Workday Wardrobe ~ Jan 6-10, 2020
The first Workday Wardrobe of the new year, woohoo. I skipped it for a few weeks because I wasn’t working and my outfits were pretty much the same every day – leggings, sneakers, turtleneck. And I mean the same leggings, sneakers, and turtleneck. I have no problem wearing the same clothing day after day!
Monday
This week and next I’m involved with a wardrobe challenge called #Jan20x20, which means you select 20 items of clothing and that’s all you wear for 20 days. So far I only have 15 selected and as of this post going live I’ll be halfway through. I don’t know that I’ll need the full 20.
Anyway, the early part of this week was forecast to be mild, so I was okay with ankle length pants and loafers. Which is good because I have still not found any boots of any sort to see me through the eventual cold weather of winter.
As you can see, I have taken Christmas down, but have still not put it away.
What I Wore:
- Old Navy White High-Waisted Secret-Slim Pockets + Waistband Power Slim Straight Plus-Size Jeans, size 24 short
- Black plaid BP (Nordstrom brand) flannel shirt, size 4x. No longer available.
- Old Navy black duster cardigan, size 2x. No longer available.
- Chestnut Jordi loafers from Kelly&Katie
Tuesday
Mild enough for cropped pants AND a linen blouse!
What I Wore:
- J Jill white linen blouse, size 4x. Available in plus, tall, straight and petite sizes.
- J Crew Navy Cameron Slim 4-way stretch cropped pants, size 24
- Me Too Taupe Cairo Slip-on Loafers (Unfortunate brand name at this time in history. Anyone else remember Ayds, the diet aid in the 70s? Little chewy chocolatey cubes of goodness you were supposed to eat before meals with a glass of water to suppress your appetite so you wouldn’t eat so much at the meal. My mother always had boxes of them in the kitchen pantry and I ate them like candy. Anyway, they disappeared when the Aids epidemic hit in the early 80s. Another unfortunate name, but who knew?)
- Cutest. Coat. Ever. Field Flower Grey/Navy Wool Sweater Coat at Anthropologie. Size 2x. This is a nuuly.com item I’ve rented for the month of January.
Wednesday
A little cooler today and the wind was supposed to be fierce. Which I didn’t notice at all until I got home and wanted to take pictures on the patio.
What I Wore:
- Black Charlotte Russe skinny jeans, size 24 short. No longer available.
- Camel Anthropologie Blair Turtleneck sweater, size 2x. Only available in white and violet, in plus and straight sizes.
- Aerosoles Betunia Leopard Flats. I’m still loving these and am wearing them a lot.
- Long Grey Scarf from Brand Whose Name I Will Not Mention. Old.
Thursday
Coldest day of the week I wanted a little more coverage, especially on my ankles.
What I Wore:
- Black Catherine Malandrino cashmere crewneck sweater, size 3x. In plus and straight sizes, in black, grey and wine. Currently on sale for 70% off!
- Red plaid Sanctuary blouse, size 3x.
- Darkwash Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda tapered jeans, size 22 short.
- Black Skechers sneakers
Friday
Back up to almost 60 today! And I started another Instagram wardrobe challenge called #outfittedforwinter that has a dressing prompt every 3-4 days. Today’s was black jeans…or I wouldn’t have repeated these jeans this week.
What I Wore:
- Navy Kennedy Cupro blouse from Universal Standard, size XL (US sizing is not standard sizing). This is my introduction to Cupro* fabric and I’m in LOVE. It feels like a heavy, sueded, washed silk. So lovely. And it’s a sustainable fabric. This is also a rental from nuuly.com.
- Black Charlotte Russe skinny jeans, size 24 short. No longer available.
- Taupe Me Too loafers
* If you’re not familiar with cupro, it’s like a magic fabric. It’s a by-product of cotton harvesting which used to go to waste. It’s biodegradable and easily recycled, since it’s made from 100% plant-based materials. Due to the way it’s produced (similar to Tencel and Modal) any chemicals used can be extracted afterward and the wastewater easily reused. It dyes easily so uses less dye than other materials. It’s hypoallergenic, breathable, anti-static, and stretch resistant. And it’s machine washable, which is a prerequisite for many. And it FEELS fantastic.
I’m enjoying nuuly very much. I’ll be sad to see it go after February. Maybe I’ll win lotto and can keep it 🙂
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Michelle
Oh, goodness, I remember Ayds! (Well, I remember that they were little chocolate squares, but I didn’t recall the name – wow, that was unfortunate timing for them. Couldn’t they have just changed the name, though?)
You did GREAT with nuuly this month – love both those pieces on you! I hope that you can keep one of them. That is one of the reasons I’m really hesitant to do a rental service – it would be much too hard for me to part with anything I really liked, and I’m sure I would end up spending way too much in the end.
Cupro is amazing. So, so soft. It has a lovely flow to the fabric as well. That blouse is such a pretty, rich color.
And now you’ve got me curious as to why the brand of the grey scarf can’t be mentioned….
jodie filogomo
Okay that sweater coat is super!! Now can you purchase those pieces?? Because that’s definitely a statement piece that brings fun to anything.
OXOX
Jodie
Nancy
That coat is fun! I also love your cardigans. I live in cardigans. Happy weekend Bettye!
julia
When did your hair get so long? Whatever you’re doing to get it growing it’s working! Only 20 pieces? Erg. What about weather extremes? My favorite outfit is the cowl neck sweater and scarf one but I love the shoes in the last outfit. Have a wonderful weekend Bettye!
bettyewp
Right?? I look at pictures from like March/April and it was so short, and now bam! I’m not doing
bettyewp
Ack, accidental swipe send. I don’t do anything to make it grow fast, it just does. The 20×20 has really not felt all that challenging. And actually I’ve only picked 15 items so far. Nine days to go. I might go past the twenty days cuz I feel like there are outfits I won’t get to wear. Most of my wardrobe is finally mixy-matchy and I CAN do a lot of different combinations from just a few items. At least in the fall/winter. I haven’t quite reached that nirvana with my summer wardrobe.
Rhonda
All great outfits! I especially love that camel color sweater on you! The horse sweater jacket is adorable! Too bad it’s so $$$☹️ I guess that’s why renting is such a good choice!
bettyewp
Yeah, I get to wear way nicer clothing through rental services than I could ever afford myself!
Robin
And in the unfortunate name category…. Amazon sells a protein powder called Soylent. Are any of you old enough to remember the movie “Soylent Green” from the early 70’s? Yeah, that’s a bad product name.
bettyewp
PEOPLE! They’re eating PEOPLE! Yep, I remember. It was such a shocking movie at the time.
Donna
Love the animal cardi and the caramel jumper … both so cute!! I couldn’t do the 20 challenge as I get too hot and sweaty and have to change a couple of times a day … but good on you for getting into it!! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!
Donna 🧚🏻♀️❤️🐝
https://donnadoesdresses.com
bettyewp
I’m wearing the horse coat again today and am sad thinking about having to send it back. It’s a nice mid-weight coat and So Stinking Cute!
I still only have 16 items in my 20×20 challenge – I had to add a lightweight long-sleeved tee for yesterday as it was just too warm to be walking around Brooklyn in a sweater!