Pages

Saturday, December 17, 2016

10 Item Wardrobe Challenges - #1

I decided to challenge myself to live with 10 items of clothing (plus shoes & accessories) for 2 weeks. This was for daytime wear not including exercise or yard work. I selected 2 pairs of jeans and one pair of slacks, 2 cardigans, and 5 tops. Shoes, camisoles/tanks, coats, hats, gloves, scarves & jewelry were not counted.

I came up with over 14 different outfits some of which were worn previously, some new and some I would not put in rotation. It did push me to get out of jeans occasionally and try different combos.  I also used 3 pairs of shoes, 2 tanks as under layers, 2 coats, 2 hats, 2 pairs of gloves, 3 scarves, and 8 pieces of jewelry for a total of 32 items.  There were a few yard work, house cleaning days where I wore those kind of clothes but other than that I was comfortable being at home, running errands, going to a party and going out to dinner and coffee. This gives me one nice vacation wardrobe guide for certain weather conditions.

Could you live comfortably with this few clothing items for a season? I liked finding new outfits and am going to start working on 10 Item Wardrobe #2.



7 comments:

  1. Great idea and would work to practice for a trip with carry-on only!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Way to go Juhli! Don't know if I could...

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I can't either but it is helping to decide what works and how to pack for an upcoming 3 week trip!

      Delete
  3. I love this, Juhli! Interesting that when you added in all of the other pieces outside of the core 10, you basically ended up with a Project 333 capsule! I like the outfits your posted and it seems you have a lot of wonderful versatility with the pieces you selected. Good for you! I have always learned a lot from my wardrobe challenges. Even if I don't want to dress with just 33 items a season or whatever, I have found that challenging myself to do for a time has helped me to see that I don't need as much to get by. Good luck with your upcoming trip and your next experimental capsule!

    ReplyDelete
  4. I enjoy your blog, I can relate to your writing!

    ReplyDelete

Planning My Week

SHOPPING I’m trying to keep this week’s stock up shop lower than average. We are in need of lots of fresh veggies including salad stuff plus...