https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:10:46 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom/page/2#post-1367661 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 16:04:56 +0000 gryffin 1367661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>cocolion - Awesome subject and one I've been thinking about a lot. I really like un-fancy's website and ideas. I like into-mind too. I think the point is I would like a carefully curated, well integrated, versatile wardrobe. Alot of three season clothing with some extra very cold/hot items. That's the ideal. I use these sites for inspiration on how to do that. My issue is I get caught up in looks that I like on others but IRL they don't feel like me. Or, worse yet, I think an item with be versatile and it does not pan out. Of course, not being able to find exactly what I want is an issue too!! I make less mistakes than I did in the past but it's a work in progress. I think the important point is to take inspiration and help in any way, shape or form it comes without getting caught up or feeling you must adhere to a system. But I love these types of blogs, they make me think. What I've really taken away from Un-fancy and into-mind is that okay is not good enough. Right now I'm trying to part with things in that group and to hold myself to a higher standard for future purchases!! At least that's the plan!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom/page/2#post-1367632 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:28:00 +0000 Anonymous 1367632@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow - this has been such an interesting read this morning. &nbsp;Don't tell anyone, but while I am supposed to be hard at work at my desk, I have read every single post and response here :)</p> <p>&nbsp; The capsule approach has been intriguing to me, but has aroused lots of negative and emotional feelings in my own head - all toward myself and my feelings of not being able to achieve this order and control. &nbsp; A big part of me has been trained to believe control and order = success, and so when it doesn't happen, I feel like I have failed or am not as good a person as I can be. &nbsp;Sound dramatic and way too emotional? &nbsp;It's what clothing and being dressed well do to my head - and one of the reasons I joined YLF - to try to mitigate that. This has been so so helpful to realize that not everyone succeeds with the capsule system, and that it's maybe ok to be less disciplined. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom/page/2#post-1367614 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:03:57 +0000 Anonymous 1367614@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Denise, I have had this post up on my computer since yesterday, waiting for a time I could distill my thoughts and write something coherent.<br />&nbsp;<br />First of all, it was such an honor meeting you; you are YLF royalty and I was so lucky to sit beside you at breakfast! I could have talked with you for hours.&nbsp;You are so generous and kind. Thanks for the coffee. I was supposed to get you back, but then we wound up in two different shopping groups. Next time, my friend, and let's make sure there&nbsp;<i>is&nbsp;</i>a next time! I loved your chic black and white look. The white button front shirts really suit you. You are built very much like Angie, no? You lucky duck--and SO stylish!</p> <p>As for the unfancy wardrobe capsule idea, I think it's great! It's still a bit maximal for me, but I'm thrilled that you and so many other YLFers like it. If doing the experiment makes fashion more fun, then I say go for it. Some of us just love to get into our closets and play with different combinations of clothes, sort and catalog things. Others like to crunch numbers (that's you Mo!) and some build elaborate spreadsheets and use fashion aps. It's a fun way to nerd out over our collective passion. I'm glad you are allowing yourself a separate work capsule, and if you want to change the rules to allow a complete capsule switch-out every month, that might give you more variety and enable your creative side to build a new grouping of clothes more frequently. There is some great inspiration out there in the blogosphere, but you can always tailor the rules to your specific situation. It makes me happy that you're having fun with this, and I hope you feel better soon! :D</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom/page/2#post-1367528 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:44:01 +0000 Elly 1367528@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Alasse. I was very much hoping to hear you'd let yourself have the flexibility of not trying to include your work "uniform" in your Fall capsule this time. I wish you the best of luck with your experiment. I'm doing something similar, except I feel kind of naturally limited rather than having a set number, but it comes out to be very similar to a combo of several people's methods. Using Claire's qualifiers (tops and bottoms count, dress capsule and layering pieces and toppers and shoes don't) I'm coming out with 16 pieces for f/w, 5 toppers, 3 dress tops, 3 dress bottoms, and 5-6 shoes -- or 32 total. That said, my 32 doesn't count my layering tees or my layering sweatshirt, or the one blouse I would like to wear but is a winter orphan. I also am not feeling pressured to limit the capsule just to those items. Since the dressy part of the 32 just gets pulled into service for gallery openings, work events, and funerals I&nbsp; will happily limit it to what I currently have, but feel like my everyday capsule could expand by a few pieces and I would still feel happy about it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom/page/2#post-1367505 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:07:09 +0000 Alassë 1367505@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The separate work and casual capsules sound just right for you, Denise. I'll be interested to hear how that amount of variety works out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom/page/2#post-1367478 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 10:18:14 +0000 Style Fan 1367478@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have read some of her blog but not the latest.&nbsp; I will check it out.&nbsp; Her approach does not work for me because I shop when I am in the city (Toronto or Montreal) when we go there for a shot of urbanity.&nbsp; I do not shop online.&nbsp; Also, our weather is not neatly organized into categories.&nbsp; Right now I wear shorts in the daytime and jeans in the evening.&nbsp; We have frost at night.&nbsp; This is fall in Muskoka.&nbsp; It will get cooler and some days I do wear jeans with a topper.&nbsp; Next fall could be totally different.&nbsp; How could I shop in August or September?</p> <p>Thanks for sharing the links.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom/page/2#post-1367462 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 07:40:25 +0000 Sharon 1367462@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like this idea, Denise. I think I will emulate you and have a work capsule and a smart casual capsule. Otherwise I end up wearing clothes that I feel blah in on my days off. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom/page/2#post-1367458 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 07:20:57 +0000 thimblelina 1367458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That sounds like a great solution! Feel better... xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom/page/2#post-1367432 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 05:57:14 +0000 CocoLion 1367432@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Thank you all for your thoughtful comments.</b> &nbsp;I acquired a head cold on the plane back from Seattle (I think -- no one else around me has it) so am not thinking as clearly as I might, but I'll try anyway.</p> <p><b>La Belle Demimondaine</b>, thank you for the links. &nbsp;The piece about going for a look and a lifestyle that we can't duplicate, is why I think I overshop for my smart casual capsule. &nbsp;It was re-assuring and made me smile to think I'm not the only one who needs plane tickets and more glam in my life to wear my clothes. &nbsp;I'm not a SAHM but I have needs for a SAHM capsule.</p> <p>To those of you more critical of the concept, here's my thinking. &nbsp;I believe <b>unfancy's</b> capsule approach is geared towards&nbsp;someone who craves <i>newness</i> in her outfits yet also does not want the stress of having to look at a huge closet&nbsp;with the feeling of nothing to wear. &nbsp;I completely relate to this; I tire so easily of even last year's silhouettes, let alone something from 2 years ago. &nbsp;So I like her solutions. &nbsp;And I believe that, even though she photographed the outfits all at once (how honest that she revealed that fact), why would you think she doesn't&nbsp;wear the outfits she had planned. The outfits looked great in photographs, I would repeat those outfits. &nbsp;If you look back a few posts you will also find a posts where she lists her mistakes, which was just as interesting as looking at the outfits if not more so. &nbsp;</p> <p>She mentioned somewhere that she will start photographing the outfits more in real time starting with this season. &nbsp;She comes across as a blogger with integrity much like our own <b>Angie</b> and I think that is why she has become popular so quickly and why many YLFers enjoy her.</p> <p>As for myself, I am going to continue to try to create capsules but perhaps with a list of what I want and then to shop around it <i>gradually</i>. &nbsp;As well as to leave room for some wild cards as <b>Adelfa</b> mentions earlier. &nbsp;It feels very stressful to me to have to come up with everything during a 2 week period. &nbsp;I don't have the stores around me to try things on and honestly I don't have the resources to buy a lot at once.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Marley</b> I had to laugh when you thought her capsule was minimal because I completely agree! &nbsp;I tried a 34-item capsule for 34 days and was itching to introduce more pieces. &nbsp;<b>Mo</b> I see your point about putting things away for the sake of putting them away, but I believe she does it because the visual excess troubles her and makes it harder to get dressed. &nbsp;Here's where I see her point. &nbsp;When traveling to Seattle, it was so easy to get dressed because I had a suitcase capsule, just a few things to pick from. &nbsp;It felt good, and I felt really happy with my wardrobe.</p> <p><b>Ironkurtin</b> I found myself nodding along to what you said&nbsp;about keeping it only if it's perfect because I already have so much. &nbsp;I need to always remember to be PPP! &nbsp;Did someone else say that too? &nbsp;<i>Sorry if I am not acknowledging everyone!!<br /></i><br /><b>Thimbelina</b> your point about simplification based on consumption is excellent and one that some brands are entirely based upon (hello Container store and Simple magazine). &nbsp;Personally I am not anti-consumption as I believe it fuels the world economy and is what is advancing the living standards of many in less developed nations. &nbsp;However I am not that familiar with the environmental impact of the apparel business. &nbsp;</p> <p><b>Going forward for me.</b> &nbsp;When I first did the August capsule test I combined everything into 34 pieces but now would like to create a work capsule (in my case a simple uniform inspired dress code of 25 pieces), and a casual/smart casual capsule, with the numbers around 50 so I can get my desired variety. &nbsp;My fancy capsule doesn't need a capsule as I have so few pieces in this category, it's already a minimal capsule.</p> <p> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/"></a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom/page/2#post-1367347 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 02:50:07 +0000 thimblelina 1367347@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Caro makes a good point: the best 'capsule thinking' develops organically from personal likes &amp; dislikes, and serves an underlying need, like the space limitations imposed by travel or the dress codes imposed by work. Otherwise, as Shevia noted, it can just feel like a lot of bother about nothing. Capsules can be extremely helpful at either extreme of building up a wardrobe from scratch or pruning back an overly large &amp; undisciplined one. If you are already at your own purely subjective happy place, well good on you! I naturally gravitate toward a small wardrobe. Why? Well, once I have a few things to wear that I really like, I'm happy. I first came to YLF realizing that what I was buying was not always what I really liked or worked on me. Unpacking that conundrum was a lot of work, but it got easier the more I paid attention. In the intervening time I realized a good wardrobe is like a good pantry, it needs ongoing monitoring &amp; replenishment. Sometimes things go 'stale' and replacements must be brought in; sometimes new 'recipes' call for previously unfamiliar ingredients; sometimes something new is tried &amp; promptly disliked, and should be abandoned. I think the capsule can be very instructive for the type of person who owns many clothes but never feels they have anything to wear. Usually that person has other unmet needs in their life and simply needs some discipline imposed in their closet whilst they peer beyond that tiny horizon toward where other larger issues loom. My critique of the current capsule mania would lie in the obsessive planning and churn required in some. Clothing is a utility, a beautiful &amp; amusing utility, but still it should remain secondary to a beautiful &amp; amusing life. We live in a society where waste and over consumption have been baked into the cake, so to speak. I am suspicious of 'simplification' disciplines predicated on consumption. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom/page/2#post-1367257 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 23:52:27 +0000 Caro in Oz 1367257@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do small-scale capsules - like my 18 piece summer one from last summer, an evening one&nbsp;&amp; a travel one. </p> <p>For travel it is really important for me to have&nbsp;a core of basic clothes that actually work well together - if I don't do the work (i.e. create the capsule) before I travel then my trips are not as enjoyable. </p> <p>For summer (my least favourite season) I'm still exploring dresses. I've stopped wearing dresses at any other time so I don't want to overspend in this area - yet I want to feel &amp; look good so fewer &amp; better is good for me.</p> <p>I don't actually set out creating capsule with a particular number. I just pull out my favourite most appropriate&nbsp;bottoms &amp; shoes &amp; mix &amp; match tops &amp; outerwear with them. It's odd though, the numbers (for a week no washing) usually end up around 18 to 20 depending on the time of the year </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1367141 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 19:47:00 +0000 Sal 1367141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like her blog and capsule, she has a great casual style. </p> <p>I won't be doing a strict capsule, I have too many favourite pieces to incorporate. I do find it interesting, but am on board with Mo to try and slow the inwards flow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1367098 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 18:45:09 +0000 rachylou 1367098@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like her stuff from an aesthetic point of view - although I'd probably shy from the lighter greys. I'm not feeling that right now, but I can see how they'd be needed.</p> <p>All my fall/winter stuff is still packed up. It's getting dark earlier, but it's just too soon. On the other side of things, new stuff... I wanted that H&amp;M brown batwing sweater. I've been hitting up the local store to see if it's come in... and now I'm thinking it never will. That it's something we won't get and it's gone in terms of the catalog/online. A little bummed... but easy come, easy go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1367078 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:48:51 +0000 Marley 1367078@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes I read Un-Fancy's blog regularly and really enjoy it! &nbsp;</p> <p>It's funny how some people on this thread have commented that this does not seem like a minimal wardrobe - while to me, this is&nbsp;<i>extremely</i> minimal! &nbsp;I mean, this is it - for 3 months!!!!! &nbsp;Only 36 pieces - that is soooo limited to my way of&nbsp;thinking! &nbsp;(LOL) &nbsp;I think it's genius (for her) the way that she has put this together - and like she says, she often makes mistakes and learns quickly that an item that she had selected for the capsule isn't working out. &nbsp;She's flexible and open about what and how she deals with the challenges.</p> <p>Also - a capsule can pretty much be whatever you want it to be. &nbsp;It can be for a season (like this one that she presents) or it can be for an occasion (weddings, funerals, etc.; playdates, etc.) it can be based on a color - for example I am currently working on a navy blue and gray capsule; it can be based on a specific clothing item - say, a pair of BF jeans, etc. etc.&nbsp;) &nbsp;It's supposed to just be a method to help you think about, organize, and build your wardrobe - nothing more than that!</p> <p>And yes Denise - we are in the throes of summer weather here as well, and so fall clothing pieces and capsules are very difficult to conceptualize right now. &nbsp;And I'm with you - I much prefer shopping the fall sales which will be coming up in just a few weeks, rather that doing that all ahead of time!</p> <p>In the meantime I have been trying to get my wardrobe pieces recorded on the Stylebook app - which I have found, is being the greatest motivator yet to pare down my wardrobe! &nbsp;If I pull out an item and look at it and think "oh, I don't want to waste my time photographing that because I don't really wear it that much - or, I'm not really that crazy about it . . . &nbsp;" - then I figure that's a sign for me to get rid of it! &nbsp;And, it's pretty painless that way too!</p> <p>Can't wait to see what you come up with for your fall capsule!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1367068 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:11:58 +0000 unfrumped 1367068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm trying a hybrid of sorts, related to "limits" to see if that helps me wear the things I like most.<br />What I'm interested in is sort of the 40-hanger "up front" wardrobe or similar seasonal number (using 4 seasons) but not limiting entire wardrobe to those pieces--more pieces might be in holding zone (if considering culling) or&nbsp;in a corner of the closet.&nbsp; So, not trying to achieve&nbsp; &nbsp;true minimalism, but am realizing I'm being distracted and confused if I have too many options and I tend to&nbsp;wear &nbsp;less-loved options and then wonder why. </p> <p>So I'm&nbsp;working a system of&nbsp;"tempature appropriate" attire and deciding if I have more than I can wear in a given temp range (warm sweaters; light tops, etc) then I'm not being focused enough--I'm either adding pieces I don't need or avoiding decisions on what I will still wear.<br />&nbsp;For temperature-appropriate, obviously I have to think a bit above and below.<br />It is to reach 90 degrees today! I thought for sure that with having indoor cold AC at work and its being fall, I would not need my most summery items but I found&nbsp; I "missed" having some of them handy. So I will keep a range of tops&nbsp;front &amp; center&nbsp;but I've identified the "next level" of warmth-- and have those handy. But there's no point yet in exposing cashmere or heaviest wool sweaters.<br />I've usually wanted to keep everything in plain sight,&nbsp;though I&nbsp;have&nbsp;really not been able to when my "need" for a selection of very warm&nbsp; winter&nbsp; clothes&nbsp;is factored in. And I have the luxury (or curse) of a spare closet, so it's more about what organizing strategy helps make dressing fun and fast and while still not forgetting items I may have hidden from plain sight.&nbsp;<br />Also it is helping identify what fabrics and styles are pulling their weight across seasons.</p> <p>Since, when the going gets tough, the tough go to... The Container Store, I'm trying some new hangers for my project. I had got to the point where I had so many knits&nbsp; (which I hang) that I had to use more and more of the huggable hangers--I prefer the kind with no bottom--not just to prevent sliding, but for their curved design for knit shoulders. But, I still prefer the ease of on-off of plastic rather than the struggle with the flocked hangers, and I don't actually like how the thin huggables can jam up so much. So I'm trying a curved plastic hanger to avoid shoulder bumps. Also trying them in black, of all colors. I had always used white, thinking I need the brightening effect, but so far I kind of like the restful look of the black hangers--they sort of disappear and the clothes color, instead of being hard to see, is what you <u>do</u> see. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1367063 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:00:05 +0000 kkards 1367063@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i'm intrigued by what she is doing, but not enought to try it myself. <br />not to mention, that as others have pointed out, when you read the fine print, she doesn't really wear just her capsule, she has a whole another set of "lounge wear" that she wears most days! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1367058 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:53:38 +0000 Jules 1367058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><span>IK: "I'd like my closet to be one big capsule, which is pretty much what she's doing here."<br />Yes, that is my approach as well. If the capsule is this big I don't really see it as minimalist or even a capsule, really. <br />I do find that general&nbsp;coordination really helps my wardrobe be cohesive, so maybe I already do this in my own way. Right now I'm all out of sorts because we have had unexpectedly warm transitional weather.&nbsp;I retired my main summer purse (cotton and looking tired)&nbsp;and don't have a pedicure, but am still &nbsp;forced to&nbsp;wear summer outfits. Which now don't work with my fall purses and footwear. I basically have two largely coordinating&nbsp;super-capsules, S/S and F/W, but they don't play that well together!<br /></span> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1367043 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:29:07 +0000 ironkurtin 1367043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd like my closet to be one big capsule, which is pretty much what she's doing here.&nbsp; (Going to read in greater depth!)&nbsp; I haven't gotten there yet though.&nbsp; Mostly I just try to purge what really isn't working (too many white linen sweaters! Office not arctic enough this year!) and try to acquire *only* things I really, really like and will really, really wear. I think Mo's number-crunching about how many things it is actually <b>possible</b> to wear really hit home, and I'm doing the unprecedented act of actually<i> not purchasing</i> some really nice pieces because I simply will not be numerically able to wear them.</p> <p>I personally find it hard to pre-determine what I will or will not wear before a season starts, because I forget how useful some things will be, or I keep them thinking they WILL be useful, and then they aren't.&nbsp; So as gross as I find it (for some reason I hate doing this), I'm forcing myself to try on everything and then discarding it for purely fit reasons if it doesn't work.&nbsp; It's painful me to do this because I keep thinking WHAT IF I NEED THIS. WHAT IF MY BODY CHANGES AGAIN but... honestly? I have to face up to that fact that if I have great things, getting rid of a not-great thing is not a terrible idea, especially if I have a great foundation of strong basics.</p> <p>I'm also really, really trying to not prophylactically buy for the next season, because I overpurchase and the cycle continues.&nbsp; It may mean paying more later, but I need to stop WHAT IF-ing so much when I see something, without knowing what I really need.</p> <p>Well, that was a novel!&nbsp; Sorry! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1367042 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:28:29 +0000 Desmo April 1367042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think of capsules differently. To me that is a wardrobe, my capsules are much smaller.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1367030 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 15:54:53 +0000 SharLa 1367030@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the concept of capsules, especially the sense of variety from a few pieces. I am working on the wardrobe from scratch, as taught in the Vivienne Files.( Plus some duplicates)This gives me a great plan to work from- keeps me focused as I shop for things on my plan. I do not live exclusively according to this plan, but it&nbsp;establishes a framework and focus that gives enough order to feel organized, enough minimalism to feel un-hoardy, (not a real word I don't think!)&nbsp;( but I'm not anywhere near a minimal wardrobe- at least not yet!) and reins in&nbsp;the shopping ! I am working with black and grey as neutrals, pure optic white for my white, and turquoise( any) and red ( mostly blue-red). I add some pinks and purples just cause I like them! I agree that it is best to wear what you love,- really love and enjoy,&nbsp;but one can love sooo much, that without some order/plan it can consume you, your closet ,and your life. So, I seek to enjoy and maximize the use of&nbsp;this tool, and art of fashion, but have at least something of a plan to go by, for my own good, and well being. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1367012 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 15:22:58 +0000 Keturah 1367012@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do love un-fancy's blog and concept. I visit her blog often. She has a really great modern street style.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>That I said, I tried the whole capsule thing for this fall.&nbsp;It was a very good learning experience. At the end of it though,&nbsp;I'm with Shevia and others: anti-capsule.&nbsp;For my every-day wardrobe,&nbsp;I've learned capsules just don't work for me. It made me anxious, feeling I didn't have everything perfectly planned, perfectly paired, etc. It took the joy and spontaneity&nbsp;out of dressing myself in the morning. And it kind of made it feel impossible to be fluid in my daily clothing&nbsp;choices. I'm much more enjoying <a rel="nofollow" href="http://tuliplouise.blogspot.com">Tulip Louise</a>&nbsp;and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.styleandpepperblog.com">Style &amp; Pepper</a>&nbsp;among a few others. I shop my closet a lot more to recreate looks without worrying that I&nbsp;don't have enough of something,&nbsp;too much of something, the right style, etc. I'd rather buy for what makes my heart happy, wear the heck out of it, and repeat when it's time.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1366999 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 15:07:40 +0000 texstyle 1366999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree she has a pretty big wardrobe to say it's truly minimal. But shoes are important I'm learning. Living in Texas I can't really wait for it to get cold to start shopping for F/W or I'd be only buying "what's left." She lives in Austin right?&nbsp; It tends to be hot, hot, hot, then suddenly cold.&nbsp; And the fashion sales cycle doesn't wait for us - the pretty colors and sizes do run out by the time it gets cold here. We'll have a low of maybe 50 later this week but it will be back up to 90 within a few days of that. I don't get putting away all the summer things as I tend to wear many of them layered in fall. But maybe she just wants her summer wardrobe to last longer and to have things really changed up for fall so she doesn't grow tired of the same things? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1366991 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 14:55:09 +0000 Windchime 1366991@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I read her blog occasionally but hadn't yet seen her fall capsule. I'm struck by the fact that she has nine pairs of shoes in a 37-item capsule. That's almost 25% footwear! I remember her mentioning that she loves footwear as a way to change the look of her outfits.</p> <p>I live in a four-season climate but have the best success so far with "capsules" for six to eight weeks at a time. Right now I'm using an early fall capsule; in mid-October, when average temperatures become substantially cooler, I'll rework it into a late fall capsule.</p> <p>My capsules don't meet all the criteria; for example, not all of my tops can be worn with all of my bottoms. If I can style each item in my capsule in at least four different ways, I'm satisfied.</p> <p>Oh, and I have the same problem with trying on outfits out of season. Wool sweaters when it's 90 degrees F? No thanks! I don't enjoy shivering in lightweight shirts and shorts when there's snow outside, either. So even though it might be ideal to have it all worked out weeks ahead, that's probably not going to happen. I definitely tweak as I go through the season. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1366980 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 14:42:54 +0000 Mo 1366980@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have been visiting over there lately. &nbsp;I find I am quite ambivalent on the capsule idea. &nbsp;On the one hand, knowing you only need X amount of clothes to get through the season is great. &nbsp;On the other, needlessly putting garments you've already paid money for 'off limits' just for the sake of an arbitrary number seems, well, silly to me. &nbsp;We bought them to wear them. &nbsp;It's already bought - why not wear 20 shirts in fall instead of 10 if you have them? &nbsp;What do I gain by packing them away? &nbsp;<br />I think the first step in trying to minimize an overfull wardrobe is&nbsp;<i>stop bringing in new</i>. &nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1366975 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 14:36:10 +0000 Adelfa 1366975@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Totally with you on not being able to think of Fall when it's Summer. I think "Fall" comes earlier here so last week I broke out the booties and the occasional long sleeve.</p> <p>I did see her capsule and was surprised at my reaction. Her selection seems very maximal to me (I'm with you Jules) and I couldn't possibly buy that many clothes all at once, psychologically I mean&nbsp;(realizing that some are carried over). Also I didn't really like it.</p> <p>I think she says that she only thinks about her capsule for two weeks, am I remembering right? Really? But not to minimize the great thought-provoking nature of her blog.</p> <p>What I do is I start a season with a capsule of 28-33 pieces, many old,&nbsp;but it's not the capsule I end with, because over the course of the season I retire items that aren't really working and add items either that I need or that I fall in love with, without really increasing the total count. This allows me to buy things on sale or to buy things spontaneously that delight me. It's been working pretty well.</p> <p>I love unfancy's idea of hardly ever thinking about shopping, and partly due to her I started having no-shopping times, but I'm not ready to do it in such a concentrated way yet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1366959 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 14:18:08 +0000 texstyle 1366959@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Denise! This is great inspiration to me. I have a similar F/W "capsule" already - maybe not as slouchy as some of her picks, and mostly navy in place of the black/charcoal pieces. I wish I had a F/W long sleeved graphic tee that felt right for me, so I may still try to find one. And I have a few more patterned items that I will wear into fall, she doesn't seem to have much pattern at all except the plaid and one cocoon sweater. </p> <p>I'm going to try very hard to keep shopping to a minimum this season as I have so many things that need to be worn to earn a decent CPW. And I need to pay attention to learning why I like or dislike certain things already in my closet so I can make better decisions going forward. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1366955 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 14:09:46 +0000 catseye 1366955@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love too many colors to ever have a real capsule. I just cannot commit to just three or four colors including neutrals for the whole season.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1366939 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:41:24 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1366939@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've seen this capsule and actually really REALLY like it. Although I haven't officially hunkered down and set to planning a fall capsule, I seem to be creating one almost by default. I've got black, grey and dark red as my primary colors with hits of white and navy. Somehow I don't seem to be gravitating towards any other colors. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1366933 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:36:23 +0000 Anonymous 1366933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Denise, I started on an early fall capsule, pulling out of storage and laying everything in piles on a spare bed during a couple of cool days. But for me, it means trying on outfits and it was just too hot. Now I am pulling from the bad and from my summer closet each day. Shorts have been put away in favor of rolled boyfriends, but when I try full length, it is still too warm unless the pants are very light weight and feet and ankles are bare in shoes. Sleeveless tops still rule the day, sometimes with very light weight toppers in the early morning, but even jean jackets are still too much. I wish I could find jean jackets in shirt weight cotton. This year I could (and am) still wearing summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-37-piece-fall-capsule-at-un-fancycom#post-1366930 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:32:19 +0000 Elly 1366930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that a capsule can and does work depending on lifestyle and other factors. 32 is pretty generous and would be more generous if that wasn't shoes, etc.&nbsp;</p>