater: Zara, Shirt: Banana Republic, Belt: F21, Skirt: Thrifted, Shoes: Target
TUESDAY Earrings: Gift, Sweater: Thrifted, Necklace: Gift,  Belt: Thrifted,
Shorts: Gap, Shoes: Florence Street Market
THURSDAY Earrings: Gift, Shirt: H&M, Bracelet: Target, Pants: Gap, Shoes: Thrifted 
FRIDAY Earrings: ?, Shirt: Frock Swap, Belt: Thrifted, Pants: Gap, Shoes: Frock Swap
SATURDAY Earrings: Target, Shirt: Thrifted, Necklace: F21, Belt: Thrifted, Shorts: Thrifted,
Shoes: Frock Swap, Bag: Charming Charlies
You may have noticed that my glasses have made another appearance.  I have not been sleeping in my contacts :), my eyes have just been a little temperamental (dry & red). I'm trying to be kinder to them.  

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  1. I agree...sometimes you just need to hold on to things. They come back in style!

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