Another week has passed (very slowly, in my opinion) which means it's time for another weekly roundup of spring outfits from my colorful capsule wardrobe. The weather was chilly again but I was determined to not let that get me down. I feel like this week of outfits is a good balance of the colorful items in my capsule and those that lean more neutral. We're starting to see some repeat items as well,…
I'm a firm believer that the most sustainable clothing is the stuff you already own. I'm also a big believer that if something isn't working, fix it. Don't throw it away. Find a way to make it useful again. And with those two things in mind, and because something in my closet wasn't working, I decided to put together a post to outline the steps I took to crop a top. I think we…
Compared to last week's colorful outfits, this week's casual outfits are very neutral. I feel like I relied more on print and accessories this week to make each outfit a little more interesting. It was nice to revisit some of my accessories that I've been neglecting. As with pretty much every other week, I didn't really wear these outfits anywhere. I ran a couple of errands...Target drive up, the post office and the donut…
Converse high tops...the quintessential warm weather shoe. Always in style and so versatile. With warm weather just around the corner, or already here for some, I figured that the timing was right to put together a "how to style converse" post. And although it's spring at the time of writing this post, the outfits that I have chosen can translate across most seasons...with maybe an extra layer or two! Honestly, as much as I…
This is the second installment in my Spring Style with a Capsule Wardrobe series. It's a way for me to round up all of the outfits that I've been wearing from my spring capsule wardrobe of 31 items. Check out this post for week 1. Earth Day is on April 22. One of my goals with my slower wardrobe this year was to reduce my clothing consumption and to hopefully encourage others to look…
After purchasing a vintage quilt back in the fall, and finally getting past the guilt of cutting it up, I made the quilted coat that I have been dreaming of for months. This project has been a labor of love...and frustration. Has the end result been worth it? Definitely! But it was touch and go there for a while. I'm not usually the first one to a trend. If I like something, I don't…
The first week of dressing from my spring capsule wardrobe is over and I thought I'd share the outfits that I made out of the 30 items. The weather was pretty gloomy and chilly this week so I definitely got some good use out of my sweaters. I really love dressing during the transitional seasons. I like being able to layer without having to bundle up in a big coat, scarf, gloves and hat!…
I spent last week putting my spring capsule wardrobe together and now it's ready for it's big reveal. Using the steps outlined in this post, I ended up with 30 items, which is pretty consistent with past capsules. Preparing this capsule was a little different as I was only pulling from the items that I already owned. In the past, I had usually shopped in preparation for the new season but as I'm in…
It's the last few days of winter which means that it's the last few days of my winter seasonal capsule wardrobe. It also means that I've spent this past few days transitioning my capsule wardrobe to spring. Since I've had a few questions asking me how I do this, I thought it would be useful to write it all out, in case anyone else is struggling with the transition. Since I'm not buying and…
Things have been a little quiet over here. February is always a hard month for me because it gets so cold here. Like bitterly cold. I always struggle with motivation and creativity but throw in a pandemic and kids that are online schooling and it's a whole new ballgame. I'm really happy that I put together a winter capsule wardrobe as it reduced the amount of decisions that I had to make when it…
Writing this post of the heels of my 5 Easy Ways to Help you Stop Shopping post seems like a good idea, and not one that I had planned. But sometimes, good things happen in pairs. And my decision to truly embrace a slower wardrobe this year seems serendipitous in a way. I recently revealed in a post on Instagram that I added 6 new items to my wardrobe in 1 month, from December…
Do you want to stop shopping? Have you committed to a no buy year, or a no buy month? Maybe you're doing a low buy year instead? Do you just want to reduce the amount that you shop in general? I'm definitely in that third category! After making quite a few clothing purchases in 2020 (emotional shopping as a result of the pandemic is my excuse and I'm sticking to it), I want to…
