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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

Fashion

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 !

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Local Guide: New York

Local Guides + Travel

One NY trip post is never enough to cover the city, so you can call this NY post part II. After visiting NYC, I had a chance to spend some days north of the city, and I LOVED it. Although NYC, will always be my favorite city, I must say staying in a slower, less busy parts f NY was also nice. Growing up in the city, I never realized how big New York is. I was so consumed by the city, I never saw the charm and beauty other cities in New York had to offer.

Some other places I visited were:

  • Yonkers
  • White Plains
  • Mount Vernon
  • New Rochelle
  • Mamaroneck
  • Nyack
  • Nanuet
  • Stony Point

Most of my time was spent in Stony Point, NY. Small but beautiful Historic Town. While I was there I headed over to Bear Mountain State Park. Which is linked here. I had a great time sight seeing and driving the park.

I of course did some shopping, some places I shopped were The Palisades Mall in Nyack. While there I played in Dave and Busters, ate Nathan’s hotdogs (yumm) and shopped Zara, Uniqlo, H&M and F21. They also have a lot of local / small owned business which are great to get unique pieces. I also visited the Nanuet Shops, an outdoor mall with so much to offer. We stopped in to The Westchester Mall , a beautiful, upscale mall.

Some food spots we hit while there

  • Pops Espresso , in New Rochelle
  • Mount Ivy in Pomona
  • Art Cafe of Nyack
  • We had pizza in two different places in Yonkers, don’t know the name but you can’t really go wrong with Pizza anywhere in NY.

The rest of my time was spent catching up with family. Sometimes staying home with family and spending quality time is all you need.

Nanuet Mall

Pops Espresso

Westchester Mall

Family

The Weekender… New York Edition

Local Guides + Travel

Washington Square Park

The second edition of ‘The Weekender’ is here and this might be my favorite edition of all time because it’s about my hometown and best city in the world.. NYC! My family and I came up to New York for Thanksgiving week. I of course starting planning my trip as soon as I found out we were coming. I knew I needed to plan my outfits ahead of time, and that I needed to get a list of places I wanted to hit while being here. My time in the City would be short so I mapped out the destinations and figured out a route that worked best. Anyone who knows me knows how organization makes me happy, I had so much fun picking out the best spots and organizing the route. I constantly get asked how I find the spots I go to for pics, brunch, etc. Yelp ! Yelp saves me every time I don’t know what I want to eat or where to go. It’s also very helpful when I’m out of town and don’t really know the areas. After yelping NYC, browsing IG and remembering my fav childhood spots, I had a plan; Hit lower Manhattan and get those shots!

Lower Manhattan is my absolute fav part of the City. Its home to so much; to name a few:

  • Flat Iron District
  • Union Square
  • Washington Square Park
  • Soho
  • Stuyvesant Town
  • Chinatown
  • Little Italy
  • Battery Park
  • East / West / Greenwich Villages
  • Tribeca

Here’s my weekend through pics.

Flat Iron Building

Washington Square

Stuyvesant Street, NYC

New Territories Instagram linked here.

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I absolutely loved walking, sight seeing and shopping the city. We then headed North to spend time with family. Other places we saw included Yonkers, New Rochelle, White Plains, Nyack, Stony Point and Black Bear Mountain to name a few. Those pics will be posted in my next post! You can always catch more pics and posts on my IG .

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Fall Wardrobe Haul

Fashion

Fall is my absolute favorite season! I love the crisp air, beautiful tree colors and crunching leaves.. but more than anything I love fall fashion. I of course started fall shopping since August so I thought it would be fun to show some items I’ve got so far and how I plan on styling them. I will upload more pics of the actual outfits once I wear them on my Instagram.

All photos are linked

Give me all the 70s vibes, animal prints, boho feels , plaids and classic pieces.

I’ll start with my fav pieces, this two piece plaid set by Zara. Plaids are coming back strong this year. I’ve seen so many cool pieces but this one I couldn’t pass up. I plan to obviously wear as a set but also will have fun pairing with other pieces.

Next piece is also by Zara and still in the same plaid theme. This one is giving me Chanel vibes.. and I mean come on. I see a turtle neck and thigh high boots.

Last item from Zara is a double buckled belt. This obviously is going to be a staple in my closet this fall, weather it be with jeans, or a waist belt for maxi skirts and dresses.

Next is my HM order. Here I got more items, I find that most of the items in my closet are from HM. I like that there quality is better than most trendy clothing stores and there price is right in between the Forever 21 and Zara or Asos prices. I love Zara but feel like they are a bit over priced for the quality they sell and I try to avoid shopping at Forever 21 because I find that after one wash the items never fit or look the same.

I’ll start with this boho maxi dress. This dress can go many ways which is why I liked it. I can dress it up with heels, boots, booties or keep it casual with sneakers, tennis shoes or sandals.

Next is this Vintage / Victorian style shirt. This shirt I’ve actually already wore so I’ll share my pic of it. In this pic I styled it casual with mom jeans and tennis shoes which was part of my haul as well so I’ll link below. But I will also dress up with either maxi skirts or dress pants.

Next is a block heeled mule. I remember when mules were trendy in the 90s. I was too young to wear them then and when they recently made a come back I was honestly not a fan. I felt the trend should’ve waited another decade, but they grew on me. They are the same concept as the ones from the 90s but I feel we’ve upgraded the styles this time around. They go with every outfit I’ve bought for fall and these in particular are very comfortable. I’ve worn these as well so I’ll upload that pic as well.

Last but not least are the jackets. I love long jackets and there really the only ones I wear in the cold. To me they look nicer and cover more. I feel that they dress up any outfit, but I also love dressing them down with sneakers or tennis shoes. You can make your jacket be the outfit by styling it right. I bought a houndstooth print and a solid rust color one.

That’s my fall haul! I hope you guys enjoyed please feel free to leave comments, feedback , questions on here or on my Instagram .

– Aida