WT: Tops & Bottoms

I’m still playing a bit of catch-up on Wardrobe Therapy. I’ve combined my Tops/Bottoms posts below.

Tops! (includes tops, tanks, camis, bras, cardigans, vests):

My identifying colors are gray, green (more olive green than hunter green. eck), and navy blue. For obvious reasons given, they complement my eyes. My eye color is more a blue-gray, but I have a hazel-green ring around my pupil.

Torture Devices are finally gone — you know, those shirts that just fit too tight around my awesome arms. Heh. Also gone: anything that is cropped above my waist line — I love longer tees and tunics too much that I will not wear shorter tops any more. I have to keep a couple turtlenecks around for Cleveland winters, even though I HATE.

I have a great selection of staples — cardigans in a few colors and tanks and tees in colors that match the rest of my wardrobe. I’m quite happy about this, actually.

All my Velveteen Rabbits are repaired. Or tossed. And in this process, my boyfriend asked for buttons to be replaced on a couple of his shirts. I needed the sewing practice apparently.

List of Action:

I’ve said this a million and one times before: I need more short-sleeve tops. With the addition of a couple short-sleeve cardigans (in solid colors), I’m a step in the right direction. I either own too many tanks or too many t-shirts. Not enough regular “blouses” or tops that kind of dress up jeans when I need to.

I also recently invested in a couple new sports bras (which I needed for derby) and a new nude bra to replace the one-year piece-of-shit $65 Victoria’s Bra that already had malformed from hand washing and popped its underwire. Yeah, Hanes bra that fits AWESOME for only $12.99.

Bottoms Up! (includes pants, shorts, skirts, and garments worn under them for sanitary and/or shaping purposes):

Note: I definitely need more comfortable underwear. Luckily, I’m dating a guy who likes boy-leg. They are practical and comfy and hot — and totally convenient when changing into my derby workout clothes (for preventing rink rash in unusual places).

I have a pair of khaki dress pants that area a size 6 — but it’s a big 6. They’re too long (I currently have the hems safety-pinned up! It’s tragic), and the waist is too big. They were from H&M, so I likely spent less than $40 on these. Say hello to the Goodwill bag.

Now, I need a pair of khaki dress pants that FIT me.

I have a really good blend of short skirts, medium skirts, short pants (in casual & dress) and long pants. Plenty of jeans too. I don’t do well in ankle-length skirts — just makes my short frame look stumpy. I do like maxi dresses, but it needs to hit mid-calf to still remain looking cute. While once I thought I could do better in the bottoms department, I realize I’m doing alright. My problem was that I couldn’t wear any of my “cute stuff” because I was out of shape.

I have a lot of black pants. Maybe too many, given I don’t wear black pants too often. But in my defense, most of these were hand-me-downs from my cousin before she moved. One pair desperately needs to  be hemmed (they fit like black jeans, I LOVE, but they are like a foot too long!). Category: Stalwart Staples or Same Time Next Year? Latter, likely. The “You Never Know” Category.

I have one other pair of super-cool wide leg vintage Guess jeans that I can only wear with one set of heels — again, because they are tall enough to prevent the pants from skimming the ground. I need a tailor. Badly. I think I mentioned that I’m short, so nearly each pair of pants I purchase need hemmed. It’s annoying and expensive. Which is why I like to wear dresses and tights. Or the “expensive” jeans purchased at boutiques where tailoring was included.

On another “bottoms” note, I LOVE my tights and socks drawer. With its colored and solid tights and footless tights and knee socks — I have something to match every outfit. And with derby, I finally have a use for all those crazy fishnets!

I have a pair of black satin pants that ruche on the sides and tie at the bottom that I would categorize as Sentimental Journeys. I LOVE these pants; they remain because they are unique and I can still fit into them if needed. I love unique items that I KNOW nobody else will own.

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