2021 Retrospective
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 11:59 pm
Since Bela won't post it because he believes looking into the past is as depressing as looking into the future, I'm stealing his format. The older version can be found in the archive here.
Tell me about how you did in 2020
I didn't go anywhere, but I did move and have a kid, which is when I realized I have a lot of coats. No, I will not be getting rid of any of them. Yes, I wore almost all of them (save two that are basically only appropriate for wearing to the office). I spent a lot of time in shorts because the summers mysteriously keep getting hotter, and I spent a lot of time in t-shirts because babies like to drool and throw up.
did you buy more than you had hoped/planned or less
I didn't need anything so I didn't buy anything. In 2022, I just raided the sale section at ssense and it brought me to august on total purchases for 2021 (although at a lower price). I bought a few things opportunistically but they were additions to a set so I feel like I already made the initial investment and these were add ons (this is a completely bullshit justification). I completely avoided t-shirts and shoes.
I also retrieved my clothes from work and wow, it's like having a new wardrobe so buying stuff didn't make sense.
what did you buy that you really love (post fit pics)
I live in a house without mirrors so I don't have any fitpics that are worth sharing, but mostly my purchases were good. I got a great norbit 3L tweed coat which is a lot of fun but it turns out it's difficult to style, and then most of my money went to borre akkersdijk for pants nobody will ever see.
what did you buy that was a huge mistake
Bought a nanamica flannel but forgot that large now means extra large so I gave it to a friend. I was hoping for a lightweight sunblocking shirt for spring beach going but it was just ridiculous on me.
and to focus less on buying — look back on your styling in 2020.
last year I said:
I also have the above mentioned tweed jacket and a pied de poule portuguese flannel chore jacketish thing and man, it's tough to pick bottoms for them that aren't gray flannel (which is what I mostly wear anyway).
what did you like wearing?
On the off-chance I left my house, I liked wearing pants. Man it felt good to wear pants. I also went back to the gym during a particularly lulled period in the pandemic so it was nice to remind myself why I own so many shitty t-shirts.
what did you expect to wear more often than you did?
I really thought I was gonna wear shoes more often. And all my [redacted] commute stuff is pointless.
Last year I said flannel shirts took over sweaters. Well guess what: sweaters are back, baby.
what does 2022 look like from your head?
I have a lot of stuff to dump. It's just not getting worn and it's not interesting to collect. As I mentioned, I just bought some things so unless a grail pops up, I will likely stay silent until sale season. Frankly, I'd like to just go outside more. Anywhere.
Tell me about how you did in 2020
I didn't go anywhere, but I did move and have a kid, which is when I realized I have a lot of coats. No, I will not be getting rid of any of them. Yes, I wore almost all of them (save two that are basically only appropriate for wearing to the office). I spent a lot of time in shorts because the summers mysteriously keep getting hotter, and I spent a lot of time in t-shirts because babies like to drool and throw up.
did you buy more than you had hoped/planned or less
I didn't need anything so I didn't buy anything. In 2022, I just raided the sale section at ssense and it brought me to august on total purchases for 2021 (although at a lower price). I bought a few things opportunistically but they were additions to a set so I feel like I already made the initial investment and these were add ons (this is a completely bullshit justification). I completely avoided t-shirts and shoes.
I also retrieved my clothes from work and wow, it's like having a new wardrobe so buying stuff didn't make sense.
what did you buy that you really love (post fit pics)
I live in a house without mirrors so I don't have any fitpics that are worth sharing, but mostly my purchases were good. I got a great norbit 3L tweed coat which is a lot of fun but it turns out it's difficult to style, and then most of my money went to borre akkersdijk for pants nobody will ever see.
what did you buy that was a huge mistake
Bought a nanamica flannel but forgot that large now means extra large so I gave it to a friend. I was hoping for a lightweight sunblocking shirt for spring beach going but it was just ridiculous on me.
and to focus less on buying — look back on your styling in 2020.
last year I said:
so, same, basically.I am against using AC as much as possible so I spent the months of May and June in a pair of adidas kolor shorts and that's IT. I don't know if I liked wearing them because I really should have been using AC and was otherwise miserable, but they did the job.
I also have the above mentioned tweed jacket and a pied de poule portuguese flannel chore jacketish thing and man, it's tough to pick bottoms for them that aren't gray flannel (which is what I mostly wear anyway).
what did you like wearing?
On the off-chance I left my house, I liked wearing pants. Man it felt good to wear pants. I also went back to the gym during a particularly lulled period in the pandemic so it was nice to remind myself why I own so many shitty t-shirts.
what did you expect to wear more often than you did?
I really thought I was gonna wear shoes more often. And all my [redacted] commute stuff is pointless.
Last year I said flannel shirts took over sweaters. Well guess what: sweaters are back, baby.
what does 2022 look like from your head?
I have a lot of stuff to dump. It's just not getting worn and it's not interesting to collect. As I mentioned, I just bought some things so unless a grail pops up, I will likely stay silent until sale season. Frankly, I'd like to just go outside more. Anywhere.