Week 2 Minimalist Work Wardrobe Challenge Roundup

I'm a little behind in getting this up, but two weeks are down with two more to go in this month long challenge!

This week I started to feel the limitations of only have a handful of items at my disposal.  This challenge is showing me I really like having more options and the minimalist lifestyle probably wouldn't be a great fit for me long term.  However, I also had the thought that if you made it into a 15 piece collection you'd get more options, but could also easily include weekend/casual looks with it.

One item I have really been enjoying is my duster.  I never had one in my closet, so having this pieces adds some drama to an otherwise 'boring' outfit.

Here are a few duster options (including the one I have) - Amazon, Nordstrom, ASOS, H&M

Scroll down to see all my looks from last week!

Week 1 Minimalist Work Wardrobe Challenge Roundup

 Here's a photo round up of my first week using only 10 pre-selected pieces from my wardrobe to wear to work.  I've already found some pitfalls and will continue to make these pieces work, but overall I like the fact that I'm not overwhelmed in the morning with too many options to pick from.

Tuesday - Lightweight sweater, black crop pants, heels
Wednesday - White t-shirt, midi skirt, heels
Thursday - White blouse, black crop pants, heels
Friday - Lightweight sweater, skinny jeans, white blazer, heels

I would recommend finding a pair of shoes that really works for you.  There are days I wish I was in flats, but overall these heels are comfy because they have a more blocky style heel (instead of a traditional pointy stiletto heel).  My current favorite option is the Friday look, it WILL be going into a regular rotation.

First thing I've learned is if you're not a fan of wearing the same item twice in a week, but multiples of it.  As you can see I wore the sweater twice this week, and more than likely one top will need to be worn twice each week.  If you're a particular germaphobe or can't get on board with wearing something twice before washing, then pick up two basic t-shirt (probably your least expensive option).

Second tip is to work with layering.  You'll see eventually that mostly this capsule is 7 looks, but then you can expand them  easily with layering the blazer or duster on almost any look.  Make sure you under layer pops out from the sleeves to add dimension and that casual 'styled but not trying' look.

I'll keep you in the loop next week, but always follow my IG page for daily looks, plus my makeup looks!

August Challenge - Business Casual Capsule Wardrobe

While I cannot take credit for the idea, I'm super excited to try a new challenge in August.  One of the many people I follow on Youtube, Miss Louie, put together a 10 piece/25 look capsule wardrobe for the office environment(watch it here).  That sparked my interest, as sometimes I desire to be minimalist, and other times I desire to have ALL.THE.THINGS.

So, over the course of August - Monday through Friday - I will create looks from the following 10 pieces.  Many of these pieces I already had in my closet, and a few I picked up because I realized I had some holes in certain categories.

Tops
Lightweight Sweater
Blouse
T-shirt

Tank dress

Bottoms
Cropped trousers
Skinny dark wash denim
Pleated midi skirt

Toppers
White Blazer
Taupe Duster

Nude heels

I'll round up my outfits each week (I will still be doing daily photos on my IG) in a post and talk about what challenged me in putting things together, or what I learned about making one particular item have more longevity.

I'm excited to learn with you as to how to make less work more!