The Great American Apparel Diet
no buying for one year

taniamichi

I'm 42 years old, female, and am very passionate about fashion and design. There are only so many hours during the day and I spend too much of that valuable time shopping, returning items and finding new ways to organize my closet. My savings account is also starving for attention. I'd like to spend that extra time I gain writing a fashion/dining/art/local events blog (mauishopgirl.com) and a novel. I recently moved back to my hometown on Maui, after living in Honolulu (the big city) for 20 years. I already have more clothes than I'll ever need here, especially for a laid back lifestyle (all you really need on Maui is bikinis, havianas, little jersey dresses and some soft Ts). What I like about the Great American Apparel Diet is that I can keep what I have. I don't think 33 pieces, 6 pieces or 1 dress is gonna cut it for me (oh hell no). I once had to wear the same tshirt to work for 1 month for an activist campaign and I was ready to throw that shirt in the shredder by the end of it. I may do some purging over time but I think that process will evolve naturally if I'm not adding to the inventory. I love my current collection and am looking forward to creatively styling what I have. Well, there you go, that's me & what drives me in the proverbial nutshell.