Weekly Capsule 25.4: A New Friend
Posted: June 26, 2015 Filed under: Capsule, Clothes | Tags: bracelet, brown flat sandals, capsule spring/summer 2015, chambray shirt, navy linen pants 2 Comments
These pants are ridiculously comfortable. So comfortable in fact, that I bought two pairs in different colors. I never do that! But wouldn’t you buy multiples too, when you find pants that feel just like pajamas but are nice enough to be worn outside the house (wonky rolled cuffs notwithstanding)? I have a feeling we’re going to see a lot more of them on the blog in the future.
Also, the bracelet is kind of an afterthought, but my outfits have been monochromatic for quite some time now, so I thought I should add some colors back in small doses. Speaking of which, I was looking through my archives the other day and saw a post where I complained that an outfit is “too monochromatic” so I added in two pops of color. I really have come full circle, haven’t I?
Shirt: Esprit, Pants: Mango, Sandals: gift, Bracelet: thrifted
And a wrap-up of my outfits this week:
Weekly Capsule 25.3: An Old Friend
Posted: June 25, 2015 Filed under: Capsule, Clothes | Tags: beige, blue, brown, brown flat sandals, capsule spring/summer 2015, chambray shirt, cream lace tee, khaki shorts 1 Comment
When I did closet inventory back in March, I didn’t include these shorts because they didn’t fit me that well, and I only wore them once last summer. This summer, though, the weather has been so incredibly hot that I decided to give the shorts another go, and lo and behold, they fit me again! That shows how hot it’s been – I’ve lost at least a couple of pounds of water weight due to the heat. The weight will return in the winter, but for now, welcome back, shorts.
T-shirt: American Eagle, Shirt: Esprit, Short: tailor, Sandals: gift
Weekly Capsule 25.2: Stubborn
Posted: June 24, 2015 Filed under: Capsule, Clothes | Tags: belt, brown, brown flat sandals, brown print skirt, capsule spring/summer 2015, cream lace tee, white 1 Comment
Today’s outfit looked better in the mirror than it did in photos. That usually happens to me. I put together an outfit, check it in the mirror, and think it’s all good, only to hate it when I see the photos afterward. And I was being stubborn in trying this skirt again with flats. Well, I think I can safely conclude now that this skirt + flats is not a good combo. If it was shorter or longer, then maybe flats may work, but it hits my Shetland pony legs at such an awkward spot that it definitely needs heels.
T-Shirt: American Eagle, Skirt: hand-me-down, Flats: gift, Belt: from a Miss Sixty dress
Weekly Capsule 25.1: Redo
Posted: June 23, 2015 Filed under: Capsule, Clothes | Tags: beige heeled sandals, blue, brown, brown print skirt, capsule spring/summer 2015, chambray shirt 4 Comments
Last summer, before I started my first version of the capsule wardrobe, I put together a few outfits using just the leftovers that didn’t make it into the capsule. One of them featured this skirt paired with my old chambray shirt, but I wasn’t happy with it because the shirt was too baggy and the flats looked wrong with the skirt length.
Since then I haven’t worn the skirt again – the print is a bit tricky to style and a bit too loud for work – but now that I can wear more casual stuff, I decided to give it another try. I paired it with a chambray shirt again, but the more fitted shirt and the heeled sandals are much better with the skirt, right? 4 years of style blogging, and I’m still amazed at how shoes can make or break an outfit.
Shirt: Esprit, Skirt: hand-me-down, Sandals: Clarks
Weekly Capsule 24.4: Cats And Dogs
Posted: June 19, 2015 Filed under: Capsule, Clothes | Tags: blue, capsule spring/summer 2015, green, navy skinny jeans, necklace, olive cat tee, white, white striped slip-ons 2 Comments
I almost didn’t take pictures of this outfit because – come on, t-shirt and jeans and sneakers, how basic can you get? But we’ve just had a big rain shower, and the air felt so nice and cool that I just wanted to be outside for a while, so I figured, why not. Might as well take outfit pictures too.
 
I also feel like I should explain my post title a bit. It’s a reference to the phrase “raining cats and dogs”, of course, but it’s also related to my outfit in that there is a cat on my shirt and my sneakers were (partly) redesigned by my dog. Yeah, it’s deep.
 
T-shirt: Forever21, Jeans: Mango, Sneakers: local shop, Necklace: self-made
This week’s casual looks:
Weekly Capsule 24.3: Staycation
Posted: June 18, 2015 Filed under: Capsule, Clothes | Tags: blue, brown, brown loafers, capsule spring/summer 2015, navy plaid dress, straw boater 2 Comments
Now that the school year is officially over, my outfits are going to be a lot more casual, and I can finally relax at home… Of course, in my case, that means putting in more hours at my freelance script reading job, finishing up my own translation and writing, and catching up on shows and movies I haven’t been able to watch (Miss Fisher and Hannibal, here I come.)
Speaking of which, thank the gods that I have Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell to fill my historical fantasy craving, because I’ve had it up to here with Game of Thrones. I’m not a book purist by any means (I haven’t even read all of the books), but at this point, it’s reduced to just a series of shocking moments with barely any logical plot/character development, and that makes me very mad.
Dress: Sonoma (thrifted), Loafers: Footglove, Hat: local shop
Weekly Capsule 24.2: Dog’s Tooth
Posted: June 16, 2015 Filed under: Capsule, Clothes | Tags: blue, bracelet, capsule spring/summer 2015, navy skinny jeans, white, white lace tee, white striped slip-ons 3 Comments
No, not houndstooth, as in the print. Dog’s tooth, as in my dog, who, upon seeing these new sneakers (that I bought along with the black pair that I wore last week), immediately seized them and processed to chew a hole through one of them. Thankfully my sister was able to fix it by patching it up and adding a similar patch to the other shoe, so they don’t look too bad… at least from afar.
Anyway, I wore this to a co-worker’s baby shower. It was casual, and I knew there were going to be other babies there, so I put together something I could run around in. I’m more comfortable with kids and babies than I used to be, now that I’ve had practice with my niece and nephew, but I still want to wear the most comfy outfit when I’m around them. The white shirt, in hindsight, could have been a mistake, but luckily none of the kids was particularly grubby 😛
Shirt: Banana Republic, Jeans: Mango, Sneakers & Cuff: local shops
