Colorful Capsule Wardrobe for Fall
I was inspired by Tanya from 50 is not old to think about which items I would use in my closet to create a capsule fall wardrobe. This is a wardrobe that I could see myself taking for a 2 week fall vacation in Europe or somewhere where the weather gets cool in the fall but not especially cold. While most items in a capsule warbrobe should be classic, I decided to pull some color with several items. I could see these working here in Georgia till at least the end of November. As you will see in the next three posts, all of the pieces work well together!
Here are the items I chose. Since I like to be a minimalist when I travel, I tried to challenge myself to select a minimum that I would want to wear for 2 weeks. Of course, this would work for a at home wardrobe too!
1 skirt
I had to chose one of my favorites, my Modcloth florat skirt since I have already experimented with creating many outfits with it and I believe the color is pretty for fall too even though it is bright. I will be toning it down with darker tops and layers.
2 pairs of pants
Of course, a pair of blue denim was an obvious choice. I hesitated between a pair of sage skinnies and a pair of white skinnies and decided to go with the white skinnies!
6 tops
- white tee (not portrayed)
- striped shirt
- purple top
- floral blouse
- grey tank
- black tank
2 pairs of shoes
My first choice were my khaki booties which are a nice comfortable neutral and I decided that my blush slip on sneakers would be another great neutral. I did not choose boots since the pants would give be enough warmth for the first part of fall. Any suggestions for cleaning spots on suede booties?
Accessories
2 scarves and 1 neutral pair of earrings would add enough variety to the outfits.
2 jackets
My denim jacket works with most of these pieces but I decided to add another one that would work better with my denim skinnies. I went with my burgundy utility jacket since I need to wear it more often.
Come back and visit Mondays of October to see my Colorful Fall Capsule Wardrobe outfits!
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37 Comments
Jennifer
I really love that skirt!
Jennifer
Effortlessly Sophisticated
mimifce
yes, isn’t it super?
Ellibelle
These are such great choices! I agree, the skirt would be perfect for early fall days with those pretty colors. Loving that burgundy utility jacket and the earrings are fantastic and will go with everything.
Ellibelle’s Corner
mimifce
Thanks, Elliebelle! Now to take all those outfit pictures!!
Jill
All your chosen pieces are simply perfect for a Fall capsule wardrobe. I really love your pretty floral skirt. Enjoy your Fall and putting all these pieces together.
mimifce
The outfits will be coming up in the next 3 weeks on Mondays! Fun to see how many outfits a limited number of pieces make!
Grace
I really like the pops of color you added! I think the patterns in your accessories, especially the scarves, are the perfect addition to a capsule wardrobe. I’m getting really inspired with capsule wardrobes lately and plan on creating a big one for when I study abroad next fall! Can’t wait to see all your outfits in action. 🙂
Miles of smiles,
Grace
gracefulrags.com
mimifce
Do you know where you will go? I have found that if I choose items that I really love, I can create many more outfits that I will actually wear.
Grace
Absoutely…And no, I don’t where I’ll go yet! I’m working through the application process right now. 🙂
mimifce
Cool! Great time to do it!
jodie filogomo
That skirt is the bomb Mireille!! I may have to try to find one like it one of these days. Because you know my closet is bare…ha ha.
OXOX
JOdie
mimifce
I now want to cool fall/winter skirts!
Sarah
This is a great challenge. Love your picks. Specially the booties!
mimifce
Thanks, Sarah! I wear them all the time!
Ashley
You’ve got this capsule wardrobe thing down, babe!
-Ashley
Le Stylo Rouge
mimifce
Thanks, Ashley!
Kate
Love the timing of this post, as I’m trying to pack my suitcase to go somewhere with fall weather. That skirt is so pretty <3
Green Fashionista
mimifce
Great! I am not looking forward to taking all the outfit pics though, lol!
Allie Mackin
Beautiful great capsule collection for fall!
Allie of
http://www.allienyc.com
mimifce
Thank you, Allie!
Mica
You know I love that skirt! This would make such a cute capsule wardrobe, you’re right! 🙂 I can see you creating so many outfits with this.
Hope that your week is going well 🙂
mimifce
I just took some pictures with the white jeans this afternoon and while I only did 7 outfits, I had another 10 I could have taken pictures of but I don’t think my son would have been happy, lol!
Shauna
Loving those suede boots. So great for fall!
Shauna
http://www.lipglossandlace.net
mimifce
I wear them a lot!
Laura Bambrick
I can’t wait to see what you come up with! Capsule wardrobe posts are so fun to see!
mimifce
I only photographed 7 with the white jeans but had another 10 possibilities!
Iris Duhamel
I love the skirt. It’s yellow and floral- I like. ModCloth never dissapoint. Would have been nice to see pictures of how you would mix and match them to get a few cute outfits.
mimifce
Don’t worry, I will! Next Monday is the white jeans outfits and the following will be the skirt! I also have a post styling it 5 different ways for summer
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Shelly
Lots of great combos to be made with these picks! Can’t wait to see how it comes together for you.
mimifce
I was surprised at how many combos they can create but my son was wondering how many pictures he would have to take, lol!
Kimberly Malkiewicz
This looks like a really workable capsule. I’m glad you used color!
mimifce
I love the idea of color and still using limited number of items. Thanks, Kimberly!
Jacqui Berry
Good selection, and I love that skirt – so pretty. Thanks for sharing on #chicandstylish today. Jacqui
mimifce
Thanks, Jacqui!
Shelbee on the Edge
These are great pieces for a capsule wardrobe. You managed to keep so much color and pattern in it. When I pack for traveling, I almost always stick with black and white. Otherwise, I end up totally overpacking. Oh, who am I kidding, I overpack regardless! Thanks for linking up.
Shelbee
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Mary
Lots of fun colors and combinations for your fall wardrobe. I think I have too much grey in mine and need to add a bit of color.
mimifce
Before ordering something I usually got to my closet and look at the colors I have. I love grey myself and tend to choose it often.