Project 333

 

So here it is - the beginnings of my 33 items. 

1. Ralph Lauren Sunglasses

2. Red resin necklace

3. Tiffany silver necklace

4. Silver ball earrings

5. Straw Fedora

6. Red Ballet Flats#

7. Black Ballet Flats

8. Tan sandals#

9. Dark Jeans

10. Lighter Jeans

11. White T-Shirt

12. White Vest

13. Red slouch t-shirt#

14. Black striped shirt

15. Navy striped shirt 3/4 sleeve

16. Navy striped shirt short sleeve

17. Red scarf

18. Patterned scarf

19. Tan coloured cross body/handbag

20. Black jersey dress

21. Navy Patterned dress

22. Denim skirt

23. Black skirt

24. Tan braided belt

25. Grey Cardigan

26. Blue Floral skirt

27. Shorts - Black

28. Shorts - White

29. Gingham Blouse *

30. White patterned sundress *

31.  Colette Ginger Skirt in Denim *

32.

33.

* These items are on the sewing list.

# Yet to purchase

It has been much easier that I anticipated and most of the items are things that are already in my closet. The black and white gingham top is on my list of things to sew - as is a summer day dress and a Colette Ginger skirt. but even with those three items added I am only up to  31.

I'm not sure if it is cheating but I have not included my gym/yoga clothes and house clothes/PJ's. I will have to go and recheck the guidelines. 

If I can teach my 2 year old how to take a photo then I can attempt to take a pic of what I am wearing each day and post it.

I am really excited about this - it is going to make looking polished So much easier!!

I am a mum who does not currently work in a paid capacity so the majority of my clothes are for day wear and hanging out with my kids. In a way this makes it somewhat easier to choose items - but it also means that I have to exclude things like high heels. I may leave a pair so I can slot them into the open spaces if I need to.

We have 2 weddings to go to over the next three months as well - I am planning to sew a dress to wear to the weddings - one casual and the other a morning affair. Both involve the same group of people so I may need to leave the other space for this dress.

Tomorrow I will work on boxing up all the rest. 

I have also set part of my wardrobe space aside for working on the Autumn capsule.

The Capsule Wardrobe

How is it possible that I didn't know about such a thing before now.

The Capsule Wardrobe concept is GENIUS!!

Since becoming a mum of two I have found it increasingly difficult to have my style and eat it too - so to speak. Part of the reason why I sew - I simply can't get out to the shops on my own for long enough to see what is there and to try things on.

I do a lot of browsing online and often walk past things that I like - occasionally I will think I have nothing to wear and buy a few pieces at random - inevitably I end up with a mishmash wardrobe of things to wear and I am constantly browsing shops and lamenting that I don't have enough spare cash to buy the things I love.

However - if I do this capsule wardrobe thing it will solve all those problems. I discovered this post on How to build a Capsule Wardrobe and while I may have to tweak it a little to incorporate my own lifestyle I think I am going to do this.

I love having simplicity - I would love to be able to look in my wardrobe and just know that everything in there goes together - it is on my list and that is what I have to choose from to wear out of the house for the next three months. Then I can spend that time planning the next three months and saving up money for any key purchases I might need - rather than spending time and money grazing at the shops - lost - no - drowning in a sea of choice.

Here is the base list I have to work on:

1 Sunglasses
1 Purse
1 Laptop/Camera Bag
2 Dresses
2 Skirts
1 Jeans
2 Shorts/Capri
1 Dress pants
2 Light Sweaters
2 Blazers
2 Tanks
1 Button Down Shirt
5 Shirts
1 Sweatshirt
4 Shoes
1 Trench Coat
2 Bracelets
1 Necklace
1 Scarf

Homework for next week - begin narrowing down basedon what I currently own or can sew.

GOAL - to create a capsule wardrobe for the summer based on what I can sew or currently own. Everything else can be put away.

I would love to do the Project 333 thing properly - but I might aim for the Southern Hemisphere Autumn 2012 to begin as I will be back at work then.