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Spring (Smart) Fashion: Must Haves

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Hello!

It’s me again, and this time I’m here to show you my Spring fashion must haves. I always like researching and planning what my wardrobe will consist of during the upcoming seasons. I typically start my search a couple months ahead of time to give myself time to brainstorm, plan and then shop (aka save up to buy new clothing).

Recently I have tried to be more mindful of the clothes I buy. Although it can be very tempting to give in to fast fashion. Fastfashion; your trendy, cheap clothing in stores who rapidly mass produce clothing causing more landfill. Most have harmful, unsafe work conditions while underpaying their employees. Its easy to buy a cute trendy top for just $9.99 at the mall without thinking about how it got there. If we saw what it actually took to get that shirt on that hanger, a lot of us wouldn’t buy it. This is the same way I feel about the meats at the market ( but that’s a whole other post I could go on and on about).

Here are some things I’m absolutely loving right now and will be rocking all Spring:

    Neon everything! – bags, shoes, clothing
    Dad shoes aka the ugly chunky shoes; you can dress them up or down (so street style)
    Pant suits – solid (bright) colors or plaids
    Turtlenecks
    Crossbody bags / reptile bags / woven bags
    Cat eye sunnies or really any odd shaped glasses (octagon, square, round, oval)
    Hair pins – I loving the big, chunky bedazzled clips and decorated bobby pins
    Mom jeans – the higher the waist the better
    Day dresses – especially polka dots
    Slouch socks; especially the patterned and bedazzled ones
    I’m STILL loving animal prints

What’s on your Spring list!? Any suggestions for me? Let me know on my Instagram .

As always thanks for reading and come back next post!

Xx

The Capsule Wardrobe Pt II

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The Capsule Wardrobe is back, and better! I have loved updating the wardrobe with the different seasons and slowly adding essential pieces. My current wardrobe is mainly Winter with some Spring pieces I’ve snuck in. I am excited to transition this rack to Spring soon.

Having this rack in my room not only saves me time while I’m heading out, it also lets me be more creative with my outfits. I usually take one day to plan out my outfits for the folowing week. This way I have more time at that moment to try different pieces out and it ends ups giving me outfits I would have never put together if I was in a rush. I also lay out one item and see how many outfits I can make from that one piece.

I thought I’d share my favorite essesntial pieces at the moment. I have found that these items have gotten me through the Fall and Winter Seasons:

Outerwear:
(Faux) Fur Vest / Coat
Long Coat
Black Leather Jacket
(Distressed) Denim Jacket

Clothing:
Different Pattern Pants: Leopard / Striped / Plaid / Corduroy
Blazer(s) – My fav!
White Button Down Shirt – for layering
Patterned Button Down Shirts- (Animal Print)
Basic Colored Sweater(s) – Turtlenecks are my go to

(Good) Denim In – Skinny / Boyfriend / Cropped
Midi / Maxi Dress – Don’t forget the hosiery!
Midi / Maxi Skirt – ( pleated…)
T-Shirts – I heart band or logos ones
Jumpsuit – so fun to layer!

Shoes:
Tennis Shoes -Converse are a classic
Patented Black Loafers
Mules – I like the low heeled ones
Rain boot- Hunter; need I say more!?
White Booties – all the rave right now- but I think will stick around!

Don’t forget a good handbag and sunnies!

That is all folks! I hope this was helpful to those wanting to start a Capsule Wardrobe. I would definitely reccomend you start small. Go through your closet and eliminate those pieces you havent worn in years and donate them! Also, thrift, thrift, thrift! If you love to shop, thrifting is a small way you still get to shop but help eliminate more clothing waste and save money at the same time.

Thanks for reading! Come back soon to see my Spring Capsule.

Aida-

xoxo

Winter Wardrobe Capsule

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The Wardrobe Capsule is a small collection of essential items in your closet. This is my winter collection.

When shopping I tend to go for pieces I know I want in my closet for a long time. I also go for pieces I can style many different ways. My style is versatile, so I want pieces that reflect that. I’ll usually do a haul a couple times a year for different seasons, and then incorporate my older pieces with the new ones.

For my winter capsule I shopped Zara’s Black Friday sale and scored all my items for 30% off. I also tried a new site; Social Eras and got two suits on sale. I was hesitant to try the new site because I’ve never heard of it and wasn’t sure what the quality or sizing would be. The clothes took 2 weeks to get to me. The quality was surprisingly very good, but the sizing was off. I ordered a size up just in case the sizes were off. I got all items in an XL. The jackets fit me good, but pants looked to be a size S with a XL tag. I would order from the site again because of the quality, I’ll just make sure I follow size guidelines and reviews.

Red Suit Linked:

Black Suit Linked:

My Zara Order Linked:

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I also thrifted some items in this capsule. Thrifting is a great way to score some vintage pieces while saving some money. I love mixing vintage with modern pieces.

Make sure you check back in for my next capsule and as always I will upload my outfits on my IG !

Thanks for reading my blog, and please submit any ideas or recommendations for later blog posts!