As we all know, any decent mission begins with an intense period of preparation. And although it is widely believed that I am to organisation what a chocolate teapot is to a good china tea set, on this occasion I have risen to the challenge.
In awe of the challenge that awaits me I determined that I must complete an inventory. Develop if you like, an intimate knowledge of the skeletons in my closet. The forgotten gems and the heinous crimes that fill the drawers and cupboards of any young women with a tendency to buy new as opposed to reuse. The eco warriors amongst us would recoil to know that (according to the clothes show live) the average woman owns 100 items of clothing but only wears 30.
NB Even prior to my wardrobe recce, I had a sneaking suspicion that this was an underestimate for me on both counts.
Regardless of all of this and lest I digress; the purpose of this blathering is to appraise you all of what I will have to work with over the year, the paints I have to decorate the blank canvas of me....so to speak.
The lovely Neil 1 (there are two lovely Neil's watch this space for Neil 2) popped round for tea and wardrobe rummaging last Tuesday, with a loose brief to 'help me take some photos'. I suspect the poor dear had no idea how long he would be expected to 'help' for. 6 hours later, one exhausted Neil and one exhaustive list later........here is what I own....
12 coats
16 belts and 15 bags
40 dresses (ermm no comment)
26 pairs of shoes and 9 pairs of boots! oopsy
16 skirts, thats ok. That feels normal....is that normal?
30 t-shirts, no, I don't understand how they fit in such a smal drawer either... and they live with 27 vest tops (below).
I also own a broad range of accessories.....ahem. 18 pashminas (you never can be too prepared), 30 other scarves (like I said, its best to be safe). 6 pairs of gloves, and 7 hats.
I also own 11 pairs of shorts, 12 pairs of Jeans and 4 pairs of trousers...but I dont like the photo.
Its going to take me some time to digest the gravity of this information, I will be back soon.
thanks for referring to me as a 'lovely neil'!
ReplyDeletebest of luck with it all, you've certainly got a good arsenal to go into battle with.
neil2 x
hey isn't that my dress??? :)
ReplyDeleteYou brave, brave girl.
ReplyDeleteA testament to the fact that I could never do this, is that as soon as I saw your list of rules, I automatically searched for loopholes! For instance, can you dye/ customize existing clothes? If so, this will surely help with the ‘so last season’ nightmare (*Janine shivers involuntarily*).
I shall be following with immense interest and trepidation… I would like to say I’ll be the angel on your shoulder, but with the size of my wardrobe/habit, I think it more likely I’ll be the devil sat (stylishly) on the other one.
Forgive me, I am weak.
J xo