Capsule Closet.
Don't know what it is? Well let me share with you how I came to discover it.
I stand in front of my closet every morning and think I have nothing to wear. I know that I have a closet full of clothes, yet somehow, I have nothing to wear.
My body is different. I carried a life inside of me for 9 months, worked my butt off to lose the extra baby weight, and am now decently happy with my body. Yes, there's a little extra on my than before. But, I brought a life into this world and I refuse to shame my body for that. Anyways, because I carried this sweet boy in me, my body is shaped a little differently.
Before baby, I wore more fitting clothes. Not tight, but they showed off my figure a little more. Now that I've had a baby, my chest is bigger and my hips are wider. None of my shirts fit the same as they used to- just tight in all the wrong places, my jeans just were not comfortable anymore, I didn't want to wear my hand wash clothes [because, well, I have an 8 month old that spits food at me, or all over his hands then rubs them on me], and I needed to wear clothes that were easy to nurse in [since I still work full time in an office]. Hence, I have nothing to wear, was code for I hate the way my clothes look on me.
Begin the late night Pinterest-ing.
I started looking for comfy, yet cute, yet versatile clothes. The capsule closet idea kept coming up on my feed and in my searches. I decided to click on a link, which brought me to a blog where the woman literally said the same thing about her closet post-baby [I so wish I could find it and link it here for you to read]. She, then linked the blog that started the capsule closet- Unfancy. [You can also check out her FAQ page where she answers a lot of questions about it HERE. ] One of the things I read said that you should love every item in your capsule wardrobe and be excited about different ways to mix and match the items. Standing in front of your closet shouldn't be an I don't have anything to wear experience anymore. It should be quick, easy, and effortless.
Count me in!
All I could do was talk about my future capsule wardrobe to David. I'm sure he was/is so over my constant talking about it. But, let's be real. He's my best friend, and I was overly excited about this. I have a Pinterest board dedicated to my capsule wardrobe [you can view it here]. Really, it's ideas of what to include in it and for each season, and then a couple of specific pieces that I like. It was fun to get excited about this, see what styles I liked and what other people had used in theirs, and then start thinking through my clothes and what I wanted to have in my capsule wardrobe.
Begin closet clean out.
This was fun. And a little depressing. I created three piles- Love it, Like it, and Get rid of it. Something one of the blogs I read said, was to try on every piece of clothing. If you like the way it looks/fits and feel confident in it- keep it! If not, get rid of it. I did this. Unless I just knew that I was going to get rid of it. At the end, David exclaimed, "You're going to be naked!". We both laughed, and I responded, "but when is the last time you saw me wear any of those clothes?". David's response, "Point made". I ended up getting rid of my whole "like it" pile as well. [The below photo is just the clothes I am selling...the donate pile is bigger...yikes!]
Then began the planning.
I had to look at the clothes I had decided to keep and really see what my style was. I currently work in a pretty laid back office where I can wear jeans and a cute top to work [I could probably wear a t-shirt if I really wanted to, but I choose not to]. However, I am going to part-time, work from home, only go in the office once a week in a month, so I also had to consider that.
My style is- comfy, neutral clothing that is machine washable and can be dressed up and dressed down. Really descriptive huh? I'll share what's in my capsules in later posts, and maybe it will make more sense. Anyways, I wrote down what I was looking for to add to my winter and spring capsules...
[a little glimpse at the beginning of my winter capsule...so small!]
And then, the shopping.
This couldn't have come at a more inconvenient time, money wise. David and I just created a budget that we are really trying to stick to. Before this, I think he would have let me use some of the tax return money to shop with...not now. [We're Dave Ramsey style, and it's strict!]. Fortunately, we live 10 minutes from the outlet mall, and I am subscribed to my favorite store's email lists- so I get notified when sales are happening. I rarely buy something full price, which kind of goes against some of the rules others have set out for capsule closets, but that's just how I roll.
My "go-to" stores are- The LOFT, J. CREW, and Madewell. The LOFT and J.CREW both have outlet locations- which is a huge bonus for me. Madewell is where I get my jeans and couple items here and there.
I am so excited for my capsule wardrobe. I truly love every item in my winter capsule so far. I'm still on the hunt for certain pieces, but I have a list of what I want, so there will be no "oh this is cute!" purchases for me. I loved reading the blogs where they actually shared what was in their capsule wardrobe, so I'll share those as the seasons come.
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