Capsule Wardrobe Mistakes That Cost Me Personal Style

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@TomsBrook 21 күн бұрын

Please be kind to yourself. Life is a journey. And knowing when/what/why/where mistakes have been made is a super-power. What was done in a moment (extreme decluttering/minimizing) reflects that mood & needs of that moment in time. You can't regret it later, but just learn and move on. It's the past that makes one realize the importance of things now. If you hadn't experienced losing certain pieces of your wardrobe, you'd never realize their value. By making this video, exposing the things you have learned and expressing them so clearly to the rest of us, you are allowing us to learn from your mistakes. And done in a manner so stylish that your mistakes seem intentional for our benefit.

@donnaalpert 2 ай бұрын

If my 7 decades have taught me anything about style (both clothing and hair), it’s this: change is invigorating….wear what pleases, and just have fun!

@silkestadler2647 25 күн бұрын

I would love to see a video about your style journey. Or is there already one out there? I am new to your channel ☺️

@EnfysDebs Ай бұрын

Love your channel! I have a minimalist edgy aesthetic but I am anything BUT a minimalist!! 😂 I have a lot of clothes, abd that makes me very happy. I love bright bold colours and they make me who i am. Deffo think you can love a minimalist aesthetic and intentional edgy pieces, but keep your personal sense of self. I have a short spikey pixie cut and very bold glasses which give me a chance to be me (links to your not too basic point). Love your reflection on your aesthetic and methods - and you're willing to share it with us ❤

@HemlockDreams 2 ай бұрын

I sincerely envy your ability to layer. I live in Dallas and there's, maybe, a few weeks out of the entire year I can layer more than a t-shirt and an oversized shirt. Much beyond that and I'm dripping sweat. Blazer envy.

@EmilyWheatley 2 ай бұрын

Ahhh that is hard! I use to live in Southern California so I know your pain :-)

@lbeard7661 Ай бұрын

Try bamboo clothes. I’m obsessed with layering but in Alabama, and bamboo is cooling and has some built in sun protection.

@Steve-jt4sj 2 ай бұрын

Your features are incredible, and the super short hair just enhances them even more, if that’s possible!

@EmilyWheatley 2 ай бұрын

Ahhh thank you, that's so nice to hear :-)

@rebeccafines1265 2 ай бұрын

Love this! About 4 years ago I did a huge purge, overhauling my closet and trying to pin down my look. BIG mistake that I did it all really fast. I ended up regretting removing pieces I had loved. I feel like I wasted so much money trying to pare down my wardrobe too fast.

@EmilyWheatley 2 ай бұрын

Yes, exactly! Same happened for me.

@Jessy928 2 ай бұрын

Love it! The power of a layering piece is what got me hooked on your channel from the beginning. Great content!

@EmilyWheatley 2 ай бұрын

The power of layering is strong :-)

@Jessy928 2 ай бұрын

@@EmilyWheatley Hilarious!

@elisabethsteel3382 2 ай бұрын

I agree, personally I don’t want to feel like I’m in a box in regards to my style, I get bored easily and need a little something to spice up my outfits and mood when I think about what I’m going to wear to an event, also I like to balance masculine and feminine in what I wear, like a beautiful strand of pearl with a simple black outfit! I enjoy your style and videos very much, it pushes me to look for inspiration! Thank you for sharing! Have a wonderful day from Canada! 🤗👍

@EmilyWheatley 2 ай бұрын

Hello to our friendly Canada! Thanks for sharing that with us. Sounds like we have a lot in common when it comes to style :-)

@marylhere 2 ай бұрын

I was mistaken for a sir yesterday. The handbag and earrings didn’t quite seal the deal for me. To be fair I was wearing hand me down pants and silk shirt that were my son’s. The woman was behind me. I have pearls…but so does Harry Styles. Fun days.

@elisabethsteel3382 2 ай бұрын

@@marylhere 😂👍

@sallyshafer436 Ай бұрын

Just found you and love everything about your vibe: your style, your ideas, your communication style-finally a fashion muse I can relate to! Subscribed

@angiejohnson8548 Ай бұрын

I love how you make shopping “make sense”!!! I needed this 💖

@EmilyWheatley Ай бұрын

Oh so glad it was helpful

@terribanks8633 2 ай бұрын

Because I have a seated body type my outerwear consists of a black knit moto jacket I lucked up on about 5 years ago, a forrest green peacoat, and a few quince cardigans. Aside from my neutrals, (black, navy, charcoal, camel), I've invested in a few jewel tone sweaters, a red as well. I wear jeans 99% of the time. My formula: I only wear the more colorful sweaters with vintage wash jeans, usually a brown or leopard print shoe or boot. Scarves and wraps are abundant in my closet.

@EmilyWheatley 2 ай бұрын

Yes, love that combo with the colorful layers. Thanks so much for sharing your style with us!

@lisanester3338 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Em. I don’t know why but when I listen to you break it down like this, I am able to better understand how to make better choices…if that makes sense. Till next time.😉

@EmilyWheatley 2 ай бұрын

Great to hear! Love that :-)

@pennrayne 2 ай бұрын

I love your look, minimal and edgy…now with this new buzz cut hair…I think you could really rock a bold red lip. You have beautiful lips and this could be the thing that pulls it all together.

@EmilyWheatley 2 ай бұрын

Yea, I use to rock a red lip. Just such a high maintenance lip color. But I do love it's boldness.

@tracyreifkind3810 2 ай бұрын

@@EmilyWheatley Personally I think you should bleach the heck out of your hair while it's buzzed! No crazy color, just a super white blonde color. Maybe next summer?

@lizasoliman723 2 ай бұрын

@@EmilyWheatleyi don't like high maintenance lip colors either, but i can just throw on MERITs' Tiger any day (i might aliken it to a terracotta)

@annfederwisch2310 Ай бұрын

Hi Emily, thanks for your thoughts. Where is the slim black turtleneck from that you are wearing? Looks comfy and sleek.

@Just_Kirsty 2 ай бұрын

Uh-oh, you said something there that I always am guilty of - the color choices. I used to wear mainly black, grey and white and while I did stick to these for the most part, I felt like my wardrobe was THE MOST inspiring to me personally. I was playing around with textures a lot and I loved it. Then I got into color analysis and the palette I received when I actually got my colors done is very vibrant and vivid and colorful. I was overwhelmed, wanted to try them all out and figured (also got told by another consultant) that I am one of those color types that can actually get away with almost any color without looking bad at all. So I started implementing SO MANY different color schemes that it started to feel like someone else's wardrobe was staring back at me. My mom even said "these might flatter you, but they are really not you.", and I feel that. Today I dug out a few older garments of mine (black bodysuit, very sleek and sporty look, but also edgy, a really special faux leather jacket with pyramid shaped studs and a big, large double lapel, interesting details) and wore them with my wide legged jeans and chunky sock boots and my mom smiled when she saw me. "See, this looks like the real you and even though that jacket looks insane on its own, on you it just looks 'normal' and cohesive", and I was like "how can a person become SO scattered in terms of their style?!", I don't even mind what others think about my style, but when my mom says something about it, it usually has a very valid point and I instantly felt and saw the difference today. It's not only the colors it's also the styles those colors are available in. These vibrant colors often times are available in either pretty basic or very cutesy styles which both can look REALLY boring on me personally. Even the brightest colors just look normal on me, not special or truly bright. If you see them on their own, they appear crazy bright, but on me? Plain, boring. Black gives an extra oomph and instantly adds something to my look that makes it more special. I do enjoy colors, don't get me wrong, but black just easily adds that slight edge to an outfit. And I do get it, it is indeed true that garments that might look intimidating and extreme on their own can look insanely normal on me and I never really understood why that is, still don't, but hey, maybe I don't have to understand why that is, maybe I just need to learn to embrace it? I am very glad that I did not declutter my black clothes, I just put them in a different space. I am probably still going to wear colors, but combine and style those pieces very differently now. What looks crazy or edgy on some might just look plain and "boring" on someone else and vice versa. That's ONE of all the reasons why it doesn't make much sense to just copy someone else's looks. We can get inspired by them, but should allow ourselves to add our personal vibe to an outfit. And that can be very different for each individual person. To anyone being curious: I am definitely not a Winter, but a Spring, so it makes sense that black adds edge to my appearance and bright colors look normal on me. Sometimes the effect "our own" colors have on us might not be exactly what we personally prefer to look like. And that's okay. I also learned that autumnal colors add a grungy effect to my appearance which I also like to add into what I wear, so you can still benefit from an analysis, it might help you learn which colors give you the effect you desire (even if they aren't within your own palette).

@lbeard7661 Ай бұрын

I know how you feel - I’m the same way. Right now I’m wearing three wildly different shades of green that aren’t at all complimentary (moss green, lime green, and pine) and the outfit looks completely normal on me. Gothic clothes and wildly detailed ones and mixed up patterns just look like someone else wearing a white tshirt and jeans. Style roots and facial essences really play into how your clothes look on you. I have sun/moon/earth roots (Ellie-Jean’s method if you don’t know what I’m talking about) along with gamine and ethereal essences so I can get away with really fun stuff.

@paulam9911 Ай бұрын

thank you that helps a lot, yes I think I have experienced that recently, I always wear black or dark leggings and when I put on light heather grey it just doesnt look right with my style.

@adairsulhoff5405 2 ай бұрын

Love your stuff-keep it up!

@EmilyWheatley 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@MissForse-gw7no Ай бұрын

I love how we can really see your eyes in this new type of video comparing with the full body styling ones ❤

@sheilakosoff5806 2 ай бұрын

I have just realized that I need my layer to be a color/print. I wear and love long flowing black lightweight pants with a black fitted tank top. I love black/ navy or dark green as a base, but the fabric had to be flowy and the top had to match the bottom in color. Then the fun begins with my colorful long layers and bold jewelry. I have always worn this but sometimes it will feel off because now I know that I did not like a certain fabrics. I am saying goodbye to my bright sweater dresses, jeans, boho dresses ( so frumpy) and black blazers( about 10). Getting dressed has become a dream and packing is so easy. I have 3 outfit formulas that makes sense for me! I made so much mistakes in the past. Retirement really helped me come to my true sense of style because there was no pressure to dress for something. I dressed for my own love of drama and comfort. I wish I had understood all the variables in my style. I brought all the wrong things but I could not understand what made them feel wrong.

@traceyg7925 2 ай бұрын

Funny… I have NEVER thought you skimped on layers!!! I think living in Minnesota lends to your talent for that.

@elizabethpace1591 2 ай бұрын

I do believe in experimenting 🙂

@marylhere 2 ай бұрын

I will admit I am an enormous clothes hoarder. I try to create a capsule wardrobe from items I’ve had for years (decades even). Weight gain after quitting smoking crept up on me for twenty five years. What’s a bit of weight every year…2 lbs adds up. Luckily I wore oversized when I was a size 4. Most of the Eileen & FLAX S still fit well. Trends? Got most every year. My go to boot is big this year so forget about finding any good ones second hand for a while. Packing away all my striped linen pants for the season and will now try to fit into winter selection. It was 83 degrees yesterday. Seem to have lots of brown olive and mustard linen and cotton for the transitional season. Not a huge burgundy fan…Will not be trending this season.

@EmilyWheatley 2 ай бұрын

thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. Building CW from what you own is definitely a great way to go!

@miniteddy5555 2 ай бұрын

Sooo true! Esp on the layering. Where im based at right now, it is hot humid and rainy 365 days a yr. But i still chose to layer with cotton or thin linen fabrics bcos it gives a lot of depth and dimensions. Outerwear is an essential for sure, which we sometimes take it for granted

@jeannesnodgrass8073 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video!💕

@marionannmacredie 2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ just came to that realization the other day… that I was trying so hard to get it together but felt so overwhelmed… then realizing that I needed to to take it as something that was ever evolving…. I think it will take the pressure off???? ❤

@EmilyWheatley 2 ай бұрын

It definitely will. Enjoy the process, have fun with it :-)

@susannehakanlind2942 2 ай бұрын

Love your style Girl! 👌😍

@kathysteele3071 Ай бұрын

I did a big purge 4 years ago and still have more BUT I did purge some things I wish ai still had AND I have been collecting TOO basic items. Now I get it. I need to invest in some interesting layers!.

@yilomina2047 2 ай бұрын

You just inspired me to do another closet cleanse ... but I promise to NOT over-cleanse! 😉

@EmilyWheatley 2 ай бұрын

Haha ok good :-) Have fun!!

@pamelakeys6190 2 ай бұрын

You got me with the layering aspect. I love layers. I live in perfect weather San Diego ❤ ,and i constantly get asked , aren’t you hot ? I say. Lol Of course, I’m hot.! Look at me!!!i I’m Emily’s student I then ask. Really,is their a dress code here? I’m 67. I’m a great dresser since the 1970’s❤️😘

@EmilyWheatley 2 ай бұрын

Love it! I use to live in San Diego and Orange County and so I know the pain very well of never getting to layer up! :-)

@tereclemmer7923 2 ай бұрын

I agree. Minimalism is good until it limits creativity. Thanks for the reminder.

@EmilyWheatley 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

@patriziawaldron6612 2 ай бұрын

I love your haircut! 😃

@user-zy1co9hy9m 2 ай бұрын

I agree it doesn’t need to be done overnight. I however am in a position without any clothes that either fit me or look good at all. I’m wearing sweatpants everyday so I feel this need to get some real basics into my wardrobe and create a capsule as I’m shopping anyways… I don’t know if this is right or not. lol

@EmilyWheatley 2 ай бұрын

Yea, that definitely makes sense then. I get why you would need to get it together sooner. Still try your best to enjoy and not rush decisions too much.

@Manu-und-die-Puschel Ай бұрын

Interesting to listen to your journey of style evolution, channel development, your findings in retrospect. I absolutely respect that and like to watch it. I also take inspiration from your videos. I wonder, however, if the amount of time you spend, or other people who adore fashion spend, thinking about cloth and style, and pieces to combine, or not to combine, is worth it? Worth in the context of life, which passes so quickly, days that are go by so fast. Ist it worth to focus so much on fashion, on what you wear? Seemingly it is your area of interest, it is connected to your personality, your mood probably and your lifestyle, and your business, your profession, your income. I try to understand why fashion can have such a high value and meaning in one‘s life. I like your pixie cut, and the authenticity you bring into your videos. - You are creative and share creativity. Maybe that drives your motivation towards fashion. My capsule wardrobe consists of several favourite pieces which I have 7 times (7 x the same item) in my closet. Or 2 times. Or 5 times. Depending on what it is. I find that very convenient. It avoids thinking time about „what to wear, and what to combine“ and it frees up so much time for other topics in life. I love that. So my focus is probably simplification, rather than minimalism. One more thought: living in fashion, or letting style and fashion become such an important part is someones life, is life in a „capsule“ in itself, isn‘t it?