Fall 2016 Capsule Wardrobe
The pieces I chose for my fall 2016 capsule wardrobe.
I generally follow Project 333 for my capsules, learn more about it here.
Hope you have a beautiful autumn!
The pieces I chose for my fall 2016 capsule wardrobe.
I generally follow Project 333 for my capsules, learn more about it here.
Hope you have a beautiful autumn!
I decided to make this video is because in the last couple months I’ve:
– overheard some girls in a dressing room complaining about how their chests were too small for the clothes
– had a client say they are a “weird” shape so clothes don’t fit
– had another client list off the “problems” with their body
– saw a comment about how a person’s hips were too big to fit pants
and these are only the remarks I noticed and remember!
Unfortunately too often with conversations and thoughts about how clothes fit, people will find fault with themselves instead of the clothes. Instead of “this shirt is too tight in the stomach” it’s “my stomach is too big”.
This is a discussion I want to have and also explain a bit about how fitting clothing generally works, because I never knew that a lot of brands will fit on only one body type. Also it is important to note that not all brands only design for only one body shape and some brands spend a lot of time developing a fit that reflects their customer.
I would love to hear your thoughts!
Further reading about vanity sizing and size standardization:
The absurdity of women’s clothing sizes – apparently standards were last updated in the 70s and currently a company (ASTM) has standard size charts but you have to pay to see them (so I couldn’t compare them) and I also couldn’t find much about how they got those numbers.
One Size Fits Most
A video about our eco friendly wedding and some of the things we did to try and cut down on the environmental impact of our celebration. As well as what I would do differently now.
(many of which will also save you money!)
Photos by Ryan & Beth Photography
My Project 333 capsule wardrobe for spring and summer 2016.
How I built this capsule:
What I changed/updated from spring to summer:
Find out more about Project 333 and how it works here.
With capsule wardrobes, investment pieces, or just for a more sustainable wardrobe buying good-quality clothing is important, but how can you tell if a garment is good quality?
When shopping online it’s difficult to tell if something is good quality. Search for and read reviews to see what people say about the construction, fabric, and quality of the garment.
I’m really excited about this winter season with lots of cozy knits to wear.
This capsule wardrobe came to 30 pieces and I will likely be adding in my wedge booties and possibly a second pair of jeans but I’m going to see how it goes.
I follow the Project 333 capsule wardrobe which you can learn more about here. As usual I don’t include jewellery, athletic clothes, sleep and lounge wear, and underwear/socks in my items. I also decided this season to not include my winter coat or mittens since I don’t see them as part of my outfits but I probably could have easily included them.
The items in my capsule are:
1. grey tank – Comazo earth
2. black tank
3. sequin tee
4. black tee – MEC
5. plaid flannel – secondhand
6. grey woven long-sleeve – handmade
7. draped long-sleeve
8. grey knit top – People Tree*
9. cranberry knit top
10. tan sweater – handknit
11. mustard & navy sweater – People Tree*
12. chunky knit vest – handknit
13. Icelandic sweater – secondhand
14. check tunic – People Tree*
15. cocoon cardigan
16. purple wrap dress
17. brown body-con dress – handmade
18. black flared skirt
19. beige flared skirt – handmade
20. black knit trousers – People Tree*
21. burgundy leggings
22. jeans – Naked & Famous Denim
23. cranberry knit scarf – handknit
24. indigo scarf – handmade
25. white knit hat – handknit
26. blue knit toque
27. light grey large envelope bag – Matt & Nat (why I no longer support Matt & Nat)
28. black clutch/shoulder bag – Matt & Nat
29. cream heels
30. grey boots – Vegetarian Shoes
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It’s autumn!
After a less-than-successful summer capsule wardrobe I’m really excited about this fall one. I think I planned it well, taking into account both variable weather and holiday events/parties that happen during the season. My capsule has 32 pieces and I will still be adding in another pair of shoes and probably a second scarf. I also decided after my first year of Project 333 that because of all the extra layers I wear during fall and winter 35-38 pieces is probably a more comfortable number for me during these seasons, so I’m going to see how that goes this time around.
My capsule contains:
So far the weather has been gorgeous so I hope we’re going to have a lovely fall here, and I hope you have one as well!
Wow so I’ve already been doing Project 333 for a full year! If you haven’t seen my recap/look back at the year you can watch it here.
Going into my second summer capsule I had a much better idea of the pieces and outfits I wanted, and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. All together I have 31 items (I like to leave a couple open if I find there’s something I need to add in) and like in my previous capsules, I didn’t including jewelry.
My summer wardrobe has:
11 tops – 4 tanks, 1 crop top, 4 t-shirts, 1 lace top, and 1 button-up shirt
6 bottoms – 2 skirts, 3 shorts, and 1 pair of pants
2 light layers – 1 cardigan, and 1 jacket
5 dresses
3 shoes – 1 pair of flats, 1 pair of sandals, and 1 pair of heels
2 bags
2 accessories – 1 belt, and 1 hat
Hope you’re having a lovely summer!
So happy it’s spring!! I’m really looking forward to this season and a new capsule wardrobe!
This one was more difficult to plan, I’m not sure what to expect for weather so I hope there will be enough options for warmer or cooler weather. I’m excited to wear more dresses and I also included some more prints which I think will be fun to play with and create outfits around.
I have 30 items and am planning on adding 3 more. Here is what’s in my spring capsule:
(most of my pieces are older or thrifted, but if the item is currently available then it’s linked)
Tops
1. Black org. cotton tank – The White Briefs
2. Dark green draped tank – DIY
3. Grey cotton draped tee
4. Beige org. cotton oversized tee – Stewart+Brown
5. White chiffon & jersey top
6. Cream blouse – Amour Vert (and dyed by me)
7. Grey org. cotton knit top – People Tree*
8. Plaid men’s flannel shirt – secondhand from my brother
Dresses
9. Black and grey silk tank dress
10. Brown ombre wool knit dress
11. Purple draped wrap dress
12. Black floral flared dress – made with a retro Butterick pattern
Bottoms
13. Red chiffon maxi skirt – thrifted
14. Black flared skirt
15. Mustard velvet shorts
16. Blue ikat print silk pants – Amour Vert
17. Dark-wash denim – Naked & Famous
Sweaters/Jackets
18. Beige cotton cardigan
19. Black bamboo wrap cardigan
20. Red plaid hoodie shirt – DIY
21. Denim jacket
22. Green oversized sweater jacket – designed and made by me
23. Light grey button-up sweater – thrifted
Accessories
24. Brown braided belt
25. Rusty orange scarf – craft market
26. Black vegan tie-dye bag -Matt & Nat (edit: why I no longer support Matt & Nat)
27. Beige vegan cross-body bag – Angela Roi
Shoes
28. Grey vegan lace-up boot – Vegetarian Shoes
29. Beige vegan wedge booties – Novacas
30. Grey vegan lace-up sandals – Bhava
I will likely also be adding a pair of flats, a hat, and a chambray shirt to complete my 33 piece capsule wardrobe.
Interested in creating your own capsule wardrobe? The Project 333 Dress with Less Microcourse* is a great guide to help you build it!
Also you can watch a recap of how my winter capsule wardrobe went here.
Hope you have a wonderful spring! 🙂
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It’s time for a new capsule wardrobe! Since it’s winter, this one is a lot darker and cozier. I’m looking forward to comfortable sweaters and warm layers. This capsule has 30 pieces and I plan to add the final 3 after a couple weeks to see what I find I still need.
I also created a video that goes into more detail about the clothes I chose for my capsule, and how I put it all together. You can watch that video here.
My fall Project 333 wardrobe was a lot more challenging than summer, simply due to the fact that you wear so many more clothes in the fall/winter, but it was still a great experience! You can watch a recap video of how my fall capsule wardrobe went here.