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Capsule wardrobe challenge

bella

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Jane over at "The Small Fabric of My life" (formerly "Work That Wardrobe," aka, the woman who did not spend any money on clothes for 365 days) is organizing the second installment of her capsule wardrobe challenge.
Here are the rules:
http://thesmallfabricofmylife......lenge.html

Is anyone interested in playing along? I missed it last year but it looks very interesting. I might give it a try especially of other YLFers play, too.

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Kristen

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I am seriously considering it, too! Must look at my closet and see if I have 10 items I can mix and match...

crwilson

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This challenge is perfect for me right now because my wardrobe has about 10 wearable items in it right now.

RoseandJoan

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I love a challenge, but i only have ten items that fit at the moment and they are not interchangeable. Good luck to everyone who participates.

Dawn

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I'd love to do this challenge! I think I have ten perfect items for it!

Kari

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I am definitely thinking about playing along! It will be *quite* a challenge, but I think I can make it work & have been brainstorming what kind of capsule items would be most versatile.

I hope you'll share what you come up with!

bella

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Yay, now I'm really excited. I am gonna have to think hard to come up with 10 mix and match items - shoes included!

rute

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This is very fun and a good way on NOT spending money.

shiny

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I might be game. It looks like fun. I see that shoes and outerwear are included, what about accessories? Last time you were allowed 5 accessories (jewelry, bags, scarves).

rute

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I have a doubt: we must gatter 10 items (all included, skirts, shoes, pants, coats, etc.) and then come with outfits for an intire week?

bella

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Shiny, accessories are extra. Here are the rules:

Choose ten items of clothing from your wardrobe and mix and match them for five days between Monday September 28th and Friday October 2nd.
You can have any combination of shoes, dresses, skirts, tops and jackets as long as it adds up to ten individual items.
You are also allowed five accessories which include jewellery, scarves,bag, belts etc.
Underwear and hosiery do not come under the ten items and five accessories!
As it’s only autumn in the Northern hemisphere your are not permitted an extra coat.
If you want to wear a coat this must come out of your ten items.

chewyspaghetti

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I will have to see what our weather is like. I should just commit, but I'm so non-comittal. I probably only wore 10 items in the last week, anyway LOL It's been around 100 all week, so it's- dress, sandals, necklcace....dress, sandals, necklace.....
Even if I don't play, I will have fun seeing what others come up with.

shiny

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Okay I think I'm in.... barring any weird weather fluctuations, I think I can do this. I've got a plan tentatively mapped out... and I need a challenge.

Except that I've been having fun stocking up on Fall stuff lately, and this will prevent me from wearing some of my new pieces for a week... that will be tough!

marianne

I'll give it a try... our weather has been unseasonably warm, but it could change very quickly. Truth be told, no one would notice if I wear the same thing all week

medusa

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Is a pair of shoes one item, or two?

bella

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1 pair of shoes = 1 item

Dawn

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Thanks for posting up the rules. I think I might cheat a little bit and have a coat as an extra item that isn't counted in the overall ten as I live in such a rainy place. It hasn't rained here for a few weeks but the weather is forecasted to turn really bad next week so I'll need a raincoat.

chewyspaghetti

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I think that's totally fair, Dawn. As Master and Commander of the Universe (in my head) I give Dawn permission to NOT count her raincoat as an item.

kimlee

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I might be willing to play along if I can get a few essential maternity items this weekend. I should make my final decision by Saturday night. I hate that I am waiting so late...but I suppose late is better than never?

bella

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Quite a few takers, this is gonna be fun!

shiny

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I'm so excited for this challenge. This is going to be fun!

How are we doing this? Do we have to say upfront what our 10 pieces and 5 accessories are before the start?

Also, do stud earrings count in the 5 accessories? I'm debating whether to skip earrings next week and add a purse or a scarf instead for the 5th!

And I'm assuming "umbrella" doesn't count.... right? Because rain is in the forecast here.

Kristen

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Small Fabric posted her items beforehand, but I think we can do it anyway we choose. I will be selecting mine today and posting on my blog.

She also answered a few questions about jewelry and such.

http://thesmallfabricofmylife......drobe.html

Looking forward to seeing what everyone does with this one!

shiny

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Since I don't have a blog site, I guess I'll start my own thread here. I will do that now!

bella

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I really want to do this but I am still pretty sick and I don't have a lot of energy. I might have to stay home for a couple days next week as well. In that case, I will just start a little late. I don't have a blog etiher, I will post my pictures on flickr.I look forward to seeing what you all come up with!

shiny

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Bella, I work from home, with only occasional trips to the office. Heck, when I do go to the office, jeans are perfectly fine. So that's one of the reasons I love this challenge: it gives me the perfect excuse to wear dressier clothes than I might normally wear during the week... which seem silly if you are just hanging around home telecommuting or work in a casual office!

I did consider maybe I should pick a 5-day stint which included the weekend, as I'm more likely out and about doing stuff on weekends. But I decided to give myself an excuse to dress up during the week. And while working through my strategy, I realized I could extend this challenge another 2-3 days if I wanted. It's fascinating how many outfits you can get out of just 15 pieces.

chewyspaghetti

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I decided to do this, too.
I posted my capsule on mby blog today:
http://chewyspaghetti.blogspot.....-2009.html

chewyspaghetti

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I ws reading TSFomL this morning to see what her outfit would be, and I noticed that she did not follow her own rules. She is wearing tights and shoes that are not part of her capsule!
This is a great exercise for packing light. I could go a whole other week and not repeat outfits, but I would get bored of accessories LOL

Meli

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actually she did follow her rules. LOOK at the picture of her shoes and her outfit= the color just turned out wonky in her group picture. They ARE grey clarks with a tan band. As for the tights- she said HOSIERY and UNDERGARMENTS do NOT count

Kristen

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I am doing the challenge too, and was SO DELIGHTED when I re-read that hosiery was not part of the items. The weather is so funky here this week I think we are going to veer from stockings to bare legs and back, and I may need more than one pair of hose.

I also made some changes to my capsule with today's choices, but I am keeping everything on separate hangers on an addition to my closet so I keep it all together and use what I swapped in. We had a drastic change in temperature overnight!

Meli

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I did this too I can't wait to see everybody's outfits!

http://fashiondailyinsanity.blogspot.com