Meme: Five things in my wardrobe that I wouldn't be without

Simone has tagged me in a wardrobe meme. Oh dear. This is an area in which I might need help. Clothes are not my thing (not in the way that books are my thing at any rate). Sometimes I look in my wardrobe and wish I had something nicer/more stylish/more elegant to wear, but going to the shops to find it is another story. So, anyway, here goes.

1. A brown cardy. Sydney is the place for evening cardies. I am not supposed to wear black, being a summer-coloured person and all, and chocolate brown is my black. (That said I wear a black cardy nearly every day of my life, to ward of death by air-conditioning at work, and a nice, thin, scrunch-up-able black cardy is a must-have.) I also like cardies in other colours.

2. I have red dress envy, and wish I had more dresses, but I do have a blue one, and I like blue dresses.

3. Denim bottoms - a skirt, shorts and jeans that fit properly (not so easy to find). They go with most things and minimise wardrobe hassles. (And what in the world would a person wear without jeans?)

4. A nice pink t-shirt and/or jumper. I know there is a revolt against pink out there, and I no more think everyone should wear pink, especially Barbie pink, than everyone should wear orange (few people can pull off orange), but pink is actually my colour, particularly pale pink, so I have this life-long quest to find a nice (long!) t-shirt and jumper in the right shade of pink.

5. Running gear in quick-dry fabric (and there are other reasons for it to be dark colours - I bought a pale sports singlet recently on a throw-out somewhere, went for a hot sweaty jog and then came home and looked in the mirror - and that will never be done in public again!). I'm not mad about this stuff, but it's something I take with me everywhere, so obviously my wardrobe can't be without it.

Here are the rules.

Title your post- Meme: Five things in my wardrobe that I wouldn't be without.

Tell us who linked you.

List your 5 wardrobe items.

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Tag 2 or 3 others to join in the fun!

I am going to tag Ally, because she has a degree in this stuff, and once offered to give me a wardrobe consultation, which I never got around to taking her up on, so maybe I could learn something. She also does "wardrobe" without big spending.

And I'll also tag Soph, because Soph does cool and quirky.

And maybe I'll tag Rebecca too, because she sews things, even Regency outfits, and I am curious.