Everlane ryan muscle tank, Topshop tie waist trousers (also in khaki!), Charlotte Olympia panda flats, Proenza Schouler PS11 satchel
By now, I think you all know how much I love my neutrals. But, I’m determined as ever to make 2016 the year that I ditch relying wholly on neutrals, and add a little bit of that missing spark back into my wardrobe. So, it all starts with these pretty petal pink pants (try saying that ten times fast!) which I picked up at the end of last year. I’m definitely the type to pare it back a little bit – baby steps – so at the moment my favourite way to wear them is with a simple white tank, or a charcoal cashmere, and a spicy pair of flats.
There are a few more ‘vibrant’ or ‘playful’ pieces currently sitting in my wishlist, that I’m hoping to add and incorporate into the mix. As much as I love having such a focused wardrobe, sticking to just neutrals day in and day out can start to feel a little tired. It often seems like there’s a misconception that a capsule wardrobe is by definition boring (or timeless – depending on how you want to look at it), but it can be as colourful or as neutral as you want it to be. These pants are just the antidote I’ve been looking for, and I think they’ll really help to liven things up a little once we start transitioning into Autumn.
On another note… I’ve been trying to take a few steps to live a little more mindfully in 2016, and while I don’t have any resolutions as such, I’ve been instead working to achieve some small short and long term goals.
I recently decided to take on the 30 day minimalism challenge, after being inspired by one of my favourite YouTubers. I’m four days in, and my house is ten items lighter, and I have to say, I’m enjoying the incremental approach. Parting with just a few items each day seems like a much smaller task than taking on an entire room at a time (although there’s benefits to this approach too!). I’ll be giving you all a download of my experience once the 30 days are up, so here’s crossing fingers that I can see this challenge out to the end. Wish me luck!
I had a huge clean out last weekend and it was disgusting how much stuff I got rid of, our house feels so spacious and light now.
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It’s kinda refreshing isn’t it? I wish I could overhaul our house but Luke’s put a veto and said I can only throw away my things haha
Definitely looking pretty in pink! The pant is a perfect crop length on you too and looks great with black and white. And yes, some colour here and there is uplifting after the ubiquitous neutrals era. Like you, I did a lot of purging and organising over the holidays and I’m feeling so much freer without the unnecessary/ unwanted and it seems like such a positive way to start the new year. Good luck with the challenge you’ve set yourself.
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Thank you Deb! Yep definitely feeling like a little bit of muted colour will do me a world of good 🙂
I love this outfit! It’s just so casual and nice. The pants really suit you, and the pink color is lovely.
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Thanks Xin! I love the colour too – hoping I can find a few more cute pieces in this shade x
I don’t feel like you are alone in wanting to add something a bit fun back into the wardrobe. I love my neutrals too, of course, but those statement pieces are what set us apart a little more. I guess the minimal style can become rather saturated, so putting some individuality back into it is cool.
The pink is really pretty! I never remember to look at TopShop. Nice.
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I seldom pop by Topshop either, but I saw them on Rachel James and just couldn’t resist (she’s about as obsessed with pink as anyone else I can think of!) xx
Those pink pants look amazing! I was talking about decluttering our house with my boyfriend a couple of days ago and we came to the conclusion that there’s little to get rid off. We own a lot of DVD’s, records, books etc. but we do enjoy them. For the rest our house is pretty empty, haha. Probably because we moved here from a small apartment.
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Thanks Jess! I’m on to day 8 now I think, and it’s a bit harder than I anticipated since I tend to get rid of most of the clutter in our house regularly. I don’t think there’s any way I will make it through to the end but I like the daily concept, and I think it’s great for people who are hoarders! 🙂