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Jenn

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It was 89° yesterday, so we're starting to get some summer days here in Colorado, even if the season hasn't settled in just yet. I'm happy to say that I'm feeling pretty good about the state of my summer closet, and I don't expect to be shopping much more as the season progresses. Yay!

Here are the essentials I've purchased for the season. They'll combine with pieces from previous years (dresses, relaxed, cropped pants, more tops, statement pieces) to form the core of my wardrobe:

tops:
black silk tank (Garnet Hill)
black linen tank (Eileen Fisher)
striped tee (Garnet Hill)
black crochet-top tee (Eddie Bauer)
off-white crochet-top tee (Eddie Bauer)

bottoms:
olive twill pants (Eddie Bauer)

shoes/accessories:
leather sneakers (Converse)
crossbody bag (Fossil)

TOTAL 8 items

My husband appears to know my essentials better than I do, because when I showed him my last two purchases (the striped tee and the linen tank), I asked, "Aren't you going to point out that this is yet another black sleeveless top and yet another striped tee?"

He looked blank, and said, "Why would I do that? Those are what you wear!"

Fossil Emma East West Leather Crossbody

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Eileen Fisher Linen Shell

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Women's Crochet T-Shirt

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Women's Crochet T-Shirt

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Women's Kick Back Twill Pants

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Jenn

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The statement pieces I bought were:

Eileen Fisher dress
Eileen Fisher linen pants (upgraded essential)
Sevilla Smith shoes (upgraded essential)

TOTAL 3 items

That leaves me with room for two more statements this spring/summer. I'm going to leave those slots open for wild cards or love at first sight.

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Eileen Fisher Organic Linen Slouchy Pants

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Eileen Fisher Organic Linen Shift Dress

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Joy

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You look well sorted for summer with some wiggle room with those 2 sports to add statements. I love your finds and look forward to seeing them in action.
I'm also feeling ready for summer. Our temperatures have not been that high yet so I am happy to have picked up dome AT tops with sleeves. Today and yesterday I needed a light jacket or cardigan. If there is a big hole, it is for a sun hat that fits my smallish head. The One-size-fits-all is too big if there is any breeze.

Floral Mosaic Henley Softened Shirt

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Petite Fan Floral Blouse

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Sal

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Nice collection there Jenn, it will all tie together very nicely. I like the size of this update - not too small, but nicely curated. I really love those cognac converse for you in particular.

I have added for winter

Black floral blouse- statement
Black ankle pants
Brown/pink tweed pullover top - statement
Coral stripe asymmetric pullover sweater - statement
Navy/black/pink layering tees
grey lambswool hoodie

I am still to get (have not had a chance to look)
- one to two pairs of shoes/boots (depending on budget)
- new jeans (hopefully bootleg or flares but who knows)
- dress

Then I will also be done except for a possible scarf or accessory if found along the way. My palette is a little looser than yours but I am using some coral and pink as a bright colour along with black and navy essentials.

Barbara Diane

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Nice purchases.

I pulled out my spring/summer clothing and definitely can use a few more things but I have not been shopping yet.

Feeling a bit discouraged when looking online does not help. Nordstrom Rack is opening near me this week, so I'm hoping it will have a good assortment, at least for the first few months.

The weather is not necessarily what is being predicted, so dressing is a bit challenging.

Sisi

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You have a perfect Summer wardrobe! Very inspirational.

Style Fan

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That is a great wardrobe. Love your Cons. Your colours really work together. Nice. We have a similar palette except I use chocolate brown instead of black.

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

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Nice picks! I need to do this as we've headed toward summer temps here too. You might not have a good answer for this yet, Jenn, but do you find the EB pants stay put? I've had some pull on waists like that which I'm constantly yanking up.

RobinF

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These look very nice! We are still at that in between season here and I have no idea what I am going to need when summer hits. Love those linen pieces especially.

Jenn

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Joy, I think you're at a higher elevation than me, so I can testify that you're probably going to need a sweater/light jacket for mornings/evenings all through the summer. I get cranky on the rare days that the overnight low doesn't drop below the 60s. A lightweight (linen, maybe?) pullover is one of the items I'm still on the lookout for. I have other pieces that fill that gap, but it'd be nice.

Sal, my palette is slightly looser than it looks here, as I still have a lot from past years. I focused quite a bit on essentials this season. I'm really happy to be more in maintenance/refresh mode now, and would love to buy only this much or less for future updates.

Barbara Diane, did you notice how few brands I actually ended up buying from? Maybe there will be a point where boredom starts me turning proverbial stones again, but it's such an exercise in frustration that, right now, I'm happy to just go with what works.

Thanks, Sisi!

Style Fan, I think that small change between black/brown makes your palette so much more earthy than mine. We could easily have a bunch of overlapping pieces, though.

Laura, I have the same problem, and am actually having the elastic tightened a bit on the EF linen pants. The Eddie Bauer ones stay up well, and they have a jogger version in the same line that come with a drawstring. I wore the joggers a lot last season, but replaced them with these, because they seemed to get shorter with every wash.

RobinF, it's hard to gauge what you're going to need before you hit those super-hot days, but I needed to act early this year because of a planned vacation to a hotter climate.

JAileen

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I love your EF items, of course, but also the EB tops, and your matchy Cons and bag. I hope your wardrobe works out in Florida. We were on the Gulf Coast last week and the heat/humidity/mugginess hit me like a brick wall, especially since it was still chilly before we left.

Angie

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Clever, hubs.

Looks GREAT, Jenn. All that's left to do is wear the heck out of your clothes. (I'm done too).

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I'm impressed. Your color palate works so nicely together.

Jenn

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Angie, it's pretty great to be done and ready before the season begins. Makes it so much easier to just enjoy!

zoiechic, thanks! My refresh was mostly essentials in my neutral colors, so it looks nice and cohesive. I do have color in my wardrobe, though!

Jenn

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JAileen, I suspect I am going to melt in Orlando no matter what I wear, but at least I won't be naked.

Suz

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This is fabulous and inspiring. I confess that I am not doing as well in terms of numbers...I seem to be adding more than I initially intended, although admittedly much of it is replacement essentials. Some items I have yet to decide on and may send back. I am looking at them through the 30 wears lens.

All of these are wonderful purchases for you and will serve you well. I like your thoughtful approach.

Lisa

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Great summer additions. I haven't started my summer capsule yet, I better get moving!

Jenn

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Suz, I just dropped off the EF pants for alteration and sent back a package of five tops that didn't make the cut. I feel like I sent back a lot more this season than usual, but it could just be because I did less in-store shopping.

Lisa, I keep a four-season closet and only do two shopping seasons (S/S and F/W). I think you're right on target, since you already did spring!

anchie

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You made fabulous selection, everything looks so great together, you can tell it belongs to the same wardrobe.

Jenn

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Thanks, anchie. It really helps that my lifestyle is very casual. Much easier to manage gradations from user-casual to smart-casual to (rare) business-casual, than having to manage a formal business wardrobe.

Anonymous

Your purchases seem befitting of your color palette and aesthetic. I am interested in the concept of considering essentials vs. statement pieces, as I have never considered my purchases in that manner.

Jenn

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delurked, it comes from the 5-piece French system. I aim for no more than five statement pieces (or upgraded essentials, over a certain price point) per season.

Anonymous

Nice. And good work. I'm still in a state of flux - which isn't the worst thing. Buying nothing and enjoying wearing some older stuff .

What exactly is the "kick" part on the EB twill pants? I have yet to meet an olive pant I don't like ,and I love this deeper colour, plus, oddly, EB pants have fit me well in the past...

LaPed

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89! Little bit jealous. Can't seem to make it out of the 40s/low 50s here... Rain mixed with snow predicted tonight and tomorrow night...sigh. I can't even work up the courage to wear cropped pants.

I'm in awe of the cohesion here. Though if I took the time to add custom Finds, maybe my things would look cohesive too. Black, stripes, and olive has been my spring uniform.

minimalist

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Nice going, Jens! Very inspiring. It looks like all will work really well together, looking good and feeling comfortable while you get on with it.

I'm not buying any more for the summer, but only because I gave up on looking for the specific items I'd wanted. Next step is to weed out and tighten up what I already have.

Orlando, though? I couldn't really handle the heat and humidity last time I was there -- and that was in early March! :-/ If I come across a wearable air conditioner, maybe in the form of a sleek hooded dressing gown, I'll send it your way.

Jenn

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LisaP, that doesn't sound like a state of flux at all. Seems like contentment! The Eddie Bauer pants don't have a kick vent or anything on the leg, so I'm assuming they just mean "kick back" as in "for relaxing." They're very casual.

La Pedestrienne, cohesion is easier in a just-bought capsule than across a whole wardrobe! I'll trade you (although it's thunderstorm-y this week). I really don't like summer and dread its arrival.

minimalist, last time I was in Orlando, it was November. Can't say I'm looking forward to the June heat and humidity.

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Oh I see. Ha.

Beth Ann

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Well done, Jenn! I love the way you are refining your style and building a practical, but chic base for your wardrobe.

I've been trying to do some replacing, but with very little time, and a very tight budget, I'm not finding much success. You give me hope!

shedev

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nice collection

Vix

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Ok Ms Overachiever -- as others have said, very stylish, cohesive, and ready-for-the-weather finalists!

I have had more zeros than heroes trying to do a small warm-weathr refresh; it's been tedious whether online or in-person.

I'm really wanting my buys to have something special-to-me about them and seems like yours all have that little extra zing! Enjoy. And don't melt.

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