This vacation was my second experience trying to plan a mix-and-match wardrobe (the first being Thanksgiving). As I stated in a previous post, I decided to choose pink and green as my main colors. I have also learned that apparently navy is a "cool" color, so even though it is much better on me than black, I'm trying to use brown (a "warm" color) as my most prominent neutral.
Here are the clothes I packed:
I brought:
- 4 shirts: cream & navy striped tank, white t-shirt w/ lacy detail, pink v-neck t-shirt, teal 3/4 sleeve boatneck t-shirt
- 1 dress: green t-shirt dress
- 2 long-sleeved shirts for warmth: pink open thin sweater, denim chambray button-up
- 3 scarves: navy floral, pink, and leopard
- 3 bottoms: brown skirt, denim capris, boot-cut jeans
- 1 jacket (for traveling to and from cold home): brown moto jacket
- 1 belt: brown skinny
- 2 pairs of earrings: white pearls, gold dangly
- 2 necklaces: long gold/silver leaf, long gold dangly
- 2 pairs of shoes: comfy brown Teva flip flops, brown tennis shoes
- brown leggings (not pictured)
Here are the outfits that I planned:
Please excuse the fact that I took all these pictures on a day when I didn't 1. wear make up 2. fix my hair 3. paint my toenails. I also forgot to wear the tennis shoes for the first photo, which was a travel day, so I definitely was wearing clothes-toed shoes when I left home.
I made the outfits first using the Stylebook app on my phone, then my sweet husband was patient to take all these pictures while I changed clothes over and over again. I had read somewhere that it is a good idea to try your outfits before you leave if you have never worn those outfits before. I hadn't ever worn these outfits, so I thought that was good advice. I did make a few minor changes as I was trying them on.
In the past few years (it probably has something to do with turning 30), I've become more self-conscious of carrying weight in my mid-section. I'm constantly trying to figure out how to not look pregnant, you know, since I'm not pregnant. I never used to have this problem, so it's still new for me trying to learn how to dress in the most flattering way for my body. I've been incorporating belts for a while now, but I read on puttingmetogether.com that tucking can also be a great option, particularly with skirts. I've also learned that with shirts, longer is not necessarily better. For a long time now, I've preferred longer shirts to avoid showing my stomach/back if I raise my arms or have to sit on the floor. However, if you wear a longer shirt, it can make your legs look shorter, which is not good for a person who is 5'3" tall. Let me be a little vulnerable here and show you the difference with my teal shirt and brown skirt untucked (how I always used to wear shirts) and tucked:
The difference is pretty striking. I'm definitely going to consider tucking as a new option from now on.
The only major outfit changes I've made so far are that I didn't wear the tank top on day 5 - I just wore a regular t-shirt that day. I've also decided to wear the green dress tucked into the denim capris on day 9. Because of the weather, I tend to only wear the scarf/long-sleeve in the morning/evening and take them off in the heat of the day. I don't really want to wear the same plain white shirt two days in a row. I would've never imagined tucking in a dress to pretend like it's a shirt until I started reading fashion minimalist blogs, but it's actually really handy having an extra "shirt" and the tucking is not uncomfortable at all (I tried it on this morning to check).
I've bought a few souvenir clothing items, which I'm really excited about. I bought a pair of those big flowy pants, which are brown with white elephants, and a white tank top with a brown elephant. (The pants are the one size fits all kind and the elastic waist is super stretchy.) Both of those I will probably wear more this spring/summer, and they will work well as separates also. But what I'm the most excited about is a set of elephant earrings and necklace, which I am already planning to wear tomorrow. I think they will be a really great statement piece that I could wear anytime of the year. I also bought a belt.
I've done some pre-planning for my winter wardrobe already (before we left for vacation), and I'm planning to keep green and pink as my main colors with some teal highlights. I'll write more about that in my next post! :)
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