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Capsule Wardrobe Project 333: my clothes, step by step

I was not able to finish navy/grey last night, so I'm doing another step-by-step, this time using my own personal 333.  This is a thought process that I can describe in great detail!   Regarding the final number of tops, jackets, cardigans etc.: start with a general target number for your final wardrobe.  I personally like to have 10 "bottoms" (i.e. skirts or pants), and I want 6 or 8 cardigans or blazers, because I wear them frequently.  And I know going in that I want to include both a very basic black knit dress, and my road-warrior black velvet Eileen Fisher dress.     First, I of course will start with black.  I wear a lot of black, and I never get bored or tired of it.  (lots of scarves ... View the Post

Simply Seasonless in the Capsule Wardrobe: Black Pants

Last week's episode of Simply Seasonless (the denim shirt) included quite a few essential capsule wardrobe items that are ALSO pretty versatile.  Today, I'm thinking of a pair of black "ankle pants", i.e. those pants that stop about 2 inches above the ankle bone. They're obvious with sandals or espadrilles, easy as pie with boots, but surprisingly fun with opaque tights and pumps or ballet flats...  The key to wearing these pants successfully?  Make sure they're narrow at the bottom, simply styled, and not TOO short.And yes, you're seeing some of these garments again - this is key to an efficient capsule wardrobe!

Black capri pants – Emilio Pucci, Denim shirt – Marc by Marc Jacobs, scarf – Hermès, 

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Simply Seasonless: Denim Shirt

Denim shirt – Marc by Marc Jacobs    

Denim shirt – Marc by Marc Jacobs, grey pants – Stella McCartney, scarf – Hermès, blazer – Allsaints, grey loafers – Dune, zigzag scarf – Missoni, grey sweater – VPL, jeans – Mango, sneakers - Converse        

Denim shirt – Marc by Marc Jacobs, black skirt – DKNY, black cardigan – L.L.Bean, scarf – Etro, opaque tights – Armani Exchange, pumps – Stuart Weitzman, grey pearl earrings – Lord & Taylor, tweed dress – Dolce & Gabbana, grey tights – Topshop, loafers – Tod’s  

Denim shirt – Marc by Marc Jacobs, moonstone earrings – Andrea Fohrman, white cardigan – Rag & Bone, black cropped pants – Emilio Pucci, ballet flats – See by ... View the Post

Capsule Wardrobe Project 333: 2 weeks, with accessories

Yes, there are eight outfits in each week - I just can't find a nice way to show seven outfits on a page! 

 

Now if you dressed like this for two weeks, and someone remarked that you were wearing the same clothes repeatedly, you should just laugh at them, and suggest they get a hobby.

For reference purposes, these are the Project 333 garments:

 

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Capsule Wardrobe Project 333: from the sublime to the ridiculous

After we got back from Paris, belovedest and I agreed that we could have packed less - we had more options than we strictly needed, and we wouldn't have minded having even SMALLER bags...And that made me start pondering the number of options inherent in any "Project 333" that includes 33 pieces of clothing - theoretically more than 1,000.

So, I started illustrating them all....  and my brain ground to a halt at 160 outfits.  This would easily get me through 5 months, and I haven't even begun to address the possibilities of my dresses.  Wow.  I really do NOT need a lot of clothes - I re-learn this fact every day.

Note: although you can't really tell here, the 3 pair of black pants are VERY different from each other ... View the Post

A Common Capsule Wardrobe, with brown

She has an unnatural fondness for trees... Rumor has it that she once sat in one for a VERY long time, to keep it from being cut.

 

Knitted scarf – Missoni, rings & stud earrings – Jenny Bird, square scarf – Bottega Veneta, drop earrings – Leva, 

watch – WE WOOD, necklace – Kenneth Jay Lane, bag – Embawo, studded bracelet – Karen London,

 tube bracelet – Marc Jacobs, wool cashmere scarf – Epice, flats – Born, belt – Isabel Marant, boots- Mulberry  

 

 

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How I Pack: The Clothes…

October 4, 2012   Now that I'm appropriately dressed for flying, the first thing I'll pack will be an outfit in solid black.  This gives me my "core of 4" in black...  

 It's hard to imagine, but at this point, with six articles of clothing, I in fact have twelve different outfits.  Okay, twelve different, really REPETITIOUS outfits, but this would in theory be "do-able" for a while.  Remember, nobody is keeping track of what you wear (if they are, they've got bigger problems than you can solve), and you can always get laundry done while traveling.  Accessories could brighten this up quite a bit, too.

 

  The other thing I definitely plan for is any activity that I'm sure of, that ... View the Post

How I Pack: my Travel Outfit

For me, the single most crucial decision in travel is what to wear on the plane.  It's all well and good to say that I'm carrying my luggage onto the plane, and thus I'm not going to be trapped in these clothes forever, but...

One may be "requested" to check one's bag.  Thus, it goes where no man has gone before, and you may not see it for quite a while. Flight delays.  You may be wearing these clothes a LOT longer than your schedule suggests. Hotel check-in timing - when we arrive in Paris, it will only be about 8 a.m.  Arriving in the city between 9 and 9:30, we will be HOURS too early to check into our room.  Thus, my first three or four hours in Paris will be spent wearing these same clothes.

I see ... View the Post

A Common Capsule Wardrobe, with chalcedony

Her grandmother told her that wearing chalcedony was a sure-fire way to improve your insight into people's thoughts and feelings.  So she became a market research executive. .

Jewelry – Alexis Bittar, square scarf – Liberty London, belt – Menichetti, linen scarf – EPICE S.A.R.L., ballet flats – 

Debenhams, satchel – Hayden Harnett,suede oxfords – Labor of Love  

 

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Imaginary Shopping for a Capsule Wardrobe “must-have” color: Winter White

Sweater – Isabel Marant, scarf – Levi’s Made & Crafted, loafers – Cole Haan, ring – Jamie Joseph  

 

 

 

 

 

There will be blog posts six days a week while I'm in Paris - everything's all scheduled and ready to go!  (no, I am NOT going to be writing while I'm on vacation...)  You will know everything about my packing approach by the time I'm back in Chicago - at which time I will tell you every detail of our trip... ... View the Post