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simple spring wardrobe

4/2/2018

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Spring! It's still a bit cold here...but the days are longer. I haven't put away my sweater coat yet...but I'm ready. A few weeks ago, I put together a small work wardrobe on a whim...to figure out how it might look for me. I learned that not only could this wardrobe be useful for work...it could work for my life as it is! The one key lesson I took away was this: A small wardrobe benefits from choosing pieces that are not too dressy + not too casual. By choosing pieces that could be worn to make yogurt and to make a presentation...outfits that could be just as comfy while reading a book at home as they would be going to the ballet...less can do it all!

I didn't set out to make a shopping list, but I did keep coming back to that little collection as I was thinking about what I'd be wearing this spring. Too casual might be the current issue in my closet...so the linen jacket stood out as a comfy piece that could dress up an outfit in a way that would still feel like me. I was able to locate the exact jacket on ebay for $30 (second hand). The jeans felt like a silhouette missing from my wardrobe, in a color that I don't think I've tried before, and again they would elevate my pieces just a bit. (Hopefully, I can keep them clean!)

So here are the pieces that I'm wearing this spring:

tops ::
cream sweatshirt
black sweatshirt
olive button down shirt
navy tee
human tank*

bottoms ::
tan sarouelles 
cream jeans* 

one-piece ::
jumpsuit 

layer ::
linen jacket* 

footwear:
flats
trainers
clogs

possibly/probably also:
pact tanks
indigo long-sleeved tee 
striped 3/4 sleeved tee
denim jacket

olive pants
​leggings

*new pieces in 2018 
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Notes ::
-Temperatures vary during these months, so fabric weights + styles vary as well.
​ (sweatshirt + jeans + trainers = warmer. tank + sarouelles + clogs = cooler.)
-Layers. In the transition months, I'll often start the day with a layer on + want bare arms as   the day goes on. My long sleeved tops can work as layers with a tank underneath.
-I only have one short sleeved top, because it goes from being cold enough for a sweatshirt   to warm enough for a tank quickly. Tanks layer well + are useful all summer long. (This   might be different if I spent my days in a more temperature controlled space.) 
-Long sleeved tees are on trial. If they don't layer well under and over...they probably don't   earn their spots in my simple wardrobe. 
-Shoes are important in the small wardrobe. They switch the vibe of an outfit effectively.   (jumpsuit + tank + trainers = casual. jumpsuit + linen jacket + flats = a bit more dressy)

Love,
Jane

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Linda
4/2/2018 04:19:20 pm

Cute spring picks! I saw the linen jacket on the EF Renew website, however, the price was more than the $30 you got it for. Good Deal!
I just ordered an olive army shirt from rawson on etsy. I figured I could wear it over my short sleeve shirts as a sweater for spring, than when the weather is cooler, as a regular long sleeve shirt.
I have white jeans & I love them. I thought I'd get them dirty a lot as well, but that has not been the case.

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Jane link
4/2/2018 09:31:44 pm

Oh, this is such good feedback...thank you! I've always avoided white pants, but I'm glad you say that. :) My green button down has been a staple for a bunch of years now + I still like it (and I love Rawson). I'm sure you got a cool one! Oh- and there were quite a few of the Eileen Fisher jackets on ebay- even in black! :)

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