I have thought about doing a capsule wardrobe for quite awhile. Now that the season is changing I thought I would see if I can make it work. I scoured the web and Pinterest for information. I found this great site that at least helped me find a starting spot. One of the tips was to chose a base color, black or blue and go from there. Black was the obvious choice for me.
I need to say that I decided to start this project at 9pm at night. I decided to clean out my closet at 9pm, was I crazy? Yes, but I forged on...
I cleaned out my closet, then I started with pants, skirts, tops etc. I used the website to help me figure out what I needed. Long sleeve knits, in three basic colors, grey, white and black. Same for the short sleeves. Then I moved to the next thing skirts, three skirts, grey, black and denim. Next was sweaters, grey, black....are you starting to see a pattern? I realized as I moved through the list I had a majority of the items already. Basics in neutral colors laid the ground work. Once I had the basics I could throw in a few pops of color, a red long sleeve t-shirt, a pink short sleeve t-shirt a pink 3/4 sleeve, a striped dress etc.
I really wish I would of taken a picture of my closet before I started this. In the end I wound up with less than 60 articles of clothing and seven pairs of shoes! Look at all of that room!
How long did this take? I bet you thought I was up until all hours of the morning! Actually I was done by 10:30. It only took me 1 1/2 hrs to pick out a wardrobe for the fall season!! AMAZING!!
And so where is the rest of the stuff that came out of the closet? Can you believe all of this was in the closet?
I am going to sort through all of this as some of them are summer outfits. Anything that looks worn will get tossed out. Anything I did not wear will go to the donation pile. I'll keep those things that I know I'll wear for the next season and those that I think I may still need. If I get bored with my capsule wardrobe, I'll go shopping in my closets to see if there is something that I need.
It will be interesting to see if can keep from shopping until the end of November!!
I need to say that I decided to start this project at 9pm at night. I decided to clean out my closet at 9pm, was I crazy? Yes, but I forged on...
I cleaned out my closet, then I started with pants, skirts, tops etc. I used the website to help me figure out what I needed. Long sleeve knits, in three basic colors, grey, white and black. Same for the short sleeves. Then I moved to the next thing skirts, three skirts, grey, black and denim. Next was sweaters, grey, black....are you starting to see a pattern? I realized as I moved through the list I had a majority of the items already. Basics in neutral colors laid the ground work. Once I had the basics I could throw in a few pops of color, a red long sleeve t-shirt, a pink short sleeve t-shirt a pink 3/4 sleeve, a striped dress etc.
I really wish I would of taken a picture of my closet before I started this. In the end I wound up with less than 60 articles of clothing and seven pairs of shoes! Look at all of that room!
How long did this take? I bet you thought I was up until all hours of the morning! Actually I was done by 10:30. It only took me 1 1/2 hrs to pick out a wardrobe for the fall season!! AMAZING!!
I am going to sort through all of this as some of them are summer outfits. Anything that looks worn will get tossed out. Anything I did not wear will go to the donation pile. I'll keep those things that I know I'll wear for the next season and those that I think I may still need. If I get bored with my capsule wardrobe, I'll go shopping in my closets to see if there is something that I need.
It will be interesting to see if can keep from shopping until the end of November!!
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