The Great American Apparel Diet
no buying for one year

Nicole F

Nicole Falace-Silvis, Pittsburgh PA. Age: 30 I am a recently married transplant to Pittsburgh, learning and loving my new adopted city. By day I am marketing professional and live with my husband Josh and my adorable cat Ozzie. After planning our wedding last year, and being head creative designer for the house we just bought in the spring, I am ready for a new project. Always loving the thrill of the shop, and waiting patiently by the mailbox for Vogue each month, this new adventure of not shopping for myself for one whole year is exhilarating and scary, all at once. In light of the fact that our master bedroom’s walk-in closet has become MY walk-in closet (and still cannot fit all of my bags), I am taking the apparel diet one step further by not buying any shoes or accessories in addition to clothes. (What can I say? I have never been traditional and have always done things a little differently than the rules.) I officially started the challenge on August 1, 2010 and look forward to proving all of the doubters wrong when I make it all the way to August 1, 2011. Did I happen to mention I am also really stubborn?