The other day I was buying a shirt online, and realized that it was the 3rd time I had purchased the same shirt from Madewell. Different colors and patterns, but still the same shirt. I started thinking about how many Madewell items I’ve re-purchased through the years. Quite a few, actually. An edited-down approach I spend very little time shopping for clothes and have gotten into a bit of a system that works for me. You may remember THIS post… Read more »
The next step in my journey after decluttering my closet and then deciding to take on a capsule wardrobe approach was to select the pieces that I wanted to carry me through this summer. I used the use categories I identified on THIS POST to build a framework for a loose “uniform” for each category. I have no illusions of Vogue knocking on my door to be their new style editor. It is an exercise using my individual taste to ensure… Read more »
After using this book to inspire me to really get rid of any clothes that did not bring me joy any more, I was left with very few things. This offered me a perfect opportunity to attempt a capsule wardrobe approach for this season (summer). I first learned about the concept through Jess Lively’s podcast last year. She interviewed Caroline Rector, the creator of the blog Un-Fancy and the person responsible for really making it a “thing”. She recently stopped blogging,… Read more »
