Wardrobe challenge, who’s in?

I read a few blogs and saw a few YouTube video’s about wardrobe challenges, I even tried it out a few months ago.  The concept is to pare down your wardrobe to 6 essential pieces and only wear those pieces for a month.  You are also free to add in Outerwear, athletic cloths and whatever accessories you like.  I lasted 24 days with 12 items. J Here are the pictures from my adventure.  If you planned to take the challenge, what would you choose? How would you pair them up? And how long would you last?

Above you can see what I selected (sort of)

Blue Shirt

Red Sweater

Blue Pattern dress

Animal print dress

Black/white skirt ( not in picture)

Black/White pattern top

Cream blouse (not pictured)

Boyfriend Jeans

White T-shirt with embellishments

Red pants

White Skirt

Blue/white pants (not in picture swapped out denim skirt in picture)

First Outfit

Blue dress shirt and Blue/white pants

Accessories included Gold Necklace, red skinny belt, gold flats (not shown) and a white tank that I convinced myself was "athletic wear".

Next outfit was my black/white top and pull on white skirt.  I threw in the Dansko clogs Jolly Roger style, mixed color beaded necklace and a pop of pink in my bangle bracelet.

Day three, Blue Pattern dress, red sweater and Red skinny belt shoes were again my gold flats

Blue Shirt and black/white skirt with Red belt

Animal Print dress worn with cream blouse over it with Belt and accessories were matching set necklace and bracelet.  Red Shoes from Nine West

Boyfried Jeans and T-shirt with Flip flops

Blue pattern dress (worn as a top) red sweater and blue/white pants

Red pants, cream blouse, yummy shoes and outwear denim jacket

Not shown combinations.

Wore Black/white skirt with White T and red sweater

Animal print dress with red sweater

White skirt with Blue Shirt

Boyfried Jeans with cream blouse

Red pants with White T and blue shirt as jacket

Black/white top with red sweater and jeans

White skirt, black/white skirt as top, red sweater 

Animal print dress with T-shirt over it

White T shirt blue/white pants with red sweater

Black/white skirt with cream blouse

Black/white top with red pants

Animal print dress with Blue shirt over it

Blue pattern dress (worn as shirt) red pants

Red pants, black/white skirt as a tube top, blue shirt belted open with red skinny belt

then started to wear the same combination over again and got frustrated and stopped :)

A shoe story, how high is too high?

Contemplating the height of shoes and professionalism, I always take the high road (pun intended).  If you can walk in them, you are good to go.  If you can’t walk in them ~ they are sitting shoes and if you have no meetings and can get away with it, wear them.   The higher the heel, the closer to god?  Today I am rocking a pair of heels in black/purple by T.U.K. Similar 

My outfit is pretty plain, just a grey/black animal pattern skirt and grey sweater.  I added interest with a punch of color in my shoes and accessories to match.

Scarfs and Pins, adding pizazz to your outfit

A great way to add a bit of color, depth, and style to an outfit is to add accessories like statement necklaces, pins or scarfs.  When traveling I typically take only a bare minimum of clothing and mix/match to create outfits.  What I use to make them appear less like the outfit I wore yesterday is with my accessories.  Today I am rocking the most basic of long sleeve pull overs and matching pull on skirt (not shown) in gray.  The outfit is perfect for travel as both pieces work well together but can be matched up with other items.  The scarf was a Holiday gift but can be purchased at Amazon for $12.99 plus shipping.  The pin I used to secure the scarf was also a gift purchased at Wal-Mart during last year’s holiday season but you can use what you have.    You can see it in the 2nd picture, a small cheetah in black/white stones.