Capsule Wardrobes..

There are so many definitions of the capsule wardrobe online. I don't feel bad altering to fit my own needs as well. In my mind, a capsule wardrobe is a small, cohesive collection of clothes that fit together to form a unified whole. They exist in relation to each other, and can generally be worn together interchangeable, but not in a dull way. My intentions for my capsule wardrobe are to have something funky, interesting, and attractive that fits my way of life, and my limited storage space. 

I originally planned on having about 36 pieces of clothing, excepting shoes and scarves.. but when I went through my clothes and made up a list of the items I need to replace or repair, I came up with a number closer to 25 or 30 pieces of clothing. The wardrobe I'm planning for now is made up of 5 skirts, 5 dresses, 10 tops, and 5 variable pieces..leggings or jeans or something. I might end up with fewer of those. I didn't include shoes, but I'd like to end up with 4 pairs of shoes: flats, boots, heels, and muck boots. I also plan on having 4 or 5 scarves. I already have lovely cowboy boots, some fun red flats, and pretty brown heels..since 90% of my wardrobe is black though, I wonder if I should replace the brown heels with something more relate-able. 


But since we're in the middle of 'No-Spend January', adding to my wardrobe will have to wait a while. Right now I'm firmly in the reducing stage of the process. And reducing is so much fun! While I go about getting rid of the clothes that don't spark joy, I'm redoing my drawers, pasting pages from a crumbling book of Parisian photography over the old drawer-paper. 

I'm also creating a capsule board on Pinterest, so I can pick through clothing in my mind before buying anything. 

Has anyone else done a capsule wardrobe? I'd love any advice on making a smooth transition into clothing simplicity.

Wardrobe Adjustments: Being Pretty

My look needs a bit of an update. In general, I like the theme I'm going for, sort of 'just off the boat' old-worldy, mixed with bohemian..but in practice, I tend to look more like what I am: 'lazy homesteader'. So I'm re-doing my wardrobe, starting today. The intentional look stays the same, and everything that doesn't fit, goes. So, here are the principals:

• Toss everything I'm only partially thrilled with (n.b. 'tossed' can mean either 'cut up and reuse' or 'donate' .. if the fabric is worth saving, I'll throw it in the sewing pile).

• Have 'work' clothes, 'good' clothes, and 'better' clothes..and don't clean the chicken coop in anything but work clothes!!

• Don't buy anything halfheartedly. It has to be amazing - adjust to having fewer clothes.

• Don't hold onto clothes I don't love to wear. 

• Never go out looking slummy: this includes yoga pants. Since most of my skirts have been sliced on blackberry thorns or burnt on the stove, I've been a bit of a lazy dresser. No longer!

• Get the poppies tattoo! Nothing helps update a look like some new ink, and I've been planning this one for months. I'm setting an appointment Monday.

 So, the goal is to end up something closer to this..but with more black..and more color..and more jewelry:

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Hair

 That's right..I did it!

Black hair and bangs!! What do you think?