Hi,

Now that I've tackled Angie's fall ensemble from my last post on the fall ensemble here, it's time to take one step up and try out the fall capsule from this post.

I really liked the fall capsule and my first impulse was to run out and purchase the first 3 tops from the post.

#1-Mixed sweatshirt
This is a fun piece but is this a keeper or does it wash me out?

#2-Buttondown shirt
I've already worn this one, it's a great lightweight piece.

#3-Striped top
Is this top a keeper? I like the lightweight material but was uncertain about the broad stripes for me.

Then I realized I was cheating and decided to try to repeat the fall capsule with items I already own.

#4-The jackets and bottoms.
I already used my black leather jacket in my fall ensemble post, so I wanted to try out other toppers here. I selected my navy blazer because it's the closest to cobalt I own. I then added my white Mural bomber, because it's the closest to the mixed media sweatshirt I have. BF jeans and ponte pants are easy, I had those already. And continuing my trend to try to include as many new items as I can, I added my grey mettalic skinny jeans from NAS.

#5-Shoes
These are the same shoes I used in my fall ensemble post.

#6-The tops I own
Tops is where this got difficult. The buttondown shirt I now own, so that was easy to add. Then I had to find items to fill in the one's from the post. I wanted to include a knit to mimic the weight of the mixed media sweatshirt, so I added my teal knit. Continuing with the color teal I added a short sleeve tiered top, which is my substitution for the printed t from the post. Then I included my peplum top for more print, which is my substitute for the yellow short sleeve turtleneck in the post. I then added my flower printed t which is my substitution for the black with white striped top from the post. I then finished with my navy knit, which matches my navy blazer. The two navy items substitute the cobalt blazer and knit from the post.

Now onto the outfits!

#7-BF jeans with flower top
I would not have thought to pair this flower top with the white blazer before.

#8-BF jeans with navy knit
A nice tonal look of navy.

#9-BF jeans with teal top
I'm not sure about this combination.

#10-BF jeans with peplum top
I would prefer this peplum top with my black blazer.

#11-BF jeans with buttondown shirt
I'm not sure about this combination.

#12-BF jeans with teal knit
I'm not sure the semi tuck works with this knit.

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Now onto the ponte pants, I didn't care for any of these.

#13-Ponte with teal knit
I'd prefer these pants with a longer top.

#14-Ponte with buttondown shirt
I'm not a fan of this one.

#15-Ponte with navy knit and scarf
I forgot the post had a scarf, so here is my substitute.

#16-Ponte with peplum top
I don't think this jacket works here.

#17-Ponte with flower top
I'm not a fan of this one.

#18-Ponte with teal top
Again not loving this look.

#19-Back view of ponte pants.
I think all the ponte pants outfits are a bust. I don't think ponte works for me unless the top is very long, too much bum!

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Now onto the metallic jeans, these were the hardest to style.

#20-Grey jeans with peplum top
I would prefer a black blazer here.

#21-Grey jeans with teal top
I think this one is ok, I would not have thought to pair this top with grey jeans.

#22-Grey jeans with teal knit
I think this one also works, again I would not have though to pair the teal with these jeans.

#23-Grey jeans with navy knit
I'm not sure the white jacket works with the grey jeans.

#24-Grey jeans with flower print
I think the flower print works here, but again I am on the fence with the jacket pairing.

#25-Grey jeans with buttondown shirt
I'm not sure a buttondown shirt works with these jeans.

Now time for some reflection.
-I liked all these items together, until I started trying to create outfits with them. I kept wishing for my black blazer for many of these outfits instead of the navy one. And I don't like any of the ponte pants outfits, with the actual ponte pants. I think a different fit of black pant would have worked better here.

-The grey jeans are a challenge to style, I'm not sure which toppers work for them. The navy blazer seemed to boxy. The white bomber, I felt the grey arms clashed since the greys were a different shade. I kept thinking the tops from Angie's post would have worked better for these jeans.

-The boyfriend jeans are really easy to style! I felt most of these outfits worked out ok.

Comments/suggestions are welcomed and thanks for reading, I know this was a long one!