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How to Build a Dramatic Classic Capsule Wardrobe for Fall

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A Dramatic Classic Capsule Wardrobe for fall

A white background with the pieces for a dramatic classic fall capsule wardrobe laid out in rows.

T-shirt | Turtleneck | Oversized Button Up | Silk Blouse | Sweatshirt | Oversized Sweater | Striped Sweater | Cardigan | Blazer | Leather Trousers | Tan Trousers | Grey Trousers | Jeans | Sweater Dress | Grey Coat | Camel Coat | Scarf | Earrings | Crossbody | Handbag | Tote | High Boots | Heeled Boots | Chunky Boots | Loafers | Sneakers |

Today I am sharing some of my scholarly wisdom…and by scholarly wisdom I mean some of the things that I learned in school last week. So we will start with the question of what does dramatic classic means?

If you are new here, I decided that I wanted to go back to school this year to learn how to become a stylist. Last week was my first week, so this week I am incorporating some of the things that I learned.

The focus was determining what our body types and fashion personalities were. Figuring out our own, and how to help people figure out theirs.

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How to Build a Stay at Home Mom Capsule Wardrobe for Fall

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A Stay at Home Mom Capsule Wardrobe for Fall

A white background with the pieces for a stay at home mom fall capsule wardrobe laid out in rows.

T-shirt | Turtleneck | Oversized Button Up | Tunic | Sweatshirt | Cashmere Sweater | Sweater | Cardigan | Sweater Vest | Blazer | Denim | Trousers | Leather Trousers | Stirrups | Sweater Dress | Coat | Quilted Jacket | Scarf | Necklace | Crossbody | Tote | Knee High Boots | Black Boots | Flats | Sneakers |

It has been a while since I made one of these and I am way past due. Over the last 18 months, I guarantee that every single mom out there experienced being a stay at home mom at some point during those months. I will say that my stay at home mom wardrobe at the beginning of the pandemic looks a lot different than it does now.

But in the same breath, I will also say that it showed me how important it is to have truly comfortable items in your wardrobe that can be worn outside the house too.

I think what a lot of us struggled with was a) how to wear those comfortable clothes without looking like we just rolled out of bed, especially during such a high time of stress and anxiety, and b) and how to look put together with minimal effort because who the hell wants to spend a long time trying to make yourself look good.

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What I Wore This Week

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I am wearing wide leg leather trousers, a black silk blouse, a black tote, and black Mary Janes.
I am wearing a red Bikini Kill sweatshirt, wide leg trousers, New Balance sneakers, and a crossbody.
I am wearing an Anine Bing sweatshirt, grey trousers, Balenciaga loafers, and a crossbody.
I am wearing a grey cashmere sweater, trousers, New Balance 327, a black tote, and a crossbody.
I am wearing black stirrups, and oversized white blouse, an oversized leather jacket, Prada Loafers, and Le Specs sunnies.

Outfit 1 – Silk Blouse | Leather Trousers | Mary Jane Flats | Tote | Necklace |
Outfit 2 – Sweatshirt | Trousers | Necklace | Crossbody | Sneakers |
Outfit 3 – Sweatshirt | Trousers (similar) | Necklace (similar) | Crossbody | Loafers (secondhand) | Sunglasses |
Outfit 4 – Sweater | Trousers (old) | Crossbody | Sneakers | Tote |
Outfit 5 – Stirrups | Oversized Blouse | Leather Jacket (similar) | Loafers | Sunglasses |

When I was a teenager we had to make our own flare jeans by opening the side seam and sewing in a triangular piece of fabric. I made a few pairs and LOVED those jeans. I wore them until the back hem wore so far up that they looked ridiculous from behind.

In the mid-2000s flares became popular again and I had a pair of True Religion low rise that I lived in.

I actually see True Religion low rise flares a lot when I am thrifting and I always wonder what I was thinking. Those jeans were LOW.

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