Earlier in August, I decided to embark on a little capsule wardrobe experiment.
I’ve done quite a few capsules over the lifespan of this blog (10 years!), but I’ve never done one as open-ended, rule-free, and relaxed as this one. I attribute some of that to the fact that I always share my capsules publicly, and I like to package them up nicely for people to enjoy — complete with a pretty graphic of everything in my capsule, a set timeline, and clear guidelines so everyone knows what to expect.
And that’s great — I love doing that.
But this time around, I did this capsule just for me, package-free. There were no graphics. I didn’t count the number of pieces I included. I freely added pieces in along the way if I wanted. And I didn’t set a time frame — I just did it until I didn’t feel like doing it anymore.
Which ended up being about 12 days! Plus a couple of weekends where I didn’t document my outfits, but still stuck with my capsule.
The entire thing felt SO GOOD.
All I wanted was to give myself some clear headspace and not think too much about what I was going to wear each day. And that’s exactly what I got out of it. Perfect.
So today, I wanted to share a recap of my outfits, so you can see all of them in one place. Keep scrolling to see all 12!
Outfit 1 | Day one and I already hit a snag!
Outfit 2 | My favorite clothes for teaching yoga (that don’t show sweat)
Outfit 3 | What to do when there’s an obnoxious voice in your head telling you to “do more”
Outfit 4 | My tried-and-true summer outfit formula
Outfit 6 | My *favorite* outfit of the whole capsule!
Outfit 7 | What I wear when I have zero energy
Outfit 8 | I wore something that wasn’t in my capsule (and everything was fine)
Outfit 9 | Athleisure meets regular clothes
Outfit 10 | Highly recommend taking a last lap with your fav summer clothes
Outfit 11 | It’s fall! False fall, that is.
Outfit 12 | False fall, part two
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And there you have it!
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Thank you for doing this! It was so much fun to follow along, and your lighthearted Instagram videos were a bonus! As always, your posts get me thinking about and appreciating my clothing in new and refreshing ways. Thank you for the way you do what you do. ☀️🍂🍵
In many ways this was really like a what “would be in your suitcase if you were traveling to your own home” series. It was a limited amount of clothes to choose from in the ordinary days of your life when there is too much going on to spend a lot of energy planning outfits. The relaxed capsule makes room for reality, even if reality is your own whim :) It was a great little practice for the end of season clothes.
I live in Western France and right now the weather is colder than you would expect for September in France (we’re all wearing sweaters and jackets and boots) so all these summer outfits you shared in this post make me feel nostalgic!
Really excited to see your next posts about fall outfits :)
Loved this easy stroll through your closet. You had limitations but you weren’t held tight to them. I loved your “and everything was okay” take on going outside your selected pieces. Great was to savor the end of a season and gain some calm in dressing ourselves. Thanks for the live stream of practical dressing!