Live simpler. Shop smarter. Look better.
It sounded logical enough. Inspired by Project 333, the idea is to “shop your own closet” to create a capsule wardrobe for one month, and share the results with the group. February seemed a good choice, being a short month. My friend chronicles the genesis of the idea on her personal blog, here. All the participants have wound up structuring their challenges a little differently, depending on climate (polar vortex in the East, drought in the West) and priorities (even with a broken foot I have 7 pairs of shoes on my list…addicted). I opted for 45 items: 33 clothes, outwear & shoes; seven pieces of jewelry & three bags in various sizes; two “alternates”.
At the outset this seemed to come at an opportune moment. I was struggling every morning with styling myself around a broken foot, newly committed to winnowing down my wardrobe, and generally trying to Keep It Simple.
Interestingly, though, what I came to find over the 28 days was that it all wound up stressing me out. First off, how does one decide what to include? I started with favorite basics and worked out from there, but made a concerted attempt to throw in a few well-loved but under-utilized things just to see if they could find a home in the regular rotation if I gave them a chance to shine. In other words, two commandments ruled:
- absolutely no crappy tees allowed no matter how tempted I am to throw one on, and
- figure out how to get my money’s worth out of that Anthropologie dress/geometric skirt/graphic coat I splurged on two years ago.
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