Weekly Reads and Finds

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Yesterday I finished the second out of five posts on how to dress the different body shapes. I hope you guys are enjoying the new series.

We are still undecided about Halloween for this year. Merle wants to give it a shot and see if there are many houses to go to, but she wants us to have some backup candy just in case.

Tom is far more optimistic about people participating than I am. He wanted to go to the Haunting at Canada’s Wonderland but I can’t do scary with zombies walking around.

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How to Dress a Triangle Body Shape Capsule Wardrobe (The Pear Body Shape)

How to Dress a Pear Shaped Body

A white background with the pieces for how to dress a triangle body shape capsule wardrobe laid out in rows.

Striped Shirt | Button Up | Blouse | Wrap Shirt | Sweatshirt | Sweater | Long Sweater | Tie Cardigan | Crop Cardigan | Blazer | Dark Denim | Blue Denim | Trousers | Leather Trousers | Dress | Wrap Coat | Trench Coat | Earrings | Necklace | Black Purse | Brown Purse | High Boots | Converse | Sneakers | Loafers | Heeled Boot

Do you have a pear shaped body type? This post is for dressing that shape in the fall and the winter. The pear body shape as it is commonly known as is also referred to as the triangle body shape. So if you hear either term, both on here or anywhere else, they are interchangeable.

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Weekly Reads and Finds

A white background with a collection of finds from the past week.

One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine | Ten | Eleven | Twelve | Thirteen | Fourteen | Fifteen | Sixteen | Seventeen | Eighteen | Nineteen | Twenty | Twenty-one | Twenty-two | Twenty-three

Welcome to Friday in a week that felt like I accomplished absolutely nothing but the minimum. Although I did manage to get proselytized by someone in the arts and crafts section in Walmart while I was trying to buy a paintbrush.

So that was fun.

I started a new blog series that I am scared might be more than I can handle. It’s about dressing the different body shapes.

It begins with the rectangle body shape because that is the one that I have the most experience with, but I will move on to the other main shapes weekly (hopefully). It depends on how they come together for me, so be on the lookout for them.

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How to Dress a Rectangle Body Shape Capsule Wardrobe

Rectangle Body Shape Capsule Wardrobe

A white background with the pieces for how to dress a rectangle body shape capsule wardrobe laid out in rows.

T-shirt | Turtleneck | Button Up | Wrap Shirt | Sweatshirt | Black Sweater | Blue Sweater | Cardigan | Blazer | Jeans | Faux Leather Pants | Grey Trousers | Brown Trousers | Sweater Dress | Black Coat | Brown Coat | Necklace | Earrings | Belt | Purse | Tote | High Boots | Brown Boots | Sneakers | Loafers | Heeled Boots |

If you are looking for the best clothes for a rectangle body shape then this post may be for you. I honestly wasn’t going to go down this road because I knew that it would take a lot of time and might not be something that I could get together in less than a week.

But I thought I would start with the easiest body shape, the rectangle body type. I say easiest for a couple of reasons. One is that it is my own shape so I have a pretty good idea of how to dress it (with a few mishaps here and there), and secondly, it is not a shape that needs to be balanced out.

If you are wondering what I mean by that, a rectangle is basically straight up and down with minimal curves so the upper and lower portions of your body present an already balanced silhouette.

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What I Wore This Week

I am wearing a blue button up, vintage mens trousers, Boots, and a crossbody.
I am wearing an oversized button up, Agolde 90s jeans, Miu Miu flats, and a Everlane crossbody.
I am weariing joggers, a cashmere sweater, leather moto, Converse, Le Spec sunnies, and a black tote bag.
I am wearing a navy blue long dress, black faux leather trousers, Prada Loafers, and a crossbody.

Outfit 1 – Vintage Trousers | Button-Up | Boots (similar) | Crossbody
Outfit 2 – Oversized Button Up | Jeans| Miu Miu Flats | Crossbody
Outfit 3 – Cashmere Sweater | Joggers| Moto Jacket (similar) | Converse | Tote | Le Specs
Outfit 4 – Dress | Leather Trousers | Loafers | Crossbody

For some unknown serendipitous reason, Roo (my teenager) is cleaning her room…and without me asking. It was weird/funny how it happened but I am not going to question it.

Hallelujah.

Since the pandemic, she has been going to bed really, really late. It was like a weird mental shift that I heard a lot of teens went through.

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