i started pretty much from scratch as after having 3 babies my wardrobe was full of stuff that didn't fit me properly and you know how bodies change after having a baby even if you are the same weight - things just don't go back in quite the same way as they were before. so, a change was overdue.
i have discovered that i really like the idea of having a capsule wardrobe. that doesn't mean that i only have a tiny amount of items but to me, means that my wardrobe isn't overflowing, that most of my stuff will go with other stuff, and that i don't have items in there that never get worn. if something isn't working - i purge it. i'm not completely done yet, but am a good way there!
of course, it isn't feasible to have a wardrobe where every single item will work with everything else and that would feel quite limiting. so, what i do is have loose capsules, i group them in my head for workwear and casualwear and then i have others for different colour schemes etc.
so this is what i came up with for a workwear capsule for autumn/winter. i kept an overall colour scheme of black, white and tan as neutrals with colours of coral, pink and burgundy.
from these 9 items i can make the following basic outfits:
1. black trousers + coral top
2. black trousers + black and white spotty shirt
3. black trousers + white wrap top
4. black trousers + black and white stripy top
5. black trousers + terracotta long sleeved tee
6. black skirt + coral top
7. black skirt + black and white spotty shirt
8. black skirt + white wrap top
9. black skirt + black and white stripy top
10. black skirt + terracotta long sleeved tee
11. berry pencil skirt + coral top
12. berry pencil skirt + black and white spotty shirt
13. berry pencil skirt + white wrap top
14. berry pencil skirt + black and white stripy top
15. berry pencil skirt + terracotta long sleeved tee
16. leopard dress
17. leopard dress + coral top
18. leopard dress + black and white spotty shirt
19. leopard dress + white wrap top
20. leopard dress + black and white stripy top
21. leopard dress + terracotta long sleeved tee
22. leopard dress + pencil skirt
23. leopard dress + black skirt
of course you would need to be cool with some pattern mixing with the dress and tops. but i think they should all work together nicely as they are all in the same cohesive colour scheme.
then you add in 2 toppers and accessories - i chose a pleather bomber jacket and a smart heather jacket, two contrasting scarves, a black belt, and a gold necklace.
once you factor in all the different looks you can create using these accessories on top of the basic capsule, you can end up with over a month's worth of different looks without repeating any!
black trousers - ebay
black skirt - dorothy perkins
berry pencil skirt - next
coral blouse - next
spotty shirt - marks + spencer
white wrap top - pepperberry
black and white stripy top - next
terracotta long sleeved tee - next
leopard dress - dorothy perkins
monochrome and leopard scarves - next
berry necklace - next
black ankleboots - next
tan riding boots - DUO
pleather bomber - new look
heather jacket - next
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