Apr 14th - Outfit #12 - Ultimate Challenge and Shopping

Yesterday was both my WW meeting and the start of our Ultimate season. I forgot to plan for Ultimate when I did my April capsule planning - oops. My usual plan is to have light clothes (for weighing in) that I can easily change out of at the field. 

Instead of wearing my board shorts, t-shirt, runners and ball cap out in public (at my meeting and at the diner), I feel better about myself because I'm putting my best foot forward and making an effort to look nice. I even have a "bare bones" make-up bag for making myself more presentable after the game. It just helps keep me feeling more positive. 

This was the closest I could find for a weigh-in/quick-change outfit in this month's capsule:

This is my yellow t-shirt (and please ignore that my boobs are totally flattened and squished into my sports bra; very flattering, ha ha!) and my grey pencil skirt. I've hiked the skirt up a bit and then cinched it at the waist with my leather belt.

I last wore the top here (last outfit), and the skirt here. To keep me warm I covered up with my python-printed leather jacket (not part of the capsule as outerwear).

I added my black kitten heels (last seen here), which ended up feeling pretty good after wearing cleats for 2.5 hours.

Jacket (Bebe, thrifted), t-shirt (INC, thrifted), skirt (Plum), belt (Gap), shoes (Enzo Angiolini, thrifted), necklace (Shi Studios).

Our game of Ultimate went well, and a bunch of us did lunch afterwards. It was a lovely sunny day, so I wandered around town after lunch and browsed through a few thrift stores and one consignment store.

Here's what I got (you can click on any of the pictures to embiggen)!

Contrast, thrifted, $5.00

White denim walking shorts (knee-length). They fit great and will be a nice alternate to jeans on a casual Friday or on the weekend.

I found this blouse on consignment. It's actually a really small animal/leopard print.

Express, consignment, $18.00

This will be a nice light blouse for hotter weather or for layering.

I found this blouse at a thrift store last weekend while looking for steampunk items:

Guess, thrifted, $13.50

I won't be wearing this for a costume piece, but I really liked the fine brown and white gingham check, the metal ball buttons and the hot pink stitching on all the seams. It was a little pricey for thrift, but it's good quality, and has a nice pin-up girl fit to it. I also usually don't go for logos on my clothes, but the crest is hot pink so I don't mind. Hee.

I was really excited by this jacket:

Not the Same Jeans, consignment, $30.00

It's a dark grey cotton (there are several different textures and weaves in this), with raveled edges on the ruffled parts. The sides have quite a dramatic peplum shape - eee! Love it. I am really grooving on this Victorian shaping lately.

Here's a shot of the back:

Great seaming, and although the bow is in the way, there is a U-dip at the bottom of the back hem. Don't you just love good back detail?

I couldn't resist this turquoise leopard sweater:

Precis, consignment, $26.00

This will probably be in next month's capsule. It's a nice easy piece that doesn't require a lot of styling.

I found this great dress:

No label, thrifted, $8.50

It's that nice jersey material that washes, scrunches and looks great on. I love the bright turquoise and know I'll get a lot of wear out of this, both alone and as a layering piece.

I wasn't 100% sold on this velvet cotton jacket, but I can't resist decorations.

Ann & J Concepts, thrifted, $9.50

The price and fit were too good to pass up. We'll see if it gets into a capsule by the end of September (when I switch back to my winter wardrobe). Of all the items I purchased, this is the one I'm least enamoured with.

I successfully resisted a lot of things I might have purchased in the past, by focusing on items that I really liked and thought I could use in the (sort of pre-planned) capsules for May-September. What do you think of the new purchases?