Jenn’s Style Your Closet Challenge

Jenn posted a challenge a week ago, https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....-challenge but I was out of the country and away from most of my closet. Now that everything I brought with me has been washed, ironed and restored to my closet and dresser drawers, I can take up the gauntlet!

#1-2 date night (I wore this the last time DH and I went out to dinner at a nice restaurant)
#3-4 important meeting (not many of those in my life, but I would wear this to meet with a lawyer about POA and Will stuff)
#5 a wedding (this is a category where I would be inclined to shop for something new, and maybe a little more joyful and exuberant)
#6 working around the house (I’m retired, but this is what I wear on a dirty chore day - like washing floors, etc.) I’m emotionally attached to the sweater, but it doesn’t get off the property these days.
#7 running errands (most days I run some sort of errand - grocery store, banking, library - and this is a favourite combination.)

I find this set of outfits a little somber/dark, and wonder if repeating the exercise with a summer state of mind might have different results?

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4 years ago

CarolS

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Runcarla, I like all your looks, but #7 is particularly killer. I am a sucker for the striped t with the cropped mustard pants. And the pops of red knock it totally out of the park! I would imagine that a summer state of mind would indeed, inspire different choices.

Cardiff girl

You look very elegant in the simple black dress in #1 and #3 and I love your style in #7 but I do agree that I associate you more with abit of joyful colour in your style,it is a grey time of year isn’t it?

Barbara Diane

I especially like your skirt in #5. I would add a little color or light to your date night outfit.

Joy

Woo woo, great job with this challenge. I need to get on it but will change the categories a bit.

Suz

(website)

Carla, you did great with this challenge. No surprise. I can see that a festive dressy (but not "occasion" type outfit is the biggest need) -- or maybe the right accessories would solve any issues. But I also hear you re shopping. When occasions (such as weddings) are few and far between there is nothing wrong with waiting until one comes up to do a search.

Jaime

I love them all! From the ultimate little black dress to the jaunty errands outfit. You are on top of your style game!

rachylou

My favourite is the wedding outfit. I think that's splendid for a wedding.

April

#3 is my favorite. You're such a good tucker-inner!

Angie

Fashion Stylist

You whacked it out of the ballpark with #7! My KILLER fave.

Jenn

Love it, Carla! I do think we'd get different results if we tried it again in the summertime. It must be hard for you right now, coming back to your rich and heavy winter wardrobe after your light and bright time in the sun.

Number seven is my absolute favorite of these. So great!

Runcarla

@Jenn - thanks for the challenge. Thinking about it afterwards, I realized that most of the situations are exceptions - and I depend on tried and true classics that can sit in my closet for a long time without becoming DATED - thus all the black and white. However, most of my ‘real life’ falls into the OTG category. I have lots more items and greater diversity, including colour, from which to choose, so ‘running errands’ outfits are more CREATIVE and CURRENT - and thus more interesting.

That makes total sense! Same here. Date night, running errands, and work-at-home are the VAST majority of my wardrobe. Things like meetings, weddings, and funerals are occasions I'm glad to have covered, but rarely come up.

Synne

Ah, love all of these. And the shoes in particular! No fuss, comfy, sharp and SO COOL.

Sal

You did well and look good in all these outfits. Your clarification of what is common for you makes sense.

I posted mine in the hottest week of the year (there were two archive pics but both from the season) - in winter I would have quite a different set of looks.

Your last outfit is sensational but I also love the LBD and the meeting outfit. For those of us who don't have a lot of dressy needs, black sure is useful.

Whilst I have had a definite shopping month (five new items and one thrifted) these exercises make me realise that I can dress for every occasion that could come my way - it might not be the best outfit ever - but I can do it.

Anonymous

Wow The red skirt outfit is my favorite, but love your LBD too!

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