Technically, we still have the weekend, Monday, and Tuesday left to go. But weekends are usually full of gear-wearing, and I may still pull from my capsule on Monday/Tuesday, but it probably won't be anything you haven't seen before in various remixes... so we'll call this a wrap. I'm excited to have free reign in my closet again, though I may just build a new capsule and start over. I like having fewer things to pick from in the mornings. Thanks to Sterling for organizing the festivities; it was a lot of fun! We should do this again sometime.

I brought in two items that weren't in my original 30x30: a white tee and a pair of black ankle dress slacks. But I also had five items that went unworn: black & white striped shirt, paisley top, grey Chucks (they did get worn on the weekends when I was wearing gear, so maybe that still counts), and black and gray blazers. I really need to play with that black blazer, which I've yet to wear... it's a bit of a statement shape and still feels too cool for me, so I need to do a lab and see when it works and doesn't. One black tee developed holes (or maybe I just finally noticed them) and got downgraded to the schlubby clothes category, and my gray ankle slacks are getting donated or eBay'd. This challenge definitely made it easier to pull the trigger on items that just aren't working, and that's hugely valuable. Just need to apply that philosophy to the rest of my closet now.

I found that my closet feels less happy for truly hot summer days. There are a few holes I can fill, but I think that I'll just always prefer dressing for cooler weather. I appreciated my olive ankle-cropped dress slacks (long enough that I don't freeze in office AC, but they feel much better in the outside heat than full-length), so I'm attempting to find another pair or two in other colors. I really enjoy wearing dresses to work, which I never would have predicted a few years ago. And I think one more pair of dressy-ish flats or very low heels, maybe in a gray or subtle silver, would round out my warm weather shoe collection.

1: My other furball. The tortie follows me around like a little shadow, so she gets more pictures, but this is her half-brother.

2: Monday: Nude block heels, black ankle slacks, light blue top, black jacket.

3: Tuesday: My favorite dress, with a belt again. Different shoes this time so it's not a total repeat (and it was nice to be able to zoom around comfortably in flats).

4: Wednesday: Low/mid snake heels, olive slacks, blue striped shirt. I felt meh in this shirt the last time I wore it, but I think it was the pants' fault. It felt better this week when paired with my current favorite work pants.

5: Thursday: A two dress week?? I think that may be a first. I still feel a little self-conscious about the slit in this dress (it's hidden by the scarf); it goes up to about fingertip length. It'll be completely fine with tights when it gets cooler, and I think it's less obvious than my brain tells me it is.

6: Friday: Gladiators, jeans, white shirt, vest, and a necklace made by a friend.