Weekly Reads and Finds

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It is midnight right now and I am trying really hard not to order McDonald’s. Like, really, really hard. Both kids are still up and I know they would be in McDonald’s agreeance if I asked them.

Which is why I am not.

Then I would feel like I definitely had to get it.

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How to Build a Minimalist Capsule Wardrobe for Fall

Minimalist Wardrobe for Women

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

T-shirt | Bodysuit | Black Button-up | White Button-up | Sweatshirt | Oversized Sweater | Striped Sweater | Black Sweater | Blazer | Denim | Leather Pants | Trousers | Slip Skirt | Sweater Dress | Coat | Quilted Jacket | Beanie | Sunglasses | Earrings | Crossbody | Tote | Boots | Heeled Boots | Converse | Loafers | Sneakers |

There is a woman that I follow on Instagram that has minimalist style nailed down solid. She is very Moira Rose in only wearing black, whites, greys, and occasionally tans…except I don’t believe Moira ever wore grey and definitely not tan, just an occasional colourful wig.

I digress…no matter what she is doing, and where she is going she always looks so chic and put together.

Even when she was wearing her pyjamas to pick up her kids.

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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 | Twenty-four

Today our building turned off the chiller which is the air conditioning, it feels like only a week ago I was bitching that it was a heatwave and the a/c hadn’t been turned on yet. This pandemic has sure messed up my concept of time.

Seinfeld came on to Netflix today and I am pretty stoked about it.

I had to drop off some returns at the post office today and I couldn’t believe how busy everything was in the morning on a Friday. It felt like a Saturday with the number of people out. I had to check to see if it was a long weekend.

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How to Build a Dramatic Classic Capsule Wardrobe for Fall

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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