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Archive for March 15th, 2008

The WT Interview Revisited

Posted by Susie on March 15, 2008

I have just answered the questions where there is a change from my previous answers. Here goes:

Current favorite garment. Any knee length a-line skirts worn with my new Duo boots. It’s a revelation for meĀ  that it’s OK to wear skirts that don’t reach down to my ankles, and I do feel very happy and all a-skippy in a shorter skirt. A challenge for the spring/summer is how to continue this without the safety of the boots. Bare legs? Really, do I have to?

If there were a uniform for the place where you spend most of your time, what would it be? Still pyjamas, I’m afraid, although I do have a new fan for my sartorial slobbiness. Our new post-lady is about my age and she’s quite enamoured with some of the PJs I wear when opening the door to receive parcels. She has even asked where I got them and says wistfully that she would be in PJs at midday, too, if she wasn’t at work. But, still. I should get dressed in the mornings, being grown-up and all.

What is the problem with your wardrobe? Spring has it’s own special problems. It’s too cold to go bare-legged, but too warm for woolly tights. Trousers are the answer, but I have yet to discover a style that suits me. This should be a priority.

If your wardrobe could speak, what would it say is the problem? That it’s owner is a lazy slob who pays no attention to it and it wants a divorce and custody of the cat.

What do you want people to say about your wardrobe? I don’t want anyone to actually say anything, but if they could seethe quietly with jealousy at my innate sense of style and the fact that my clothes always fit perfectly, that would be good.

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Spring is here…

Posted by Susie on March 15, 2008

… spring is here, life is skittles and life is beer….

Hooray! I have no plans to join Tom Lehrer in poisoning pigeons in the park, but I am quite excited about Wende’s announcement of the start of Spring Wardrobe Therapy. I am definitely going to participate fully in this one. Looking at my diary, I can see no reason why I can’t do the whole eight weeks - no holidays, no operations, no nuffing. I might even have a little bit of spare money to go shopping.

I haven’t posted an embarrassing ‘before’ picture for a while, so here’s the state of my actual wardrobe this morning (I just opened the door and took the photo):

wardrobe.jpg

Yup, it really is that dark and small - it’s on the landing (which still needs decorating) and used to be our boiler cupboard. Please note my early forays into carpentry in the form of the shoe shelves at the bottom - there is also a storage area for out of season clothes behind these (filled with junk, naturally) accessed by a hatch at the back. I also have a chest of drawers which is mildly more organised in the bedroom.

By the end of the eight weeks, I hope to have this organised with clothes I will actually wear throughout the summer and my winter clothes neatly stored away.

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