10 favorite fall outfits (fall wardrobe part 2)

Hello dear readers!

This post will most likely be for "her" but with imagination and open mindedness some "he" could like it!

I shared with you before the list of items in my fall wardrobe. You can read about it here.

Now I had some fun and created outfits here that I can't wait to wear...it's a good thing that I like to wear two different outfits on most days!

I like to bring into fall some of my favorite summer pieces as you can see in the pictures...

1) sleeveless flowery top with extremely destroyed jeans, navy cardigan and Birkenstock.
2) v-back t-shirt (it's actually a v-neck that I wear backwards!) with men cargo shorts, flannel shirt and scarf, red boots

3) boho blouse, denim shorts, green scarf and red boots
4) pink t-shirt, capri pants flannel blouse and Birkenstock

5) striped blouse, blue cami, jeans short, brown boots and colourful scarf
6)mustard top, capri pants, scarf and Birkenstock

7) flower dress, mustard cardigan and brown boots
8) sleeveless kaki top , black denim shorts, grey cardigan, red scarf and red boots 

9) off white t-shirt, skirt, mustard cardigan and red boots
10) sleeveless flower top, black denim short, grey cardigan, orange scarf and red boots

Now, I created these outfits a few days back... and now that I look at them I have so many more ideas!!!

I think there will be a few more posts related to the subject!
Perhaps something like "x number of ways to wear this item!"

What do you guys think???

Please share if you liked it...
Chloe 💜&✌

Shopping ban - when and why

And yet another one...

Hello dear readers!

I feel like it is time for yet another shopping ban.
I feel like I do these quite often in the fall... it just seems like a good timming.

This year, it will be targeted to clothes because I've come to realise, that, by now, pretty much all I buy, aside from food, are clothes...

They will always be a passion.  That I mentioned before,  but it seem that by this time of the year, is a good time for not buying them.

For that reason, I am entering a clothes shopping ban between now and December 18.

Three whole months not buying any clothes.
I can do this!

Here are a few reasons...

1) I love fall clothes - easy to overspend. I have already treated myself for the season. I'm good.

2) we had fun all summer... we went out a little more, travelled, treated ourselves to more restaurants... now it's time to reset our finances and get ready for next summer!

3) it is the season of overspending! In general... from now to Christmas, people buy more than they need and surely more than they can afford!

4) avoiding all the "black friday" madness!!!

5) and even if they are important to me, there are things like experiences that are more essential!

So there you have it!
No shopping for me over the next 3 months. Especially clothes.

If I cheat, you'll be the first ones to know!

Let's see how that goes and what comes out of it.

Chloe 💜&✌

My fall wardrobe - part 1

Hello dear readers!

As summer slowly turns into fall, I want to present to you my fall wardrobe.

But first, let's go back to a short history of my clothes...

I am a reformed shopaholic.
I may have cured my need for shopping endlessly for in-style-at-the-moment clothes that I may or may not wear (sometimes not even once) but in no way have I stopped loving clothes and style!

On the good side, my love/addiction to shopping,  along with my many shopping bans have allowed me to develop a personal style rather than fall victim to fashion that changes all the time and is impossible to keep up with. A unique way to combine clothes: in fashion or not, old and new, thrift stores with brand names... and some hand me down. It did more than creating debt. Fortunately.

Fast forward to today. I have no more debt. I pay clothes cash. I do more thrift store shopping. I mostly buy new items when they are on sale. I do fair trade every chance I get.

But I won't get my wardrobe to less than what it is today.
I refuse to.
I tried.
I once had it down to as lown as 27 items for a season.
I was miserable.
No creativity possible.
Always the same.
Boring.

You see, to me clothes are  a way to express myself, to show who I am, to let out my inner creativity.
I need it.
To me, it is essential.

As an essentialist, I have determine that clothes will stay.
I chose them over a bigger apartment, a car, expensive furniture, artist material, books, CDs, cable TV, plenty of dishes, extra cookware and even food!

It is my choice, it represents who I am and I am happy with it.

So here are the items in my fall wardrobe:

(some of those items are carrying from summer over to fall and others will go well into winter. I do not have many one season only items. It is one of my criteria when I shop that an item can be worn for ideally 3 seasons!)

8 t-shirts
7 sleeveless tops
3 short sleeves tops
10 long sleeves tops
4 flannel shirt
2 dresses
3 skirts
5 shorts/Capri
4 jeans
1 kaki  pants
7 cardigans
Scarves
2 pairs of mid-calf boots
2 pairs of Birkenstock 

There it is. My wardrobe. It may seem excessive to some but not me.

And this is what is great with essentialism: it is not about number, or less simply for the sake of less, it is about choice, about what is essential to YOUR happiness.

What is essential to you?
What would you sacrifice to have more of something else?

Chloe  💜&✌