Friday, April 3, 2015

On the grid




 
Blazer- Gap  option  option
blouse- JCrew via ebay  option  option
skirt- Limited (old)  option
shoes- Payless  option
 
I will shamelessly admit that I saw this blouse on another blogger and had to have it. I found it on ebay. Lucky me. Of course it has to go in the capsule, because it's new to me and I need to be wearing it since I HAD to HAVE it.
 
I really do like a combination of black, white and green. What are your favorite color combinations?
 
 

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Lemon



 
Blouse- Loft  option option
Blazer- Ross  option
Pants- GAP
necklace- JCrew Factory  option
 
 
I'm still working through this capsule thing I asked about yesterday. I think I have decided to do a capsule from now until June 20. I have chosen 38 work wear pieces. I'm still coming up with casual items and what rules I will subject myself too. Are any you doing any challenges for Spring or even some Spring closet cleaning? Check out Merrick's closet clean out advice.
 
These are three more of the 38 items. I'll try to post the whole capsule of items in one post soon. Lemon yellow, or any form of yellow, is such a popular color this year. I'm glad I invested in this blouse last year. And I'm loving how it looks with grey and black.
 
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Chartreuse and leopard



 
Blazer- Lord and Taylor  option  similar
blouse- JCPenney  option
skirt- Target  option
shoes- DSW  option  option
earrings option  option
 
A combination of chartreuse, navy, and white with a touch of leopard. Once again, this was inspired by an outfit I found on Pinterest.
 
I've touched on this before but I'd like some serious feedback. What do you think of 30x30 remixes or capsule wardrobes? My fall 30x30 got a good bit of response and interest, but I know some folks get bored with those sorts of things. I played with the idea of a winter capsule but didn't make a real commitment to it. I did create outfits from a core set of items through the winter but never listed them out or made a post of them. I think April would be a good month to do a Spring 30x30 but I have issues with just 30 items to take me through both work and casual weekend wear. I need a capsule of each type of clothing because my weekend wear can be so different from what's allowed at work. So I thought about just a 30 from 30 of work outfits, but that would take us through about 6 weeks. So then I decided that maybe I'd do a Spring Capsule April 1- June 20 that combines about 40-50 pieces of both casual and work wear. I said at the end of the 30x30 that I would not do this with any kind of commitment to a time frame, but I do like the challenge of coming up with new outfits. and I liked having them planned in advance. And I will not include shoes in my limited number of pieces. They are free range. My rules. What do you think? What would you like to see?
 
If I do this, then this is officially day 1 of my capsule because these pieces have made the list so far. And this is no April fool's joke. Seriously, what would you like to see here?
 
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Cold snap



 
Scarf- Tuesday Morning  option  option
shirt- Jones New York via TJMaxx  option  option
skirt- Dorothy Perkins  option  option  option
boots-shoes.com  option  option
Worn March 29, 2015
 
We had a bit of a cold snap this weekend and I woke up to temperatures of 37 degrees Sunday morning. I know many of you have been suffering far worse than that, but for south Georgia, that's cold. It forced me to come up with one more winter outfit so the boots came out. I previously tried to pull off this shirt and scarf combination with a blazer and pants but I think this works much better this way. You need to see the stripes to appreciate the pattern mix.

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Monday, March 30, 2015

Mint for business- two ways



 
scarf- Books a Million  option  option  option
shirt- Forever21 option  option  option
blazer / pants- Limited
shoes- Kenneth Cole Reaction via TJMaxx  option
worn March 27, 2015
 
I wore this to a work meeting on Friday. Since we were away from our normal work location, I thought I'd push the envelope a little with a more casual shirt and scarf and flats, but still manage to keep it in the business attire realm. I think it worked. Who says you can't have a little pattern mixing in your business attire? And yes, you read that correctly- the scarf came from Books A Million a few years back.
 
Here's a look back at the scarf with a mint blazer:
 
 
 
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