The cull diary prequel...

As promised here is a post devoted to a list of the pieces I culled since starting this blog on 22 May 2011 before the inception of my "cull diary" on 30 August 2011.

Item culled	Reason	Comments
Beige wool vest	Seldom worn.
Navy military style blazer	Seldom worn.	Although I liked this jacket, I found the shade of navy difficult to match to other items in my wardrobe.  Black looked too heavy and the whole time I owned it I never managed to match another navy piece to it.
Black denim jacket	Seldom worn.	Because I mostly wear jeans casually, this was not worn often as I don’t do double denim. Verdict – denim jackets are not my thing.
Striped cropped blazer	Worn to death, time to let go.	TO BE REPLACED WITH ONE CASUAL BLAZER.
Gold linen blazer	Worn to death, time to let go.
Navy blouse	Too small.
Plaid cap sleeve blouse	Seldom worn.	I never found the right occasion to wear this. Too casual for corporate wear, too corporate for casual wear... if that makes any sense?
Red knit	Seldom worn...	... plus my partner said it was horrible (!)
Black short sleeve knit skivvy	Seldom worn.	Not sure why I purchased this.  I do not understand the concept of short sleeve skivvies.
Black wet look shell top	A piece with no longevity - no place in my ideal wardrobe.	I would like to avoid buying into 'trends'.
5 x white shirts	Too small.	TO BE REPLACED WITH A COUPLE NEW SHIRTS.
Black shirt	Too small.
White printed tee	Never worn.	I’m not really a tee person.
Cream bow cami	Not suitable for my current figure	Made me look like I had giant bazoombas.
2 x blue denim jeans	Too small.
Grey houndstooth skinny wool pants	Uncomfortable.	Even though these pants were lined to the knee, whenever I wore them I developed an itchy rash.
Beige pencil skirt	Wrong cut.
Black pencil skirt	Wrong cut.
Black bow front skirt	Not suitable for my figure.	Because I have a bootylicious figure with a sway back, the excess fabric at the front made me look thick through the middle.
Beige pants	Online purchase – did not fit.
Pink/brown/beige toned pleated skirt	Seldom worn.
Orange body con skirt	Fraction too small and too short.	*sigh* both skirts were fab.  A bit sad that I decided to let them go, but I’m standing by my decision to start afresh.
Black sequinned sirt	Fraction too small and too short.
Cream tank dress	Online purchase – disappointing in reality.
Black asymmetrical work dress	Too small.	TO BE REPLACED.
Black Designer LBD	Too small across the bust.	TO BE REPLACED.
Animal print dress	Too figure hugging and short.	Must avoid buying figure hugging dresses!
Batwing dress	Too figure hugging.	Ditto.
Silk beaded evening gown	Never worn.	It was literally hung in my wardrobe unworn for about 6 years!
Black shirt dress	Too small.
Magenta silk with billowy sleeves dress	A piece with no longevity - no place in my ideal wardrobe.
Black knee high heeled boots	Too high.	TO BE REPLACED IN TIME FOR NEXT WINTER.
Black suede OTK boots	Too high.
Black studded biker ankle boots	To be upgraded.	TO BE REPLACED WITH ACNE PISTOL SHORT ANKLE BOOTS.
Black high heeled ankle boots	To be upgraded.
Witchery ‘Simone’ ankle boots	Upgraded.	Already replaced with Isabel Marant ‘Dickers’.
Black block heel peep toe pumps	Not flattering on my feet.
Black mid-heel t-bar pumps	Not flattering on my feet	I bought them 'cause they were comfy...
Black and white peep toe pumps	½ size too small.
Black and white round toe pumps	Not balanced properly.
Black waist belt with silver buckle	Too small.	TO BE REPLACED WITH ONE NEW BELT (NOT SURE ON STYLE YET).
Black waist belt with antique gold buckle	Not worn in a bazillion years.
Beige leather tote bag	Seldom worn.

TOTAL NUMBER OF ITEMS CULLED DESCRIBED ABOVE  = 48

Since starting this blog I have culled 60 items from my closet!