Hey y’all! It’s been a while since I updated what my Capsule Wardrobe is looking like these days, so here goes! If you want to see my journey towards slower, more intentional fashion bought ethically to honor the hands that make it, and the earth that supplied the materials, and the God who made it all possible, read some of these posts:
Closet / Capsule Posts:
- Closet: Simplified
- my style evolution (what, I have style? yeah, surprised me too)
- what do you do with the rest of your clothes once you go capsule?
- closet: spring / summer 2017 capsule, with ethical upgrades and additions!
- ethical clothing brands
- dream capsule wardrobe pieces
Remember my closet is a MIX of old clothes that I have had for a while, not purchased ethically, and of new, ethically made, sustainably sourced items. Not only it is not feasible (financially or for brain space reasons) to have a complete turn over in one’s closet, but it’s not, at the end of the day, environmentally beneficial or ethical to do that – one of the main points of slow fashion is to decrease overall demand for clothes, and while I am replacing items that have worn out or don’t fit, I am hanging onto clothes that still work, until they don’t!
Tops (16):
- 6 tanks: chambray, coral, seafoam, maroon, grey, blue and white pinstripe
- 3 tops: black and white striped flowy top, blue cuffed top, blue and white striped top
- 5 t-shirts – let the tigers tiger, cross, take heart, victory, walk in love (rust color)
- 2 long-sleeved shirts: chambray, white patterned blouse
Top Changes:
- Retiring the maroon flowy top -> not actually getting worn since it doesn’t flatter my body type as well as I thought it did when I originally left it in my wardrobe
- Might potentially retire the white patterned blouse since it’s really big and doesn’t get worn that often
- Might want to add one or two tops with some structure and flow -> like a fit and flare, a bit like the peplum style but updated
Dresses (6):
- 3 Humble Hilo dresses
- 2 sleeveless shift dresses
- black encircled multiway chrysalis cardi
Dresses Changes:
- 2 other dresses that don’t really fit me anymore, unfortunately, so they are getting retired -> below:
- yellow and white striped fit and flare – spaghetti straps
- blue cotton short sleeve dress (think Sound of Music hilltop)
Skirts (3):
- Francis + Benedict Midi skirt
- Francis + Benedict Maxi skirt
- Navy midi skirt with white and yellow flowers
Shorts (4):
- Olive green flows shorts
- White flowy shorts with black flowers
- Sudara flowy shorts with grey accents
- Blue structured shorts with white embroidered overlay
Pants (3):
- Burgundy patterned flowy pants
- Black flowy/ structured pants with tight ankle with white detailing
- blue jeggings
Winter-specific pants (4):
- black jeggings
- 3 structured slim pants in olive green, navy, and black
Leggings (5):
- Milk and honey tees – terrycloth joggers
- Outdoor voices 7/8 Springs Leggings
- Black knee length leggings
- Grey knee length leggings
- Black ankle length leggings
- Grey bike shorts
Jackets / Sweaters (7):
- Brevity black leather jacket
- Outdoor Voices rain jacket
- The Porch sweatshirt
- Burgundy thin fall jacket
- Beige sweater
- Dark teal sweater
- Black and white kimono
Jackets / Sweaters Changes:
- Had a blue kimono that did not fit me very well, and didn’t allow for much movement without major readjusting to the entire outfit, so wasn’t functional at the end of the day
- Had another blue kimono that was not long enough to be useful for an overall outfit
- Looking for a longer kimono – knee or floor length, that is not too intricate, but has some personality, while sticking to my overall closet palette and style
Knock around the house clothes:
- Flowy blue patterned pants
- grey linen pants
- Tons of walk in love shirts
- black patterned fringe shorts
- more miscellaneous
Year-round shoes (5):
- tan bangs
- Allbirds running sneakers
- root collective booties
- Birkenstock Stone Arizona Sandals
- House slippers in grey
Summer-specific shoes (2):
- Merrell leather sandals
- Blue Tevas
Winter-specific shoes (2):
- Blue Bangs
- Merrell black booties
Shoe Changes:
- Retired my black Nike sneakers
- returned my Sseko Rue accent caramel sandals -> were impossible to figure out how to wear properly, unfortunately!
Bras (10) and Undies (35) and Socks (8):
- Undies – all MeUndies
- Bras – 3 black and 1 maroon True Weekend Racerback from True and Co
- Bras – black, blue, tan, grey True Body Scoop Neck from True and Co
- Sports bras – assorted from Champion
- Socks – assorted from everywhere!
Bras, Undies, Socks Changes:
- Would love to start replacing my socks with Bombas socks!
Extras:
- hats: burgundy felt hat, tan felt hat, 3 caps
- scarves: teal, pink, blue patterned
- volunteer shirt(s) – 2
- PJs – 3 big knee length night shirts
- hiking boots
- robe from Sudhara
Extras Changes:
- Would love to consider getting a matching shirt and short set for sleep this year!
Travel specific clothes:
- Black swimsuit
- Swimsuit coverup
- Several floor length maxi skirts
- 2-3 fishing shirts
- 2 pairs of hiking shorts
- 2-3 high neck short sleeve shirts
- 1 pair of swim shoes
Bags:
- Humble Hilo backpack
- Humble Hilo cross body
- Over the shoulder bag from a eco-sourcing shop in Jerusalem
- Kavu Shoulder Rope Bag
Sunglasses:
- Solo eyewear sunglasses
- Porch Sunglasses
- 2 other randoms pairs of cheap sunglasses