The Creative Closet

So now that I am starting this project in earnest, I have looked for opportunities to link with different people who share this interest.

On instagram I found this great challenge of sorts, set by Jana, of Life Could Be a Dream, and Maegen from The Modern Tulip.  The idea is to get a prompt, and upload a picture every Tuesday (the actual rules can be seen here).

The Creative Closet

I had already set out my wardrobe idea, which was something like this:

A very simple sheath dress, on a hot day

But of course yesterday my mood was a bit more somber, and I ended up wearing a weird combination of things with very little white. And decidedly not hot.

Plus the weather did not cooperate with me, it was so cold yesterday!

So I did this instead:

Not quite as hot as I expected…

The next challenge is Bold & Bright. But even if it is in the rain, I get another excuse to try my hand at colours!

I should probably add that I was waiting a bit to post about my monthly buy, which was that very same white jacket, bought in XXS from the new collection at Mango.

The rules of the game

Today I read that the most you should spend on clothes is 5% of your salary.

I am a freelancer, and right now things are going well, but you never know when people might need my proofreading and editing services.

So I have a limit, and a very clear one. Never more than 100 euros per month, no matter how much I like the clothes or accesories.

This means I am only allowing myself to buy basics, rather than super trendy things.

Also, I am looking out for sales! I love sales! And these days things seem to be on sale perpetually, so there’s that!

Another goal of mine is to learn to sew. It’s on top of my list, together with learning to bike (a necessity that I have managed to skip in the last 3 years I lived here)! If I can learn to alter things, a whole world opens up for me, I think!