Outfit: 30x30 Day 18 and Capsule Wardrobe Final Day (oh, and Frocking Friday)

It’s the final day of the capsule wardrobe challenge and what have I learnt? That I can survive on 10 items plus 5 accessories for 5 days, but that I’d rather I didn’t have to. That having limited clothing but unlimited accessories (aka the 30x30) is far easier and more pleasurable. That the ‘Winging It’ planning (or not planning) method works just fine. My final piece of clothing has been added today:
10. White top

So that’s one challenge done. Now I just have to complete the 30x30 and save all my shoes. Piece of cake!

Last night was choir practice at church, then I caught up with Home and Away over a cup of tea.

Today I have 6 bags of clothes and shoes in my car to take to the charity shop at dinner time. It’s all the stuff I cleared out last weekend and it feels good to open my wardrobes and see them a little less crowded.

Tonight I have a bunch of chores to do as my mom is coming over tomorrow to go to Ikea and the outlet mall so I won’t have time for chores then.

And I am excited because a group of friends and I have booked to see Dolly Parton in September! I am a huge country music fan and Dolly Parton is the first lady of the genre so it will be great to see her perform.

Grey dress – Long Tall Sally
White top – Tall Girls
Grey tights – Primark
Tan Obi belt – ASOS
Leopard print booties – Sarenza (gifted)
Leopard print scarf – Ethel Austin
Silver hoops – gifted
Silver and diamante necklace – gifted

Total Est. Cost £49

Outfit: 30x30 Day 17, Shoeper Shoe Challenge #3 and Capsule Wardrobe Day 4

Another pair of boots saved today. This is possibly one of the oldest pairs in my collection, dating back to November 2003 and a trip to New York with my friend S. They are by Arturo Chiang and were purchased at Century 21. I wore them either the night I got them or the night after, to walk from our hotel to the Empire State Building and then up the Empire State Building. Considering the height of the heel they are pretty comfy, but then you can feel the quality of the leather and they are leather lined. The sole was leather too, but it disintegrated over the years of being worn in the rain, and had to be partially replaced with rubber.

Having run out of options for accessories in the Capsule Wardrobe Challenge, and unable to face wearing the red beads a third day running, I decided to try something different with Monday’s scarf. I added another 2 items of clothing footwear:
8. Jeans
9. Black boots

That just leaves me one more option for tomorrow and I have an idea what I will wear.

30x30 continues to tick on too. I can’t believe we are over halfway through now. Part of me is tempted to just continue on with my 30 items ad infinitum, to see how long I remix for, but another part of me misses my shoe collection.

Finally, have any of you tried Zumba? They run classes at my gym and I’m thinking of giving it a go (but not for a couple of weeks as I’m out tonight and out next Thursday when the classes are on).

Black sweater – Long Tall Sally
Jeans – Next Tall (clearance)
Black boots – Arturo Chiang (Century 21)
Leopard print scarf – Ethel Austin
Silver hoops – gifted

Total Est. Cost £114

Outfit: 30x30 Day 16 and Capsule Wardrobe Day 3

I really wanted to add a different necklace to this but alas, I was out of accessories. Note to self: if you do this again, don’t choose dresses/pants that require belts! Anyway, I think the red beads look OK and they give a pop of colour if nothing else. My tally thus far then:
Clothing
7. Black sweater

Accessories
5. Leopard print belt

I went to the Aquafit class last night and it was fun! It’s hard work trying to run in the water. My limbs felt a bit achy when I got home, but that’s good right? It just means it’s working.

Tonight I have no plans other than making chicken casserole with sweet potato mash for tea.

Black sweater – Long Tall Sally
Grey trousers – Dorothy Perkins Tall
Leopard print booties – Sarenza (gifted)
Leopard print belt – Dorothy Perkins
Red beads – Ethel Austin
Silver hoops – gifted

Total Est. Cost £66

Outfit: 30x30 Day 15, Shoeper Shoe Challenge #2 and Capsule Challenge Day 2

I went to the gym last night, then went home and cholled watching the new series of the Gadget Show. I’m thinking of going to do an Aqua Aerobics class tonight.

So the Capsule Wardrobe Challenge continues apace and the tally following today’s outfit is:

Clothing
4. Stripe top
5. Grey pants
6. Red shoes

Accessories
3. Blue glitter belt
4. Red beads

That means I can add 4 more items of clothing and 1 more accessory!

Another pair of shoes is ticked off my Shoeper Challenge list too – this red pair which was a gift from NOW Discount shoes as part of their blogger programme. I should have 5 pairs ticked off by the time the 30 for 30 ends on 2nd March.

Cream and navy stripe top – Forever 21
Grey pants – Dorothy Perkins
Red shoes – NOW Discount shoes (gifted)
Blue glitter belt – H&M
Red beads – Ethel Austin
Silver hoops – gifted
Silver and diamante necklace – gifted

Total Est. Cost £54

Outfit: 30x30 Day 14, Shoeper Shoe Challenge #1 and the Capsule Wardrobe Challenge

Well it’s all go here today! Round 2 of Shoeperwoman’s Shoe Challenge has started and I can tick off my first pair – these leopard print booties which were a gift from Sarenza. I managed to cull 6 pairs of boots over the weekend taking me down to a total of 85 pairs of shoes and boots to wear before 14th February 2012. Perfectly doable!

Also beginning today is Jane’s Capsule Wardrobe Challenge. This is my first time taking part and when I signed up to it, I figured I could just fit it in amongst the 30x30. You are allowed 10 items of clothing (including footwear) and 5 accessories, to be remixed over the next 5 days. However, that would involve actual planning, which I couldn’t be bothered with yesterday, so I’m going for the ‘winging it’ method – adding in items as I go along. The total so far:

Clothing
1. Grey dress
2. Black cardi
3. Leopard booties

Accessories
1. Tan Obi belt
2. Leopard scarf

We’ll see how I go on with this as the week progresses!

Grey dress – Long Tall Sally
Black cardi – New Look Tall
Black tights – M&S
Leopard print booties – Sarenza (gifted)
Tan Obi belt – ASOS
Silver and diamante necklace – gifted
Silver hoops – gifted

Total Est. Cost £58

Up For a Challenge?

I am! Kendi is running her now famous 30 for 30 again from 1st February and for the first time ever, I’ve signed up to take part. However, before I knew about that I had a message from Jane inviting me to take part in her spring capsule wardrobe challenge. That runs from 14th-18th February, smack bang in the middle of the 30 for 30. So I thought, why not do both? All is means is taking my 10 capsule items from my 30 for 30 items and remixing my ass off all month!

I’ll need to think long and hard about my 30 items. I’ve checked with Kendi and coats do not count, nor do snow boots (should the need for them arise) if you are not wearing them as part of your outfit. Accessories don’t count either – basically if you couldn’t/wouldn’t wear something on its own, it’s classed as an accessory. So that’s scarves, tights, jewellery etc. I am also counting leggings as an accessory because, as we all know, leggings are not trousers. They are just really thick tights.

Once I have my 30 items assembled, I’ll post pictures of them. And then I’ll have to whittle that down to 10 items for the capsule wardrobe challenge. Oh, and did I mention there’s a shopping ban which accompanies the 30 for 30? Yep, that’s all part of the fun.

If you want to sign up for either (or both) of these challenges, visit Kendi or (and) Jane’s blogs.