Showing posts with label capsule wardrobe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label capsule wardrobe. Show all posts

Friday, May 1, 2015

Raining on my parade



 
Jacket- Sears (old)  option
blouse- Loft via Poshmark   option  option  option
pants- Loft
necklace- gift
shoes- Payless   option  option
Worn April 28, 2015
 
I try not to complain, especially not here, but life is raining on my parade right now. I'm not going into great detail but I'm beating myself up over something I feel like I could have done better last week. I know that the experience will ultimately be good and this is how we learn, but I'm having a frustrating and painful learning curve right now.
 
And it rained (literally) the first couple of days this week, but I didn't let it stop the outfit pics. I picked up my favorite butterfly umbrella that was a perfect backdrop to this butterfly top and went to work in the drizzle.  I threw this blazer in the mix of the capsule because I really needed to challenge myself to wear it in ways differently than I had been. I've always gone to brown with it, but I'm loving it with this top.
 
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
 
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Monday, April 27, 2015

A new favorite




Blazer- JCrew Factory  option option  option
blouse- TJMaxx  option
pants- Loft 
 shoes- Payless   option  option  option
worn April 16, 2015
 
This may just be a new favorite work outfit. It was comfortable, crisp and I felt professional but not stuffy or boring. Colors can still be professional even in a very conservative environment.
 
Just in case you are wondering, I did not wear mint two days in a row. But then again, what's wrong with that? Last Friday I posted the mint cardigan. My trip out of town has gotten my posts out of order because I was not able to take all of pics ahead of  time or during that week and still have a few things that have been worn that still need to be photographed. I also had some busy long days last week that didn't allow for pics but I managed to get this one in.
 
Here's a look back at the mint blazer worn last year with black and stripes:
 
 

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Another take on chartreuse






Blazer- Gap  option
Pants- Gap
top- JCPenney  option   option
belt- Target  option
shoes- DSW  option  option
bracelet- JCPenney  option  option
Worn April 22, 2015
 
Sometimes you need a grab and go option for work that still looks professional and like you put some effort into it. That's when a matching suit comes in handy. I paired my black suit with the chartreuse top and leopard accents. I purposely put the matching suit in my capsule because I knew there would be days like this one where I didn't want to spend energy on creating an outfit. Fun accessories keep it from being boring.
 
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Monday, April 6, 2015

37 piece spring work capsule

I've finally narrowed down my choices for a spring work capsule. I've decided to give the capsule option a go from now until June 20. I started utilizing pieces in the capsule April 1. I've finally got the pieces together to show you. Boy, was it hard. I wanted to include so many but had to keep telling myself this is just for spring and there is still summer coming. I did not want to photograph each item so I've made sets of similar or the same item from the internet. My apologies to those of you who saw my strange polyvore posts. I don't use polyvore much so it was a learning curve for me.

On to the capsule: I am going to create my work outfits from 37 pieces for the aforementioned time frame. I decided not to include casual weekend pieces in my capsule because my weekend needs fluctuate so much. I may eventually get around to settling on another casual capsule but for now I'll just play with the work wear. I did not include shoes or accessories. Those are free range. My self imposed rules are that I can swap out two pieces at the end of thirty days if these just aren't working. I'm also allowing myself to utilize pieces not in the capsule on two occasions if necessary as long as one capsule item is still included in the outfit. Want to play along? Feel free to and let me know in the comments.

Here are my choices: 11 tops
Spring tops

1. Sleeveless green top by Merona/Target - (old) pictured item is similar
2. Loft floral and butterfly top- recent Poshmark purchase pictured is similar
3.  Floral Target top- exact item
4. Coral/navy/mint chevron top- similar item pictured
5. Worthington graphic print top- exact item
6. JCrew grid print top- similar pictured  option
7. Black lace top- similar pictured
8. Chartreuse top- similar pictured
9. JCrew Factory blue stripe button up - similar pictured
10. Blush Limited top- similar pictured  option
11. Lemon Loft utility blouse- similar pictured
 
13 Bottoms:
Spring bottoms



 
 
1. Navy Merona pencil skirt -similar pictured
2. Pink Worthington pencil skirt- exact
3. Green Limited pencil skirt -similar pictured
4. Mint Limited skirt- similar pictured
5. Print Worthington pencil skirt- smiliar
6. JCrew dot pencil skirt similar pictured
7. white Loft pants- similar pictured
8. Light grey Worthington trousers- similar pictured
9. Loft trousers- exact
10. Limited navy trousers- exact
11. Loft cobalt pants -similar pictured
12. Heathered navy trousers similar pictured

12 Blazers or completer pieces- all pictured are similar

Spring toppers

 1. Black Gap blazer option
2. Light grey Worthington blazer
3. White Ann Klein blazer similar
4. Grey pinstripe blazer
5. Coral blazer  option
6. Hot pink blazer  option
7. Mint blazer  option
8 Lavender blazer
9. Beige sleeveless trench coat option
10 White vest similar
11.Mint cardigan
12. Beige pinstripe blazer option

What do you think? Would you give a capsule a try?

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