For an introduction to the 6 Scarves 2021 project, see this post.
For a description of my method, see this post.
Happy first day of Autumn, Northern Hemisphere friends! It's time for us to get moving with our September additions.
Over at The Vivienne Files, Janice added a sweater and skirt in neutrals and a button up long-sleeved shirt in a neutral or accent color to each of her wardrobes. Very nice selections, but when I think of September, I think of the start of the school year and the switch from shorts to jeans. So our additions this month will feature jeans, but otherwise they are all over the place, though with the transition from summer to fall as a guiding theme.
First, a reminder of the inspiration scarf, color palette, and adorable rabbit mascot for our black and grey based wardrobe.
The jeans for the Gina wardrobe are a pair of medium wash straight leg jeans. There is absolutely nothing trendy about them (I purchased them four years ago!), but a basic pair of straight leg jeans provide a good wear-with-anything silhouette. The second denim piece this month is a black denim vest with vertical stripes in various blue denim-y shades. The other topper is a versatile lightweight cardigan with a waffle texture.
Straight leg jeans - Lee/JCP - 18W - $36.00 - 9/2017
Denim striped vest - thrifted, CJ Banks/Goodwill - 1X - $6.99 - 12/2018
White waffle cardigan - thrifted, CJ Banks/Goodwill - 3X - $5.24 - 10/2018
It's great to see two more garments representing the blue section of the color palette come into our capsule this month; that has definitely been an under-developed area of the wardrobe so far. Our new tops all have a bright cheerful vibe to them, which is not at all stereotypical of autumn. But despite what the calendar says, September is still warm in much of the US, and I'm letting the additions to the Gina wardrobe keep that summer feel going a bit longer.
Baby blue/white striped tank - thrifted, Target - 1X - $2.99 - 2/2018
Light blue Henley T - Croft & Barrow/Kohls - 2X - $11.59 - 6/2018
Grey toucan T - Croft & Barrow/Kohls - 3X - $5.00 - 8/2019
I love the colorful set of accessories entering the wardrobe this month! We see more of that blue in the bead bracelets, the earrings, and in the multi-colored necklace and striped scarf. Even the primarily-black ballet flats have blue in the plaid. Rounding out the accessory additions are a large-scale silver tone circle necklace, a pewter owl pendant, gold/silver tree earrings, grey and silver bracelets, and a pair of casual sneakers.
Bright pink/blue striped infinity scarf - Walmart - $8.00 - 8/2016
Silver large circles and chain endless strand necklace - Fire Mountain Beads - $3.89 - 7/2021
Silver/gold tree earrings - Target - ?
Pewter owl pendant - Mudd/Kohls - $9.45 - 5/2015
Will ball necklace - Macy's - $36.50 - 7/2014
Grey seed bead bracelets - made by me - summer 2021
Silver/light blue bead bracelet - CJ Banks - ?
Baby blue seed bead bracelets - made by me - summer 2020
Silver glass pearl bead bracelet - made by me - summer 2021
Sky blue prism oval stud earrings - Loft - ?
Blue/black sparkly flats - thrifted, Target - $5.24 - 2/2016
Cream Skechers - Kohls - ?
I thought this summer absolutely flew by, and I'm not quite psychologically ready to greet the fleeting fall season that portends the near start of winter. Don't get me wrong, I love winter! I just don't need the 6 months of it we get in St Paul. (People here talk about how great it is to live where there are four seasons. Yeah...I just wish that winter wasn't two of them.) So the still-feeling-summer additions here reflect the part of me that wants that summer feeling to continue.
Outfit #1 definitely has that summer weekend wish-fulfillment vibe with a cute "zoological" print T, jeans, sneakers, and fun accessories, capped by the crazy bright-colored necklace that I call my "wild ball" necklace. That necklace really is the epitome of summer statement necklaces to me.
Outfit #2 is the rare double-denim look I would actually wear because it combines blue denim with black denim. I'm good with combining different colors of denim but personally can't deal with two pieces in the same color; I'm just not a double blue denim person, even if the pieces are in different washes of blue. I think this is a really terrific denim vest with the black denim background and various blue stripes. And naturally it looks really great with a light blue top. I haven't worn the vest with these shoes before, but I like how both of them are black/blue patterns. Overall, I find this outfit extremely coordinated color-wise but still interesting due to the variety in the style of the pieces.
Outfit #3 is our print mix option with two very different striped items that share the blue and white colors. I'm once again styling the infinity scarf with a long pendant necklace underneath; an owl with black eyes that pick up the hints of black in the scarf and the black-based flats. I would wear the cardigan with the arms pushed or rolled up to a 3/4 sleeve length; due to the color and cut, it can look a little bit doctor's white coat costume for my taste.
For today's garment focus, I will show a couple ways I've worn the blue striped peplum top and one way I've worn the light blue T. First, this May outfit has all the spring vibes, doesn't it? It's a little bit Easter Egg looking, sure, but there's nothing wrong with that from time to time.
Next I have two outfits that pair the blue striped peplum top with blue denim. In this June outfit, a lightweight 3/4 sleeve denim shirt is worn as a jacket, which is my summer alternative to an actual denim jacket. The blue and white color scheme looks very cool and fresh.
In this outfit from last July, I wore the striped tank with a dark denim pencil skirt and tried out a scarf as a makeshift kimono for an exceptionally lightweight and breezy top layer. Does this combination emphasize my hips when I'm standing up? Yep. But I felt so comfortable for my WFH day that I didn't even care. I also wore the wild ball necklace in this outfit, so you can see what a fun piece it is to wear. For once I decided to pull my beachy waves to the front when photographing to memorialize my long, untamed pandemic hair.
The new rabbit mascot for September is a blue Netherland Dwarf named Dorrie! She is a tiny thing, weighing in at 1 to 2.5 pounds. We have seen blue rabbits in our menageries before: Sophia, the Mini Rex mascot for the #6 Grey & Navy wardrobe, is also a blue rabbit as are Bonnie the Polish and Melanie the Mini Lop in the #3 Navy & Grey Lily wardrobe. But it was high time for a blue bunny to enter the Gina menagerie!
Are you ready for the change in seasons or are you feeling like a bit of a hold-out like me this time around?
In my next capsule wardrobe post, we will take a look at the September additions for #2 Navy & Beige, Darcy.
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Debbie at My Random Musings (Mondays)
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Gail at Is This Mutton? (Wednesdays)
Shelly at The Queen in Between (Wednesdays)
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Carrie at Curly Crafty Mom (Thursdays)
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Erika at A Little Bit of Everything (Fridays)
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Kimberly at Being a Wordsmith (Fridays)
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