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Capsule Collection Winter 2013 – Outfits #6 & #7

OK, final push! Here are the last two outfits.

Here’s my favorite outfit from the challenge:

Pretty blue dress – outfit #6

I just love this dress. It’s so flattering, and I love the pattern and the color. I was volunteering the day I wore it, and it felt good to feel productive and pulled together. Plus those are my Under Armour running tights I’m wearing, so it was very warm too.

Funny story. I house sitting for my aunt and uncle. We had gotten about 2″ – 3″ of snow overnight. When I left the house to go volunteer, I got confused in the snow and ended up driving onto their lawn. My car got snuck in a snow bank! It took 45 minutes, but I dug my car out of a snow bank. In this outfit. Leather boots can do anything!

And last but not least: outfit #7:

outfit #7

This was my last outfit and my least favorite of them all. It’s not bad, but it felt very boring in all of the brown. Well, they can’t all be winners.

There you go! Eight pieces/seven outfits. Boom.

Back to the beginning

 

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Capsule Collection Winter 2013 – Outfit #5

Outfit #5

Here is that lovely sweater that I can’t photograph at all. It’s so warm! And beautiful! And fabulous! I promise. You just can’t see it in all of its splendor.

It is actually a little bit warmer today than it has been (16 degrees F!), but I still enjoyed wearing this comfortable, warm outfit. I was actually wearing socks most of the day though. Don’t be fooled by the picture.

Just a reminder in case you forgot what my eight items are:

Eight pieces

Previous outfits:

1 2 3 4

How are you coming with your capsule collection? Anyone else playing along??

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Capsule Collection Winter 2013 – Outfit #4

Outfit #4

I bet you thought I forgot, but ha! I did not! Here is outfit #4. This was my most creative and challenging outfit of this whole exercise; I’m not used to walking around in tights without a dress on over the top. But I guess this is how those kids are wearing them these days, so I thought I would try it too. I think it worked out pretty well. Plus these are running tights, so they are thick and more modest than other kinds of stretchy pants.

So there you are! Over halfway done – just three more to go.

Previous outfits:

Outfit #3

Outfit #2

Outfit #1

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Capusle Collection Winter 2013 – Outfit #3

Welcome back! I promised some more outfits for you, and I aim to please.

Today’s outfit is definitely the warmest of them all, which has become one of my main criteria for dressing these days.

Cashmere! Corduroy!

Here is the first cashmere sweater that I have ever owned – $6 from Goodwill. Seriously. It is such a beautiful sweater, and it is so warm. I’m completely hooked on cashmere.

This picture really doesn’t do this sweater justice. It’s a beautiful cream and tan stripe, which I was able to photograph better here:

Seriously, it’s not just an offwhite blob.

Anyway, it’s  new to me and I love how comfy and warm it is. Just wait until I wear it with jeans! It would probably be even warmer layered underneath a blazer or cardigan; I simply haven’t gotten that adventurous (or cold) yet.

In case you missed them, click below for the links to

Outfit #1

Outfit #2

Even more outfits tomorrow!! :)

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Capsule Collection Winter 2013 – Hiatus

Okay, just to make things complicated, I have a wedding today. So I’m still going to wear my eight pieces over seven days – just not seven consecutive days. Forgive me please.

But I do want to share with you what I’m wearing to this wedding today; you should remember the dress because I wore to the last wedding I attended, which you can read about here and here.

In case you don’t care to read all that boring text, here’s what I wore to my cousin’s wedding in June:

June Wedding – or – my mom and I get sunburned

It was 90 degrees F then, and the weather today is quite a bit different; the forecast is 12 degrees F with a 30% chance of snow. 

I love this dress, and I’ve been planning on wearing it again since I was invited to this wedding! But I’m going to make a few wardrobe alterations to make it warmer and more seasonally appropriate. And a picked up a few new accessories to jazz it up.

February Wedding

The first thing I added was this set of opera-length suede gloves. I received them as a present a few years ago, and they are perfect for winter weddings. They are so warm! I’m also going to wear a pair of kitten-heel black pumps and a cute little black shrug I’m borrowing from my sister-in-law.

To brighten up all those dark colors, I picked up this silver clutch ($3!).

New (to me) Clutch

And I have always been a sucker for pearls, so I snagged these adorable earrings for $6. I love them and I can’t wait to wear them!! (Quick thrifting pro tip: always clean the posts on second-hand earrings with alcohol before wearing them.)

New (to me) Earrings

I will definitely post pictures afterwards of what I wore so you can see all the pieces together. I love the challenge of adapting clothes for different seasons, and I almost think that I’m going to love this winter ensemble better than the summer one. I can’t wait to share!

Have a great weekend everyone! Come back tomorrow to see outfit #3 from my capsule collection!

 

 

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Capsule Collection Winter 2013 – Outfit #2

You may remember yesterday when I shared my first outfit from the Missus Smarty Pants 7 outfits/8 pieces challenge.

Well, I’m not defeated yet. I am back to share outfit #2.

Outfit #2

As you can see, I stuck with the jeans and brown cardigan and just changed out the sleeveless shirt underneath. This purple tank top is a recent addition to my wardrobe, and I imagine that I will get a lot of wear out of it. The color is gorgeous, and the embroidery and beading on the yoke are beautiful. This was the perfect outfit for staying in all day when the weather is -19 degrees F.

What will I wear next? Check back tomorrow to see!