Friend Friday #23: I have nothing to wear

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Do you ever stand in front of your bulging wardrobe of a morning and think, I have nothing to wear? I know, I do.

For this week's Friend Friday, Katy asked, how many fashion bloggers pre-plan their outfits for the whole week? How much of it is just random selection and how much of what we see is pre-determined?

1. How do you determine what you will wear that day?

I usually choose my outfit as I lie in bed in the morning. I find it difficult to get up before I have an outfit in my head. Weird – I know!! Sometimes it doesn’t always work out as I intended. Like this morning, I had bought a lovely new peachy coloured jersey blouse in the sale but when I got it out of the bag I realised I’d picked up a size 18 instead of an 8. Oops. So that outfit had to be changed!

2. Do you plan outfits out in advance for a whole week, month, weekend?

Sometimes I like to “amuse” myself by thinking up outfits and clothing combinations but more often than not these are ignored.

3. Do you have any specific way of tracking outfits and items already worn so you don't repeat?

I regularly repeat outfits! That’s why I don’t post outfit photos very often. Shhh!!! If I find an outfit that works and that I feel good wearing, I wear it again and again! I usually change the shoes I wear with it and the accessories so it doesn’t look exactly the same. Working in a male-dominated environment, no one really notices! Possibly not the best reason but there it is.

4. How do you discover new combinations of items in your closet? (Trial try-ons? Hanging items together?)

Sometimes I’ll spot someone wearing something I own – or similar to something I already own – with items I’d never have thought of. I always save any outfit photos I see that I like in my “inspirations” folder and then use these to help me to put outfit choices together (like this recent outfit choice). I have recently started to include images and links to any inspiration behind my outfits.

5. To streamline the process for 2011 what is one new thing you can do to cut down your dressing time?

I am planning a massive Wardrobe Detox this weekend (come back for my series of planned posts on the process) that will hopefully streamline my whole wardrobe and thus help to make dressing much easier each morning.


How do you choose what to wear each morning? Do you plan your outfits in advance? A week in advance? A month in advance? Or do you just throw together whatever you find?

As always, remember to visit Katy's blog to read the other contributions to this week's Friend Friday conversation. And if you would like to get involved be sure to check this out.

Happy Friday!