Leather Pant Revelation

So, I have not been keeping up with this near like I had envisioned. Since starting this journey in January, I have:

•  purged my closet
• set my eyes on the street-wear/ minimalist clothing vibes
• researched and fallen in love with clothing capsules (that I'm sure I will never be disciplined enough to conform to)
• incorporated long skirts into my wardrobe (sounds weird, but I didn't think it was possible)
• updated my shoes... like really updated!
• bought motto black leather pants

I'm sure there are other steps along the way that I am forgetting, but today is all about the Democracy black leather motto pants. When I first bought them, I was stepping outside of my comfort zone and wasn't sure I'd ever wear them. They are made better than the leather-like leggings I bought last winter. They fit more like jeans and have motto designs on them that I love. They fit tight and at first I felt like I had to pair them with tunics... very long tunics; however, the more I wear them, the more comfortable I am.

This week I scored a too short dress at Goodwill (that acted as a tunic for me). The price tag was still on it for $99.99 and I bought it for $5.99. Heck of a deal :) So I pushed myself outside of my comfort zone paired it with the black leather pants and really liked the way it turned out.

This idea made me realize I had two other too-short dresses that I bought at Goodwill for under $6.00 but have failed to wear and wanted to see how the pants looked with them...

I'm digging it.
So then the revelation came. When I bought the pants, I assumed I could only wear them with one tunic ...maybe two...  I randomly started throwing on tops to see how they looked. Could these pants actually be worn more often?  You be the judge, but I'm thinking, "yes".

In January, I started logging my daily outfits and made a Pinterest board for them. After a while, I started feeling silly and deleted the entire board. I wish I could reverse that rash decision. I lost so many outfits and really enjoyed visually seeing what was in my closet and how I mix and matched different pieces, made attempts at Pinterest looks ... so I'm starting it back up again :)

--Alyssa