I am a woman of my word, mostly, except for the one time I lied to a pug-loving co-worker and said I had a pug, hoping she’d be my friend, but it turns out she had a pug, too, and wanted to set up a dog playdate and was I available next Saturday? And then everything naturally fell apart, as it does when you make up Winnie, the 11-year-old half-blind pug that was never available for Saturday playdates.
I don’t know, it was a dark time, those early L.A. days.
But, I’ve grown up, and now I really and truly am a woman of my word, which is why – last weekend while Ken was in Toronto – I stayed up way too late playing dress-up in a makeshift studio in our basement. (Hat tip to Renaissance Ken for setting everything up, then patiently walking me through how to operate the self-timer all by my big self. The man is a saint, truly, and if you like this series at all, he’s the one to thank!)
As promised, I’ll be sharing the outfits I wear from my Wardrobe 25 – a minimal closet experiment of sorts. The details are here, if you’ve missed them, and today I’m sharing the first 5 outfits I’ve been wearing over the past three months. Everything is labeled/numbered, just in case you’re in the market for something similar (the numbered links that follow aren’t exact replicas, as most of my pieces aren’t currently in season, but these are fairly close!):
OUTFIT #1: 021 / 025 / 023 / 010
OUTFIT #2: 002 / 006 /022
OUTFIT #3: 014 / 019 / 023 / 011
OUTFIT #4: 015 / 012 / 017
OUTFIT #5: 016 / 024 / 011
Also, here’s a caveat for you, in the interest of full disclosure and perhaps redeeming my earlier referenced pug story:
Mostly, this month in particular, the black leggings and easy-to-launder tops are getting the bulk of the attention, and I have been wearing my winter boots on the daily. There is quite a bit of snow on the ground and quite a bit of hibernating on my agenda, so dressing up and feeling put-together is not of the utmost importance. So, basically, I’ve been wearing some version of Outfit 4 (top+leggings) with snow boots, daily. Also, bath robe.
I do not, I repeat, do not intend to (nor do I advise you to) wear black heels or shoes-sans-socks in the icy dead of a Midwestern winter. I did, however, wear black heels and shoes-sans-socks at a conference last week, and also for a Christmas dinner, and again when we had a weird 55 degree streak in early November. So, woman of my word! Redemption!
And so, for the sake of creativity and experimentation, I’ll plan to photograph 25 different looks I’d wear if I weren’t currently hibernating; a few that I wore quite a bit in November and December – to church, to conferences, to meetings, to playdates, to dinners, to celebrations – and some I plan to wear in the coming months until the ground below us thaws. Deal?
Onward.
Part 2 will come next week! Stay tuned…
this is my most favorite thing EVER!
So happy it was enjoyable! :)
You cutie cute thing!
You’re too kind. :)
Girl, you are just too cute. Good job to Ken on the invisible-horizon setup. Good job to you on the pics!
= )
Ha, thank you! :)
When you introduced the 25 items last week, I was really hoping you’d put up outfits worn by you. Except for being very pin-nable and inspiring to see (I can imagine how many hours you spent though), this is totally different from the pieces lined up all together. When I first saw all the pieces, they seemed very neutral and similar to each other, letting me imagine a certain type of “uniform” you’d be wearing. But when I see these outfits, they are all very interesting and surprisingly look totally different from each-other.
Thanks for sharing and looking forward to next week :)
Thank you, Lisa! Excited to share more next week. :) There is so much that can be done with a few great pieces!
This is awesome. Love seeing how varied your outfits are so far, and can’t wait to see more. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, Lo!
the last outfit is my fav. How do you do that fun head wrap?
My grandmother taught me, so my method is slightly different, but this is the gist!:
http://bonjourlife.com/turn-your-scarf-into-turban/
Well aren’t you just Adorable. I am in desperate need of some head scarf action – do tell – how did you rock it? I don’t have enough sense to figure it out. Tutorial? Pretty please ;-)
This one is similar to how I do it – I’d try to explain but it’s quite hard in words. ;) Perhaps there’s a video in the future, some year!:
http://bonjourlife.com/turn-your-scarf-into-turban/
Thank you!
You bet! :)
I need to know how to do that kind of studio! Doesn’t look makeshift at all :) Love it!
Ha, he’s quite the pro. I say makeshift b/c it’s in place of our theater screen with all furniture pushed out of the way. But really, it’s photo paper and lighting and a reallllly great behind-the-scenes man. :)
i love these! crazy good! :)
Thank you!
love these outfits, erin! and how you are rocking that Wilson & Willy’s x Hackwith Design sweatshirt! :)
Rita, it is MY FAVORITE. Thank you again! :)
I’ve never commented before, Erin, though I’ve been reading your blog for a few months. I just wanted to say I love this post! I’m trying to create a capsule-like wardrobe myself, and these outfits are giving me all sorts of inspiration. I dig the tunic and leggings look–so comfy, but also utilitarian and chic.
Oh, thank you Blakeley! More to come next week! :)