Capsule Wardrobe

So, Tuesday night (after I posted, of course) I was trying to figure out something to do. You know, when you get really bored, cause you are in you room for an hour and a half, but you don't want to read the whole time? Or at all? I kinda just wandered around my room, while my sister read her book. I really do love to read, but I don't have to turn my lights off until 10:00 pm at night. 

So I was wandering around my room, and I was thinking how I did not really have a lot of different outfits. (if you are not into fashion, I suggest you skip out on this post) I have something called a capsule wardrobe. It consists of a few nicer shirts, a few pairs of pants, a couple sweaters, not very much of anything, but enough of everything that you can make lots of different outfits.

 I also have looooots  of t-shirts. So I pulled everything out of my closet, and laid out the shirts I wear the most on my bed. Then I pulled my shirts that I usually wear over other shirts (sorry I'm using the word 'shirts' a lot) and put them on the ground with my sweaters.Then I took all the garments (shirts) and put them with the sweaters they matched the best.

 My wardrobe consists of mainly 4 colors: Blue, green, black, and red. So after I did matching, I did more matching, with my t-shirts. In the end, I grabbed my UNW (University of Northwestern) shirt from the pile.  I put that with my army green button-down that's suuuper soft and great for Fall , and my dark jeans.

 Then I did accessorys. I have a green scarf that was made in Cambodia, (got it, where else, Thailand) and my green earrings. Oh, and I also have this awesome dragonfly necklace.

What I learned: If you ever need something to do at the end of the day, pick out your outfit for tomorrow. I like to layer things: soft button-down, regular t-shirt, jeans, scarf, etc. I buy most of my clothes from thrift stores or consignment shops. I know some of you might be gasping, but there's more. I also get HAND-ME-DOWNS. Which I love, because I know the person who gave it to me, and I know that they loved it too. My shoes also come from thrift stores. (Usually).

So, I guess what I'm trying to say is, you never know what you can find when you go to a thrift store. (or the Junk Bonanza, but that is a story for another time) You never know what you will find! If you don't feel comfortable with all the germs in a thrift store, bring a bottle of hand-sanitizer for when  you leave the store, and ALWAYS wash the clothes before you wear them.

That's all I have to say about Fashion right now, PLEASE give me some of your opinions, I'd love to hear some new fashion tips too. 
       Stay Magical (and well dressed!) everyone!