Feb 24th - Outfit #21 - Capsule Day 5 - Denim and Leather Go Well Together

Last day of the Capsule Wardrobe Challenge! Thank you so much to Jane for "hosting" as always! 

Today's outfit features the last of the 10 clothing/shoe items in my capsule: my cropped jeans:

I like the leopard flats with this, although the whole foot thing was a challenge. Today was cold and horrendously rainy and my poor bare feet were alternately wet and freezing.

My coworker got a kick out of the fact that I only painted the toenails of the nails you can see. "My whole image of you is blown," she laughed.

Every time I wear this shirt, it gets more comfortable. It's going to be like buttah.

I last wore the shirt here, the jeans here and the shoes yesterday. Oh, and I'm wearing the brown belt, previously shown here.

Shirt (Danier Leather, thrifted), jeans (Jackpot, swap from Caro), shoes (The Bay), belt (Plum).


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As I'm getting near the end of the first month, I am getting really excited to change to a new wardrobe, even though this means that I won't be wearing some of these clothes again until my year is up. I suppose I could always break out a piece for a Wild Card outfit!

Have a great weekend! Oscar red carpet - woo!

Feb 23rd - Outfit #20 - Capsule Day 4 - Purple and Brown

One more day of the capsule wardrobe challenge to go! Not that I'm not enjoying it...but I am starting to get really tired of wearing the same clothes...over...and over...and over...

I went for comfort today. A nice loose sweater (last seen here), the forgiving skirt (here), the flat leopard shoes (here).

Sadly, the streak in my hair is starting to turn pale green. Man, my hairdresser was right when she said that blues and greens fade fast. I suppose it will be light blonde by the time she colours it again (in the 3rd week of March!). That would be kind of cool too, though.

The leopard scarf makes its only appearance so far.

I like doing my tights the same colour as my skirt.

I played a bit with extra colour in my ultra-colourful bracelet.

Isn't it pretty? L has good taste.

Sweater (Banana Republic, thrifted), skirt (Plum), shoes (The Bay), scarf (Fairweather), bracelet (gift from L).

Feb 22nd - Outfit #19 - Capsule Day 3 - Blue, Green and Black

A "new" item in the capsule challenge appears: the leather shirt!

I wore it open like a jacket (last seen here). The black skirt (worn yesterday) and the turquoise sweater (last seen here), plus the Fly London shoes, all came together in a nice mix of blue and green - the tights really helped. Unfortunately, I blew a hole in them as soon as I arrived at work. Oh well, they were saggy anyway.

I finally - after 19 outfits in February so far! - had someone at work comment that I'd worn this skirt before. Yup, four times this month so far!

My coffee supplier delivery guy said it looked like I could smuggle things in the pouf. Ha!

The belt makes for accessory number 4 - one slot left for something else. I liked the blue stripes in it.

I kept up the nature motif of the moths with my Grandma's vintage leaf and twig necklace.

Leather shirt (Danier Leather, thrifted), sweater (Kersh), skirt (Morena, consignment), shoes (Fly London), belt (Smoking Lily, consignment), necklace (Lisner, vintage 50s, Grandma J).

Feb 21st - Outfit #18 - Capsule Day 2 - Preppy Twist

Gotta rush as I have to leave soon for my WW meeting!

Today's outfit:

This went better than expected - I like the rust-coloured tights with all the black and white and dark brown.

This is the white shirt (last seen here), the black asymmetrical skirt (last seen here) and my brown wool sweater (here, same as the white shirt). The leopard flats make an appearance (last worn here).

I'm quite the prepster, eh?

The trick to tying a sweater around your neck is to fold the neck over flat so that it lays flat. If it's a cardigan, make sure it's buttoned up.

The brown belt is the 3rd accessory item to be added.

I wanted a wide belt.

This black leather cuff is new-to-me:

I got it when I met up with Lorinda - it was $2.00 and it's really nice quality. Very soft and supple.

I went with my other leather wrist pieces on the other arm:

I felt like a steampunk Wonder Woman!

Sweater (Banana Republic, thrifted), shirt (Burberry London, thrifted), skirt (Morena, consignment), shoes (The Bay), black cuff (thrifted), steampunk cuff (SkinzNHydz), wrist-wrap (Club Monaco), belt (Plum), key earrings (Oscar & Libby's).

Feb 20th - Outfit #18 - Capsule Day 1 - Teal and Purple

Day 1 of the Capsule Challenge is here! And this is what I wore:

 The Desigual coat (last worn here on Day 1 of the February 12 For 12 challenge), the turquoise sweater (last seen here), the old workhorse, the plum skirt (here) and the Fly London shoes (here).

My purple belt is one of the my 5 allowed accessories:

And the bigass black chain necklace completes it.

Oh, I nearly forgot - check out Visible Monday at Not Dead Yet Style!

Coat (Desigual), sweater (Kersh), skirt and belt (Plum), shoes (Fly London), necklace (Club Monaco).

Challenge Within a Challenge - My 10-Item Capsule Wardrobe

I've been doing the Wardrobe Challenges put on by Jane at The Small Fabric of My Life since 2008 - by my count, this is the 5th Capsule Wardrobe Challenge. 

The rules:

• Between Feb 20th and Feb 24th you need to choose 10 items from your wardrobe including skirts, dresses, tops, knitwear, and shoes to mix and match.
• You can add five accessories such as scarves, but hosiery, jewellery and underwear is not included.
• Outerwear is not included as it is still very cold.

This is the first time that jewelry hasn't been limited to being one of the five accessories, so I'm pretty excited about that! 

I had a hard time picking out 10 clothing and shoe choices from my small 30-item February wardrobe, so my mix may not be as creative as it has been in years past, but we'll see if I can come up with some more interesting ways to wear these 10 items. I'm always up for a challenge!

Without further ado...my items are:

1. The Desigual coat.

  

2. The leather shirt

3. The turquoise sweater

4. The Burberry white shirt

5. The brown wool sweater

6. The purple skirt

7. The black asymmetrical skirt

8. The cropped jeans

9. and 10. The Fly London green shoes and the leopard flats

Accessories (limited to 5). 1. Purple belt, and 2. Leopard scarf.

I've only selected two accessories so far - I might add things as the week goes on to make five total.

So, what do you think? Could you make five outfits out of this assortment?

If you're interested, check out my capsules of previousWardrobe Challenges here (scroll down to "Wardrobe Challenges and Theme Weeks").