It’s only August, and I’m already feeling overloaded by fall fashion content, fall trend forecasts, and items I “should” buy for the fall.
It’s too much! I want to opt out.
So guess who’s forgoing the fall things (for now) and doing an end-of-summer capsule wardrobe!?
THIS GIRL.
In Texas, sweater weather is nowhere in sight. In fact, we are just now starting to reach the hottest part of the summer — 104*f yesterday! Whew!
I’m not sad about it though. Summer happens to be my favorite season. What I want most is to savor these long, sunny days while they last and enjoy these summer clothes that I love so very much. Once it’s cold out, I know I’ll miss my linen dresses and flip flops. <3
So the other day, I pulled out the things I’ve been wearing the most these past few months — and, well, when I looked at that collection of clothes, I thought, “This is all I want to wear right now anyway. Why not do a lil’ capsule wardrobe with these pieces?”
I mean, I’ve been around the block with capsule wardrobes. You remember the whole 37 piece wardrobe thing. :)
But this time around, I’m excited to do it without any of the metrics.
Get this — I didn’t even count how many items I put in my capsule! I just went with what felt useful and right. And I have no timeframe on it either. I’ll do it until I don’t want to anymore. :)
So anyway, I’m excited to try an old thing in a new way. What a cool thought!
I’ll be posting daily capsule outfit photos here on the blog, but the real juice is getting posted to Instagram — that’s where my daily capsule *videos* will be, including a little break down of each item I included in my capsule. Make sure to follow along on Instagram if you want.
Curiosity is the theme! I’m excited to see what happens as I go.
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love this idea to pick what I’ve been wearing on repeat and loving 🤌🏽☁️ I’m so grateful that your choices are so on point everyday! love you girlfriend! 🤍
hello Caroline, today’s post reminds me of my original interest in your blog so many years ago— personality coming through. Not enough « Caroline »
in this year’s posts. Best wishes
welcome home, Caroline. ;)
Question: when it’s that hot and you’re sweating more, how often do you do laundry during a capsule wardrobe challenge?
Hi Chantel! Thank you! :) I’m not sure yet since it’s so early on, but that’s a great idea — I’ll make sure to share when I do laundry as I go. I’m curious to see this too! I do have duplicates of heavy wear items (two black yoga pants, four white tees, three running shorts, etc) so that makes a big difference in needing to do laundry.
I live in a hot climate too. Appreciate you keeping it real for those of us still in summer.!
This is a great idea ! I will follow this capsule wardrobe on your blog and not on Instagram, though (I left Instagram a while ago, since it can be kind of overwhelming sometimes, you know what I mean). Really glad you’re still posting here, and not just on Instagram, to be honest.
Fully support and love your decision to stay off Instagram. <3 The blog is always my number one -- there's something so calming about the blog format, especially when compared to social media.
OMG I cannot believe this site is still around, I just finished purging my closet and thought to myself “I NEED A CAPSULE, LEMME FIND THAT UN-FANCY PAGE AGAIN!”
WITH THAT SAID— Because I too am in Texas, I will be pulling together my “false fall” wardrobe for the rest of this month.
Cheers!