August Goals: Mid-Month Update and Lots of WIW

This is what I wrote for my August challenge:

1. Try on multiple silhouettes to make sure the list I made is the best fit for my life and style.
2. Only buy pieces with natural fibers and quality construction--this one is going to be hard for me. I'm easily swayed by the look of a piece and sometimes overlook the elements that actually make it wearable.
3. Purchase from my list and color palette to fill actual wardrobe holes rather than incorrectly perceived holes.
4. Continue to photograph daily outfits so I can track wears and see evolution.

On #1 - I haven't made it out shopping yet, but school just started yesterday, so that'll hopefully happen next week.

For #2 and #3 - I've ordered two things, but neither has come yet. The first was a pair of funky glasses, not on my list, but in line with my style goals. The second was the Frye Oxfords in the Find below. I don't know whether either will work, but I'll keep you posted.

#4 - Two weeks of outfits attached. It's a lot of repeats, since you've basically seen my whole summer wardrobe and I haven't bought anything, but it's also educational to see it all together. I can elaborate if anyone wants.

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by Jenn

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Elly

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Glad to hear that the goals are going well-- I know what it is like to plan to shop and not get around to it. Now that school is back in hopefully you will find a day to treat yourself to a coffee and go browse.

I hope that the two pieces you ordered work out. I'm interested in seeing these funky glasses you keep talking about. Mine are pretty funky-- purple of all things. If not, it is still early in the season.

I am enjoying the WIWs-- maybe there are some pieces you could combine in new ways? I'd like to see the tan pants with the tan multicolored top or something a bit lighter. I like the blacks better with the deep wine colors. I love the wine dress on you but for some reason don't love the black as much-- I think I prefer the cap sleeves as they still look cool but balance your silhouette a bit more. Of course, I'm sure that it makes a great transitional season layering piece as soon as it is cool enough to put a cardi or light sweater over. I do like the plaid pants more with the graphic tee. As it continues to cool I could see them with the drapey reddish top as well (I like this on you!).

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Elly - I added a Find for the glasses. They're vintage-style brow line tortoiseshell frames.

I'm probably only keeping the plaid pants until the end of the summer. I like the idea of them more than I like these particular pants, as they sag out within about half an hour of putting them on.

That drapey top in #9 is gear/loungewear for me... an Athleta tunic worn on days I'm not leaving the house or for walks/yoga. It's probably more casual than it looks in the photos, made from a stretchy, marled jersey. In the photo, I'm actually wearing my slippers with it!

I'm sure I'll mix the ochre pants in different ways once I start wearing them more this autumn, and yes, I do envision the black dress as a base for layering in the fall!

Alassë

Both Finds look great, and I love your palette! What software did you use to make it/where did you find the colour rectangles?

Anonymous

Excited to see how the finds work out. They look like really good additions that'll fit in well.

Maneera

I like the shoes. I hope they work out, Jenn. And I hope you get to go out shopping soon since you mentioned you wanted to treat yourself to one of the big items on your list for your birthday.

Loving 9&10. Your summer style looks effortless to me now. You should try that black dress with cognac or brown accessories. A scarf and shoes in brown might create a very different look....and I love a rich brown paired with black!

Alassë - Thanks! I stole the palette style from Into Mind. I used Acorn, a Mac photoshop-like program, to build mine.

Thanks, smittie. I hope so too!

Maneera - If the Frye shoes work out, they'll be the treat from my list. I agree on wearing the black dress with brown, and will probably be trying that out next week. I like black best with other neutrals! Funny that you and Elly both like #9. I think it must be the photo, because it's seriously just cropped sweatpants and a jersey Athleta top!

I think it is the proportions on #9-- the slimmer bottom with the sleeved top with a bit of drape lets the eye focus on an overall hourglass shape and your face and waist.

I'm glad that no love is lost over the plaid pants-- on to better things!

I like the glasses! Hopefully they work for you. I don't look as good in that style since I have such dark heavy brows. Mine are these.

by Elly

Those have a similar effect with the two-tone. I've been looking at a pair from Warby Parker that's somewhat like yours, except with brown and blue instead of black and purple.

I'm really glad to have discovered that Zenni Optical works for fun/backup glasses for me. It's allowing me to be a little more playful and experimental with styles, since I'm not investing the hundreds of dollars I do in my main pair.

Style Fan

I love your colour palette. I have heard there will be lots of burgundy for fall. We will see.

Your new shoes are great. My Frye boots are a decade old and still going strong. I tend to keep things a long time. Decades.

I also try to buy quality clothing that is well constructed. I find it lasts longer and does not go out of fashion.

I love how good you are at staying accountable and sharing everything along the way with us. Metaposts are my favourite. I hope the shoes and glasses work, and that when you find the time to shop that's productive as well. If it were me, I'd be looking at tops first, to get the most variety bang for my buck. Since most people look mainly at our faces, I think tops (and toppers and scarves, etc) are what they notice first. But this might just me be rationalising my blouse and knitwear addictions.

Style Fan - That's good to hear about the Fryes. I figured as much. I also keep shoes, especially, a long time. I bough my Ariat boots in 2011 and they're still going strong. My Doc Martens also lasted a good 8 years before pregnancy permanently changed my shoe size.

E - I'll be focusing on tops and toppers, but only because I already updated my bottoms last month. I wear through bottoms quickly and they're more vulnerable to size shifts, so I was in desperate need.

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