A personal project: The not-buying saga.

I've got something in the works which I hope I can continue enough to make something worthy of a saga! Here's the story:

I described in an earlier post my decision to make my blog less consumerist, and I've always leaned more toward personal style than runway fashion--although of course I am interested in runway fashion, and in fact see couture as an art just like any other. But as a college student on a very limited budget, I thought it would be an interesting experiment to see how long I could go without actually buying new clothes.

I think it will be a nice challenge to mix up outfits out of things I already have and breathe new life into my wardrobe using simply my imagination. And this way, I'll be able to save up money, because I have been discussing renting a house with several friends this summer--we want to get a great old place with tons of character, though we might regret it this time next year. Oh, and a dog, of course. My friend Leah's hoping for a schnauzer named Fitzgerald.

I also am feeling kind of guilty about all the shopping I've done this winter break. I've gotten some good pieces, though, and I hope to actually get some wear out of them before I'm distracted by something new, something I tend to do which leads to a closet full of pieces which remain unworn or not-worn-often enough. So don't think I'm going to stop posting outfits and talking about the highlights of my closet by any means!

In fact, I'm really excited about my Last Purchase. I knew that the one thing missing from my closet was a really awesome pair of jeans, a go-to kind of pair, in a basic blue, with a great fit and details that would make me excited to wear them with everything from a Sonic Youth t-shirt to my child's-size-medium P.E. sweatshirt or a sweater adorned with a collection of my great-grandmother's brooches. A piece versatile enough to actually extend my wardrobe, you know?

I found these jeans, actually, on a shopping trip on an unseasonably warm day this week, on a clearance rack--exactly three pairs of these jeans were left, and one of them looked about right. I rushed to the dressing room and found that they fit like a glove and did things to my legs that usually only elongated wall mirrors and my mother's high heels do.

They were blue-gray skinnies by Rock Revolution. In my many years of obsession with jeans, the one one thing that always reels me in is an adorable label, which these jeans certainly have:
Awesomely enough, they are also 100% handmade. ( I also love the chevron-shaped seam in the back of the leg, it's a fun detail which adds structure.)

I can't wait to wear them and I'd love to sing their praises more but there's something even more exciting which I will be singing the praises of very soon: my baby niece, Ella Cate, who is due tomorrow! So here's to her, and here goes nothing! Well, buying nothing, that is.