Let’s have a little chat about Betty, an imaginary client whose looking for a colourful capsule wardrobe but isn’t sure if this even exists. She’s found loads of visual examples of capsule wardrobes filled with black, white and gray with a few hints of brown for “colour”… but what about all the other amazing colours? You…
A Head-to-Toe Four Season Personal Wardrobe Capsule
By January, I had been eyeing the book The life-changing magic of tidying up, by Marie Kondo for some time, so finally I picked it up. I absolutely loved this book and it sent me on a household purging mission that is ongoing and led me to creating my very own wardrobe capsule. Kondo recommends holding…
Is a Capsule Wardrobe Right for You?
Back in November, I set out on a journey to build a capsule wardrobe based on the amazing 37-piece wardrobe system designed by Caroline over at Unfancy. It was a journey I was actually quite nervous about, but it felt like something I wanted to try so I went for it. I never would’ve guessed where…
How to wear a denim shirt 21 different ways
Learning how to wear a denim shirt is one style trick you can use to create a versatile wardrobe. A denim shirt is often on lists of “classic pieces you must own”. Because of this, I’ve found many women already have a denim shirt in their closet—perhaps you do too. However, even though this shirt…
How to Build a Minimalist Wardrobe
The idea of a minimalist wardrobe hasn’t always appealed to me. I once thought that the more clothes I had, the more choice I had. But over the years I’ve embraced the idea of less is more. So when I came across the un-fancy.com website this summer I had a feeling I would be giving the minimalist…
Closet Organization Tips :: seasonal closet switch
We’re taking a sideways slide from our usual closet organization tips to talk a little bit about why you might, or might not, want to switch your closet over at the end of each season. Style rules are really wonderful when they help us make decisions that make life feel easier, but when “the rules” dictate we…
Easy Button Guide to Deciphering Clothing Care Symbols
Here’s the thing… clothing care symbols are pesky little buggers. There are so many of them; some have the smallest of variations (that actually can mean very different things); and unless you have a savvy washer in your life, you probably weren’t taught what each of these symbols actually means. But… if you’re interested in keeping clothing for an…
How to Build a Wardrobe that Works!
Today is a special day. I’m doing something I’ve never done before—opening the doors to my own wardrobe to show you how to build a wardrobe that works… And even though I’m a little nervous to bare all, I think sharing is a really, really good thing. Particularly, I want to share what my closet looked like…
Closet Inventory. What are you missing?
Around this time last year, I went to Jen’s house to give her closet a little love. Jen was perplexed. Even though she had a closet full of beautiful clothes, she couldn’t seem to get herself dressed in the morning. The constant struggle was making her feel anxious. She was missing something. When we…