Sunday, September 27, 2009

Capsule Wardrobe Challenge

Small Fabric of My Life has issued a Capsule Wardrobe Challenge, where we take 10 items of clothing and 5 accessories, and mix and match outfits for the week. It starts tomorrow and runs through Friday. I've been buying lots of dresses for the express purpose of being able to coordinate multiple outfits for them, so I am definitely in!

Here is what I will be wearing this week:

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To start with, there are 3 dresses and 4 sweater/jackets:

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MK Purple-mustard-brown dress
AT aubergine sheath
LOFT black pocketed dress

Kohls brown corduroy blazer (new!)
grey M+O boyfriend sweater
purple AT boyfriend sweater
mustard Halogen yoked cardigan

Also a white camisole, just in case.

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The other two clothing items will be my shoes.

brown Franco Sarto riding boots (new!)
bronze Audrey Brooke jeweled flats

The accessories will include my beloved purple with brown trim Coach bag (which I have been using nonstop since I got it), and the stuff below.

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mustard leather belt, Old Navy
multi-stone 3-in-1 necklace, BR
multi-colored floral scarf, owned for 15+ years

I HAD put aside for my last accessory either my Oriblu microfishnets or my reversible Spanx tights (black and bittersweet) depending on the weather, but then I just read that hosiery is NOT included! Whoohoo! I have a second scarf I debated using instead so I will add that back in.

Honestly, I think I could make many more than just 5 days of outfits out of this! I'm excited about it this week, and I lucked out in that I will be off-site at meetings several times this week, so I can repeat dresses and no one will know. LOL!

P.S. I am pretty impressed that there is only ONE black item in the whole set. My, how my closet has changed!

2 comments:

  1. Ooh, I love the purple and yellow combo (are you a Vikings fan? :-P). I did no black in my Capsule Wardrobe last year, so this year, I am letting myself incorporate some (I also have a funeral to go to on Friday, so I have to keep that in mind), but will be popping some bright colours off it.

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  2. I was just thinking about what rich neutrals you have in your collection. I love the aubergine and burgundy!

    I look forward to seeing how you wear this capsule over the next week.

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