Translating Inspirational Styleboards to Realistic Wardrobes: Victorian Tea Party, But Make it Athleisure

This is the third post in this series, where I walk through examples of turning fantasy style inspiration boards into more practical wardrobes that are cohesive but not repetitive. See the previous one, a circus style board translated to smart casual officewear + casual weekend outfits, here. In the original post, I didn't build a … Continue reading Translating Inspirational Styleboards to Realistic Wardrobes: Victorian Tea Party, But Make it Athleisure →

Wardrobe Round-up January 2019

Outfits My goal for this month was to accessorize more specifically with tights and socks. I did, and I'm glad I'm getting more use out of all those fancy tights I bought months ago! It's been fun, and I've done it enough now that I think it should stay in rotation. Favorites Misses Sometimes I … Continue reading Wardrobe Round-up January 2019 →

Translating Inspirational Styleboards to Realistic Wardrobes: Circus Yuppie Edition

You've got a Pinterest board (or album on your phone or computer) full of beautiful photos that are such a mood and totally your goal aesthetic. There are runway photos and flavor images and stock photos and street style snaps. But it’s not obvious how to translate it to a collection of wearable pieces that … Continue reading Translating Inspirational Styleboards to Realistic Wardrobes: Circus Yuppie Edition →

Year in Review: 2018

When I first decided to do the whole ~find a style, curate my wardrobe~ thing in 2016, I didn't have much of a style to speak of, I didn't know what I had, and I didn't know what I liked or didn't like. Heck, I didn't even know what I actually looked like in most … Continue reading Year in Review: 2018 →

Small tasks, big changes: 64 things to do to improve your wardrobe

In the spirit of the new year, I thought that in addition to making some vaguer sartorial resolutions, it would be nice to make a list of specific things that I can do to work on various aspects of my wardrobe. I already have a post about some higher-time-investment long-term tracking and inventorying you can … Continue reading Small tasks, big changes: 64 things to do to improve your wardrobe →

Wardrobe Round-up December 2018

December is over! I'm going to do a separate post for a year-end retrospective. As usual, I'll go over favorite outfits, item wear stats, and what I bought, returned, purged, am considering purging, and my wish list. Favorites This was a good month for me outfit-wise so I have five picks this time! Head to … Continue reading Wardrobe Round-up December 2018 →

DIY shitty Gorillapod for taking outfit photos while traveling

Pretty much what the title says! If you forgot a tripod or gorillapod, or don't have one, here's a janky setup that is still better for taking photos in your hotel or airbnb room than a dusty mirror pic or making do with whatever lighting and angle you end up with when perching your phone … Continue reading DIY shitty Gorillapod for taking outfit photos while traveling →

Wardrobe Round-up: November 2018

Similar to last time, I’m going to go over: my favorite outfits this months an overview of my item wear counts and wardrobe inventory what I bought, returned, and donated and what’s on my wish list and purge list Been really busy recently so I'm opting to get out a pared-down version of the round-up … Continue reading Wardrobe Round-up: November 2018 →

Styling Midi Skirts

A while back I asked what sort of posts people would like to see, and "how I style X " posts seemed like a popular option. And thus you have: How I style midi skirts! I picked this item since it seems like many people were interested in them after seeing them in some of … Continue reading Styling Midi Skirts →

Wardrobe Retrospective: July 2018

TLDR: In which I assume many incorrect things about how items will fit or be easy to actually wear. A look back on how the things I bought in July are faring in my wardrobe. At the end of July, I gave each item a rating from 1 to 4, or a ❓ if I … Continue reading Wardrobe Retrospective: July 2018 →