30 For 30 Capsule Challenge - Favourite Capsule (Plus the Tiki Skirt Round Two and a Rose Top)

And the winner for the best capsule of the 30 For 30 Capsule Challenge is...October! Enjoy it all over again at the recap here.

But I'm getting tired of the capsule thing. It's over, it's done. I want to look at new things!

Crazy chicken-hair lady

Like this groovy tiki skirt! I wore it on Saturday with my marigold yellow sweater (previously worn twice in the winning October capsule, recap again here), and my Presence Impulse red flats (which I wore 5 times in the September capsule, recap here).

I'm joining Patti's "Visible Monday" at Not Dead Yet Style with this colourful ensemble.

This is the second wearing of this Smoking Lily sample skirt - the last time was here.

Tiki Skirt (Smoking Lily): Outfit #2

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I added an ornate bronze metal belt that Mom bought me in London, England many years ago, one of Megan Mae's buttonflowers, and red coral earrings.

 L and I had brunch out, then ran some errands in town, so I had to have my walking shoes on.

I liked how the black diamond on the heel went with the skirt.

Of course, I wore my red leather jacket with it!

Can you ever have too much red?

Jacket (Danier Leather), sweater (Pria), skirt (Smoking Lily), shoes (Presence Impulse, Fluevogs), belt (gift from Mom), earrings (locally-made), buttonflower (Megan Mae).

We headed out to visit Mom in the afternoon, and to give her kitty Harlequin some love.

She is 15 years old, and starting to feel her age.

She gets away with murder.

"I stand on your puzzle."

But she and Mom are best pals.

Aw, such lovin'.

It was a good day for lounging about in front of the fireplace.

"Feed me"

Our furry family gives so much love to us, don't they?

Today, I walked to the grocery store and had a bit of a meander in the sun.

This top was purchased on consignment for $15.98 in the summer, here in July 2012. I had intended to cram it into August's capsule, but it didn't quite work. It's by Le Chateau and is a nice soft cotton. It has hook-and-eye closures right up the front.

Dorkiest butt-shot ever.

I love the fit of it. I wish the front of it had as many roses as the back does! This is a pretty simple outfit, as I was just walking around. I'm excited to style this top up for work this week.

The skirt is my olive suede Danier maxi that I wore 3 times in the November 2012 all-neutral capsule (recap here), and the boots are my trusty riding-style black boots that I wore 6 times in the December 2012 capsule (recap here).

Anyway, let's get the voting underway!

White and Red Roses Top (Le Chateau): Outfit #1

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It was a little windy so, no surprise, I wore my red leather coat again.

I'll have my cost-per-wear down to pennies in no time!

Jacket (Danier Leather), top (Le Chateau, consignment), skirt (Danier Leather, thrifted), boots (Aldo, consignment).

30 For 30 For 12 Challenge - Favourite Outfit Winner! and Favourite Capsule

Favourite Outfit

The winner of the Favourite Outfit of the 30 For 30 For 12 Capsule Challenge is...

 May 26th! 

Congratulations to the green dress and obi (both Smoking Lily) and the blue blue blue suede shoes! A fun and repeat-worthy outfit! You can go here to review the original post. This was my personal favourite of the year. I knew it as soon as I put it on.

Our two runner-ups were:

April 2nd

A classic of pink, purple and yellow! Go here for the original post. I would totally wear this again. Another one of my personal favourites (how can you not love that skirt?).

And last but not least, how appropriate that the very last outfit of the capsule challenge is one of the favourites!

January 31st!

You can go here to view the original post. This wasn't one of my personal favourites, but it's an easy look that I would also wear again.

Thanks to everyone for voting! Again, sorry I couldn't make it a poll, but I'll make it up to you by letting you vote for as many of your favourite months below as you want. Deal?

Favourite Capsule of the Challenge

Now...it's time to vote for your very favourite of the 12 capsules. You can click on any of the dates below to go to the recaps.

February 2012 - The first month. I wasn't sure how many of what to put in (I had too many shoes and not enough bottoms), but some fun outfits came out of it.

March 2012 - The first cohesively planned colour palette of burgundy, blue, teal and olive. I started to get the hang of this capsule thing.

April 2012 - A very challenging month both personally (we lost Inigo) and sartorially. A yellow, pink and purple capsule is tricky to pull off!

May 2012 - Greens, blues and browns, with dashes of purple and orange. I started to realize about this point how lacking in neutrals I had been. 

June 2012 - The biggest challenge for me so far: an entire month of neutrals! I piled on the coloured accessories to ease my way into neutral territory and surprised myself with how versatile neutrals can be. 

July 2012 - Teal, yellow and orange, with dashes of navy and black. I really started layering dresses this month, which stretched out their wear enormously. The first full-on summer month.

August 2012 - A completely black-less month, full of pastels in pale pink, lemon, lilac and greens, including olive and white as the grounding neutrals.

September 2012 - By incorporating a Dress Week into this capsule, and being at the end of my spring/summer wardrobes, and dealing with half-summer/half-autumn temperatures, this month was extra-challenging.

October 2012 - A strong autumnal palette of browns, oranges, reds and greens, with some bold patterns, made this a fun month. Not to mention: Hallowe'en and my birthday!

November 2012 - My second all-neutral month, where I stopped fighting neutrals and focused on texture and pattern. Who knew neutrals would work so well on this colour-loving gal?

December 2012 - Still neutral-heavy, with dashes of cobalt blue and navy, fuscia pink and purple, emerald green, with greys and blacks...and sequins!

January 2013 - A bit of a mish-mash of leftover wardrobe items and newly-acquired items, this month had a palette of red, olive, purple, teal and grey.

Well, what'll it be? (Vote for as many as you like!)

Vote for your favourite month:
	February 2012
	March 2012
	April 2012
	May 2012
	June 2012
	July 2012
	August 2012
	September 2012
	October 2012
	November 2012
	December 2012
	January 2013
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Tune in next weekend for the results. I will also be starting a rumination series on each clothing category (eg. shoes, skirts, etc.) and looking at what does and doesn't work in a 30-item capsule.

Off to watch the red carpet!

30 For 30 For 12 Challenge - Favourite Outfit! and Wild Card Winner!

First up, the winner of the Favourite Wildcard Outfit of the 30 For 30 For 12 Challenge is...at the end of the post (heh, you didn't think I was really going to put it right at the front of the post, did you?)!

Favourite Outfits - 1st, 2nd and 3rd

This week, we're going to look at the top 3 favourite outfits from each of the monthly capsules. I've shown them as 1, 2 and 3 (including ties) just for information - you can pick your favourites from ANY of the outfits below!

Just for sh*ts and giggles, I've noted my own personal top 3 favourites after each month, with links. Some of my faves were also your faves, but don't let my preferences influence your votes! (and you can't vote for outfits not pictured below).

I'm making this a write-in vote instead of a poll (Pollcode can't handle that many choices), so please leave a comment with your ranking of 1st, 2nd and 3rd from any of the outfits below.

You can click on the dates below each picture to go to the original posts, where you can find more pictures and details on the outfits.

Get your pencils ready to take notes! Here we go!

February 2012:

1.

Feb 3rd, 2012

2. 

Feb 4, 2012

 3. 

Feb 9th, 2012

My top 3 favourites this month were: 

1. Feb 4th

2. Feb 20th

3. Feb 10th

March 2012:

1. (tie)

Mar 8th, 2012

 1. (tie)

Mar 15th, 2012

 2. 

Mar 17th, 2012

3. (tie)

Mar 6th, 2012

3. (tie)

Mar 1st, 2012

My top 3 favourites this month were:

1. Mar 30th

2. Mar 12th

3. Mar 8th

April 2012:

1.

Apr 2nd, 2012

 2. 

Apr 28th, 2012

 3.

Apr 10th, 2012

My top 3 favourites this month were:

1. Apr 7th

2. Apr 24th

3. Apr 2nd

May 2012: 

1.

May 26th, 2012

 2. 

May 9th, 2012

 3. 

May 28th, 2012

My top 3 favourites this month were:

1. May 26th

2. May 17th

3. May 15th

June 2012: 

1.

Jun 26th, 2012

 2.

Jun 4th, 2012

 3. (tie)

Jun 5th, 2012

 3. (tie)

Jun 7th, 2012

 3. (tie)

Jun 13th, 2012

My top 3 favourites this month were:

1. Jun 7th

2. Jun 14th

3. Jun 11th

July 2012:

1.

Jul 5th, 2012

 2.

Jul 31st, 2012

 3.

Jul 11th, 2012 - Pt. 1

My top 3 favourites this month were:

1. Jul 31st

2. Jul 5th

3. Jul 16th

August 2012:

1.

Aug 2nd, 2012

 2.

Aug 3rd, 2012 - Pt. 2

 3.

Aug 17th, 2012

My top 3 favourites this month were:

1. Aug 27th

2. Aug 14th

3. Aug 17th

September 2012:

1.

Sep 24th, 2012

 2.

Sep 27th, 2012

 3. (tie)

Sep 5th, 2012

 3. (tie)

Sep 21st, 2012

My top 3 favourites this month were:

1. Sept 24th

2. Sept 4th

3. Sept 14th

October 2012:

1.

Oct 31st, 2012

 2. (tie)

Oct 5th, 2012

 2. (tie)

Oct 19th, 2012

 2. (tie)

Oct 21st, 2012

 3.

Oct 30th, 2012

My top 3 favourites this month were:

1. Oct 30th

2. Oct 14th

3. Oct 12th

November 2012:

1.

Nov 6th, 2012

 2.

Nov 1st, 2012

 3.

Nov 20th, 2012

My top 3 favourites this month were:

1. Nov 8th

2. Nov 14th

3. Nov 2nd

December 2012:

1.

Dec 4th, 2012

 2. 

Dec 6th, 2012

 3.

Dec 11th, 2012

My top 3 favourites this month were:

1. Dec 6th

2. Dec 4th

3. Dec 18th

January 2013:

1.

Jan 31st, 2013

 2. (tie)

Jan 2nd, 2013

 2. (tie)

Jan 5th, 2013

 2. (tie)

Jan 7th, 2013

 2. (tie)

Jan 29th, 2013

 3.

Jan 19th, 2013 - Pt. 1

My top 3 favourites this month were:

1. Jan 7th

2. Jan 21st

3. Jan 18th

I'll reveal my personal favourite outfit of the year next weekend.

Whew! That's a lot of outfits! Thank you for all your voting throughout this challenge!

And now...the winner of the favourite Wild Card Outfit is...