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My style video

by Kristen Philipkoski on March 2, 2013 · 5 comments

in Fashion,Featured Posts,Geekery

A little while back a lovely young woman named Sara Washington got in touch with me asking if I’d mind if she interviewed me on-camera about my closet and style. Obviously that’s one of my all-time favorite things to talk about so I said YES. The result is the video below, which I think Sara did an amazing job on. It’s part of a series she’s creating called Dressed, so stay tuned for more installments on her blog, She was so much fun and so easy to work with, and I’m so excited to have this keepsake—especially since I’m going through a MAJOR closet overhaul at the moment. I just listed 20 items on Poshmark, and many more are to come!

In the video, I talk about my style evolution, from hippie college student to fast fashion addict to now, which I don’t know how to define exactly, but I do know that I’m finally taking Tim Gunn’s excellent advice from his Guide to Quality, Taste and Style. He says something like: “Nothing in your closet should made you sad.” In the video I share several pieces that make me happy, but I also have SO MANY things in there that make me sad, mostly because they’re uncomfortable and/or unflattering. They are evidence of me succumbing to a trend that doesn’t work for my body, or ordering online and being too lazy to make the return when I realized the item didn’t look great. And it is TIME TO PURGE!

ANYHOO, I’m slightly embarrassed but honored that Sara made this video below. I’d love to hear what you all think, and about all of your style evolutions. I feel like whether you were a hippie or a goth or a prep, a little bit of that always stays with you, do you agree?

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  • http://stylebysantina.blogspot.com/ Santina

    Kristen, I love this video! And, we are even more similar than I realized! Three things:
    1. I lived in army cargo shorts from high school through college. 
    2. I, too, purchased hideous clothing from Contempo Casual. Oh, the baby tees!
    3. I definitely have a bit of a hippie spirit as well. If I were brave, I’d show pics of myself in college….in only clothing I made for myself. (Except for the Birkenstocks, of course). While you won’t catch me in patchwork now, I think my wanderlust is a product of that spirit.

    • http://www.stylenik.com kp

      Hey Santina! I love it! Oh, the baby tees indeed. I love that you made your own clothing in college and I want to see the pics!! I’ll share mine if you share yours :D

      • http://stylebysantina.blogspot.com/ Santina

        Truth? I still have some of it. I just couldn’t get rid of it all, so I actually have patchwork tucked away in a bin in the back of my closet…the one that is bursting at the seams with things I actually wear. Something is wrong with this…

  • http://profiles.google.com/mmmegpie Meghan Noel

    This is amazing!!! Love hearing your fashion history and peeking at your closet. :)

    • http://www.stylenik.com kp

      Thx Meghan! xx

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