How To Layer for Winter Travel | tips for layering clothes & staying warm during cold weather travel!

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how to layer for winter

how to layer for winter

How To Layer Winter Travel Pin 1

Layering clothes for weather below 70˚ is a skill I simply did not possess.

For people who live in cold climates, this is all basic stuff. But for people like me who live in warm climates, (and who start shivering when temperatures dip below 72°), figuring what exactly you should be wearing at different temperatures actually took me a lot of trial and error. If you have ever looked at the temperature at your travel destination, only to think something like, “Okay, 39˚, how cold is that? Do I need long underwear?” then this post is for you. Keep reading to find out how I layer my clothes for the most confusing temperature ranges!

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Capsule Wardrobe Theory | create a capsule wardrobe w/ all year basics

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Capsule Wardrobe Theory | create a capsule wardrobe w/ all year basics

all year capsule wardrobe

capsule wardrobe

Why a capsule wardrobe?

I love style, but I don’t particularly love clothes. I do not possess the body shape that most clothing is made to fit, and so finding clothes that look flattering on me can be tricky. When I do find items that I like and that fit well, I latch onto them like a sloth latches onto a tree branch and wear them over and over again.

Even if you have no issues finding clothing that works for you, I bet you have your favorite pieces that get a lot more love than the rest. It’s nothing to feel bad about. It’s totally natural to gravitate toward what you like the most. You’re not trying to be wasteful, but you know you can do better.

Here’s where a capsule wardrobe comes in. Why put yourself through the misery of looking after clothing you don’t really love? When instead, you can rewear your favorites guilt free all the time? That sounds like a good deal to me! A capsule wardrobe gives you just that.

In this post I’ll be showing you my All Year Capsule Wardrobe. These are the 40 classic items that I always have around, no matter what!

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How To Put Together Stylish Outfits: the simple 5-step system! || How To Style Outfits

HOW TO STYLE OUTFITS || How to create a stylish "look" instead of just a plain 'ol outfit! My 5 step system to help you put together cute outfits every day!

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Having nice clothes is one thing, but actually creating outfits with those clothes is quite another.

Believe me, I’m all for capsule wardrobes. But your capsule wardrobe isn’t some magical style robot; it doesn’t actually have any good advice on how to style cute outfits. I knew I wanted to look stylish, but I had no idea how to go about it. I had no system in place, and each morning I felt like I was grasping at an entirely new set of straws in order to barely pull something together. Some days, I sort of got it right. And other days, I have to wonder where the heck I went wrong, because somehow I ended up looking like Jack Sparrow.

One day, I decided that once and for all, the time to figure out what exactly was so right about the outfits wins and what was so terribly wrong about the outfit fails was now.

I think one of the reasons why the capsule wardrobe phenomenon has grown so popular is due to the fact that we are rarely taught how to style outfits from the clothes that we already own. As children, we are taught the basics of matching: that everything matches with black and all tops match with jeans. We are taught how to look not mismatched, but not exactly how to be creative with our style. Because of this lack of style education, the idea of doing all your wardrobe planning at once and owning a wardrobe where every piece matches with everything else seems like a practical way to go. Personally, I think if that’s someone’s reason for owning a capsule wardrobe, then the wardrobe is a cop-out.

Don’t get me wrong, I love my capsule of basics that I rely on nearly every day. But I also love fashion, and I don’t like being limited to wearing only what is in my capsule wardrobe at any given time. I want to be able to go into my closet and see an array of different styles and a rainbow of colors, and still be able to put together an outfit that I feel like myself in. I take these steps whenever I want to put together an outfit that feels complete, comfortable, and stylish. Here’s how I do it.

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