Pink Saturday - Shopping in my Closet

Pink Saturday - Beverly, at the blog "How Sweet the Sound" hosts Pink Saturday. Let the color pink inspire you!

The other day at work, my co-worker was wearing a really cute top I'd never seen before, and I complimented her on it. "Is it new?" I asked. "Did you go shopping this weekend?"

"Oh, no," she said. "This is something I've had for a while, and I just found it again. You might say I went shopping in my closet."

I think she's on to something! For all the clothes I own, it always seems like I only wear about a dozen pieces, rotating them regularly for work. So I got to thinking, in preparation for this Pink Saturday. What if I went shopping for pink things to share - in my own closet!

There's a rolling rack in the spare bedroom. It's supposed to be where we do the ironing, and there are baskets to put clothes that need mending, or the hamper to take to the dry cleaner. But the rolling rack is full of clothes I don't wear anymore.


And here's some pink things! A rose-print dress that needs altering -


A cute bandanna-print skirt I wore two summers ago (it's a little tight in the waist now.)


I have lots of bins in the spare room's closet. There's a bin full of fabric remnants - there's a lot of pink things in there.

Dare I wear this Betsey Johnson animal-print tank top? At my age? What do you think?

In another bin, I found a pretty magenta purse, and some silk scarves that belonged to my mother.

Here's a pretty one. I should really start wearing scarves again, don't you think?

This one [The Man I Love] bought me from a Nepali shop in New York's Little Italy. It is pink spotted with metallic gold.

There are shoes here I haven't worn in years - pretty as they are, I can hardly remember why I even have them. But - hey - it's like a shopping spree, only free! Should I wear these coral-pink d'orsay pumps to work next week, with their cute ruffled detailing of mauve metallic leather? Or the sensible rose pink t-straps?

Or maybe I should go casual, with these cute hearts-and-skull vans.

Shopping in your closet - A cost-effective approach in these tough economical times! And very lucrative - for Pink Saturday!