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Over-the-knee boots are appearing in all the fall shoe previews.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nIt feels like fall in New York — after week upon week of 90-degree heat, this week the mercury has dipped and it is merely in the 70s.
\nThis is a merciful respite. I had grown weary of getting dressed for work each morning with priority #1 being “What will make me sweat the least?” My selection of sleeveless dresses and sandals have gotten heavy rotation and I’m tired of all of them.
\nNow I’m looking lustily at boots. All manner of boots, but especially the over-the-knee boots that seem all the rage.
\nI admit I’m a girl who appreciates shoes and jewelry and fashion in general — and maybe that’s why I was so intrigued by the Six Items Or Less experiment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Starting Monday, June 21st 2010, a group of people from California to Dubai are going to take part in a little experiment: each participant gets to choose six (and only six) items of clothing and pledge to wear only <\/em>these six items of clothing for a month. They\u2019ll share their experiences here at sixitemsorless.com
\nThere are exceptions that don\u2019t count towards the six: undergarments, swim wear, work-out clothes, work uniforms, outer jackets (rain slicker, outdoor jacket), shoes and accessories. You can get multiples of the same item for laundry purposes, but different colors count as separate items. Or you can tell us to stuff it and make your own rules.
\nPeople have asked what the philosophy is behind the experiment and most assume it\u2019s a statement about consumerism. In reality, we haven\u2019t dictated a driving thought. Rather it\u2019s about putting a challenge out there and seeing what people bring to it, do with it and talk about.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I went to Catholic high school for a year so I get the concept of a uniform — taking away the dizzying array of choices can be liberating. Like Garanimals<\/a>.
\nBut I’ve always considered clothes part of how I present myself for my job. It’s my uniform, my costume, that tells people I’m a serious professional. Could I do that if I had to limit it to six items for a month?
\nA New York Times article<\/a> on the experiment included this telling line:<\/p>\n

The most interesting thing to many of the Sixers was how few people noticed what they were doing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Today I had my portrait taken for the alumni magazine at Ross School of Business, Dividend<\/a>. I had forgotten the photographer was coming and groaned when I realized I’d have chosen something different if I knew it would be immortalized in a four-color photo.
\nBut maybe I should just wear the same six things all the time, then I wouldn’t even have to think that?
\nCould you wear just six things for a month? If so, what would they be — and how do you think it might change you or your routine to have fewer choices in your closet?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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