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February 3, 2014
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I’ve really not been feeling my winter wardrobe this year.

I normally love my tweeds, jumpers, smart coats and berets. I love the extra opportunities for co-ordination and accessorising that winter presents, but this year I’ve just really not been feeling the love for any of it. I feel like I’ve spent most of the winter just throwing on the closest thing I can find (generally black tights, a black dress, and flat black shoes).

It feels like months since I’ve been really happy with an outfit when I’ve gone out.

In an attempt to bring a bit more colour and perkiness back into my winter wardrobe I dug out my favourite vintage trench coat yesterday and a pair of burgundy fair isle over the knee socks that My Socks sent me late last year.

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♥ Beret – a gift ♥ Coat- Vintage ♥ Skirt – Primark ♥ Socks c/o My Socks ♥ Shoes – New Look ♥

Sadly, when I pulled the coat out I discovered one of the cuffs had come loose and the lining was close to disintegration. Thus I think I might have discovered some of the cause of my wardrobe dissatisfaction. I’m in need of a serious and stern wardrobe clear out. It feels like my wardrobe is full of dresses that need dry cleaning and repairing, shoes with worn down heels and scuffed toes , coats with missing buttons and torn linings and tights and stockings with ladders and holes.

So I’m making that a project for next weekend. No more hanging onto things that aren’t salvageable just because I used to love them, I need to make a dent in my repairs pile, take a trip to the dry cleaners and invest in some new tights.

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Maybe by the time Spring rolls around I’ll be feeling some love for my wardrobe again.

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  1. Mafalda Carvalho says:
    February 3, 2014 at 8:55 am

    Same problem here! I’m likely making my seamstress rich in the next month. Can’t make time for diy 🙁

  2. Mim McDonald (@crinolinerobot) says:
    February 3, 2014 at 9:11 am

    I hope you do rediscover the love of your wardrobe. I think we all go through those phases of not liking things; making a spreadsheet to see what I was actually wearing – and making an effort to be more varied – really helped me appreciate mine. But yeah, repair and regular maintenance definitely helps!

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  14. Eliza Easton says:
    February 3, 2014 at 1:47 pm

    Ahh adorable! I having a feeling that living in at a Manor house designed for summer means i’m going to be spending a bundle of extra time in my missing-button-coat

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  15. Tasha @ By Gum, By Golly says:
    February 3, 2014 at 4:27 pm

    Ooh I know the feeling. I don’t know what it is this winter but I’ve completely turned away from my usual love of tweed skirts and trousers, fair isle sweaters, brogues and the like. All I can seem to think about is fun summery dresses and sandals and cheerful outfits, while I sit around wearing the same Freddie’s jeans and pullovers day in and day out. I think I could stand a good wardrobe clean out as well, perhaps it will help inspire me too!

  16. Donna Griffin says:
    February 3, 2014 at 5:29 pm

    And that is the very reason I want Gok Wan to live in my wardrobe!!!!!

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  22. Porcelina says:
    February 4, 2014 at 10:02 am

    It’s tough isn’t it at this time of year? I’ve been wearing the same pair of boots for months now, because they’re warm, waterproof and flat. I did cheer myself up recently by going on a bit of a spree, trying to be more ‘French’ in my dress code, but there’s no hiding that I too need boots reheeled, tights darned, musty coats washed and jumpers de-bobbled! At least these are tasks easily completed on a rainy day, charged with a hot cocoa. Good luck! P x

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  24. Miss Magpie's Musings says:
    February 4, 2014 at 9:22 pm

    I’m currently wearing my wardrobe from the back to the front, there are so many things languishing at the back that I simply never wear. As long as it fits I have to wear it for a day to be absolutely sure, most of them have been pretty awful to be honest and it’s a mystery why I’ve been holding on to them! Having said that I have rediscovered a couple of absolute gems. Good luck on your wardrobe rediscovery!

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  26. LandGirl1980 says:
    February 8, 2014 at 5:37 pm

    I feel exactly the same at the moment 🙁 Glad I’m not the only one! xx

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