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What 1 woman in Chicago wore during the week ending May 27, 2023

Wardrobe of the Week: May 21 – 27, 2023

May 28, 2023

It's STILL not particularly warm in Chicago - it may get up into the 70s by Monday!

Thus, I am still wearing long-sleeved shirts (in linen, though!) and sweaters or sweatshirts.

Note - I bought my linen shirts from J.Jill at LEAST 10 years ago, and they're still going strong. Linen is tough...

Happily, our apartment is like a wee greenhouse, and warms up tremendously in the morning, when the sun streams in over the lake and into our huge windows! A great view, AND heat...

love,

Janice ... View the Post

05.28.23 4 Comments

Tags: cool weather, my wardrobe, Wardrobe of the Week
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Wardrobe of the Week: May 14 – 20, 2023

May 21, 2023

This week was a combination of LOTS of time working, going out for coffee, accompanying someone to a doctor appointment, and attending a baseball game!

So much fun!

love,

Janice ... View the Post

05.21.23 17 Comments

Tags: cool weather, my wardrobe, Wardrobe of the Week
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Wardrobe of the Week: April 2 – 8, 2023

April 9, 2023

For some reason, I decided to wear purple almost every day this week! There's no logic to that...

I must shout out to you all about my purple button-front shirt; it's from Wool&, and it's exquisitely well made, and a joy to wear because of that. How nice is it that there are people making good-quality clothes?

love,

Janice ... View the Post

04.09.23 3 Comments

Tags: cool weather, my wardrobe, purple, Wardrobe of the Week
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Wardrobe of the Week: March 26 – April 1, 2023

April 2, 2023

I've finished my 31 days wearing the same black wool tee shirt - and getting dressed the first day of April was difficult! Well, not difficult, but I did have to hesitate for more than a moment to think about what I would wear...

It's difficult to explain just how amazing wool tee shirts are - after 31 days, my tee shirt STILL DOESN'T SMELL BAD!!!

It's tempting to say that it's because I am in some way free of any bodily contaminants (ahem...), but one must credit the amazing qualities of wool. I can't encourage you enough to try one - even in warmer weather. If we're all going to live with smaller, more carefully-chosen wardrobes, tee shirts that are THIS comfortable, and hold up THIS well, must be ... View the Post

04.02.23 6 Comments

Tags: cool weather, my wardrobe, Wardrobe of the Week
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Wardrobe of the Week: March 12 – 18 2023

March 18, 2023

The weeks go by...

Every day so far in March, I've worn the same black long-sleeved wool tee shirt. It's sort of a miracle the way it does NOT smell bad. It's hard to explain unless you actually wear one yourself, I guess... But these things that I'm learning about wool clothing are going to change the way I dress - less, better, and less laundry!

love Janice ... View the Post

03.19.23 8 Comments

Tags: cool weather, my wardrobe, Wardrobe of the Week
Hermes 150th Anniversary Poster, given to employees from management

An Exciting Event (for me) and a Fun Distraction for You

March 13, 2023

Tomorrow, the very elegant and highly esteemed auction house Hindman is holding an auction of "Spring Fashion & Accessories." It starts at 10 a.m. Central Time, and can be viewed online...

The exciting part? I'm auctioning my Hermes Poster (lot 243)!

If you've never watched one of these auctions before, they're worth the time! Seeing what's still around, what things are worth, and just getting caught up in the bidding excitement...

I wanted to share!

love,

Janice ... View the Post

03.13.23 2 Comments

Tags: my wardrobe
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Wardrobe of the Week February 26 – March 4, 2023

March 5, 2023

Another wonderful week! Some time running around the city alone, including taking myself out to lunch... I don't mind dining alone - do you?

love,

Janice ... View the Post

03.05.23 12 Comments

Tags: cool weather, my wardrobe, Wardrobe of the Week
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WOW Wardrobe Of the Week – January 22 – 28, 2023

January 29, 2023

A pretty normal winter week for us - it did finally snow!

I've noticed that if I keep track of what I wear, as I have been doing since the first of September, it becomes clear exactly what clothes are my favorites. 

This, I suspect, means that I should be able to figure out what I have but don't need, right?

love,

Janice ... View the Post

01.29.23 22 Comments

Tags: cold weather, my wardrobe, Wardrobe of the Week
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WOW – Wardrobe of the Week: January 15-21, 2023

January 22, 2023

Now that I'm FINALLY getting physical therapy for my bad knee, I'm spending at least a couple of days a week in gym clothes...

I LOVE gym clothes...

And yes, I'm in a very "Julie Vos" mode for jewelry right now. Her earrings sit just right on my ears, and are so comfortable I've been known to forget I'm wearing them until I get into bed!

love,

Janice ... View the Post

01.22.23 13 Comments

Tags: my wardrobe, Wardrobe of the Week
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OOTD becomes WOW – Wardrobe of the Week!

January 15, 2023

I've realized that it makes no sense - NONE WHATSOEVER - for me to pretend to wear different outfits every day. Some days, I wear pajamas all day! Some days, I'm dressed in "real" clothes for only a few hours, in which case I very likely wear the same outfit the next day...

So what a more normal woman might present as Outfit Of The Day has become Wardrobe Of the Week. Yes, I'm cheating on the acronym because I love the idea of a WOW wardrobe!

You can't improve your wardrobe's efficiency, and suitability to your needs and preferences, if you don't know how you use your clothes - day by day or week by week.

Socratic wardrobe study!

love,

Janice ... View the Post

01.15.23 23 Comments

Tags: my wardrobe, WOW

Outfits of the Day (OOTD) December 10 – December 23, 2022

December 24, 2022

When life gets back to normal (it WILL get back to normal, won't it?), I will share my outfits of the days probably every Saturday.

These are known in the Internet world as OOTD's...

love,

Janice ... View the Post

12.24.22 22 Comments

Tags: my wardrobe, OOTD
ONE WAY TO CHOOSE AND ASSEMBLE YOUR UNIFORM

One Way to Choose and Assemble Your Uniform

February 11, 2022

I've probably mentioned this before (20 times!), but since we've all moved into 1 apartment together, my ONLY real issue is that my closet isn't conveniently placed, nor organized.

And I, of course, really don't have buckets of time to work on it!

My plan is to get rid of things that are no longer appropriate for what I do every day, and to have a good plan for what I purchase.

I'm also moving more and more toward Urban Organic as a style mantra, so I'm trying to buy clothes with better fabric, with less synthetic content, and that are made somewhere humane... 

Big goals!

Initially, what would be the most help to me is to have a solid Cluster of 9 garments (either 3 outfits, or 27, depending on how ... View the Post

02.11.22 55 Comments

Tags: black, cool weather, jeans, my wardrobe, Uniform Clusters, uniforms
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