capsule wardrobe - black leather boots

Retail: $130.00 Sale: $69.99

Since my sales were super awesome at the Handmade Promenade Holiday Pop Up Shop, I thought I'd go ahead and treat myself to one of the more expensive items on my capsule wardrobe list.

I've actually been looking for a pair of black combat style boots for a couple of years now, but couldn't see myself shelling out $100+ for a pair. And I was having a hard time trying to find a pair that I really liked that looked comfortable enough. I also have a hard time spending that much money on a pair of shoes that I won't wear every day.

A couple of weeks ago I was looking at winter boots on zappos and for shits and giggles decided to look up combat style boots and found the above beauties on sale. I love a good sale. It's hard to pay retail price when you've worked in retail for so long. I like zappos, but I can usually find thing cheaper or a rebate or coupon if I do interwebs research. And I did.

I found my boots directly on the ALDO website for a bit cheaper AND free shipping. I didn't jump on purchasing them though. I couldn't. I had to make sure I really wanted them. I waited about a week and a half before I went ahead and bought them. Thankfully they were still on sale. And now they're mine. They're real leather and nice and soft on the inside.

I look forward to the weather warming up and the snow melting away so that I can throw on some leggings and my fancy new boots.

While perusing the interwebs yesterday I went ahead and started a capsule wardrobe Pinterest board. It has a couple of things that I think will go nicely with my list. One of my goals this week is to purge my closet again. There's a lot to get rid of and I'm ready to see it go. I think it's a good time to donate.

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capsule wardrobe - getting dressed made easy

capsule wardrobe by chickenb00 featuring grey pants

About a week ago Shani Alike posted a picture of a capsule wardrobe and I laughed in my head because it was pretty similar to how I already dress (I didn't know there was a name for it). I do occasionally don a fun dress or something with a little more color, but for the most part...grey v-neck and shorts/pants. It's comfy and I know I look alright (it's also easy to dress up or dress down), especially since I'm in the middle of this losing weight thing.

Last night, I thought I'd cruise on over to polyvore and create my own capsule wardrobe. If I had the money I'd do a complete overhaul of my closet and add a few of the pieces from above. I'd also like to make a few dresses from a new pattern I recently bought. Maybe I'll just do it a little bit at a time. I like the idea of adding a few trendy pieces every season. I definitely need new jeans since just about every pair I own that fit has a hole in the thigh (damn cupcake thighs).

Also, if you wear white...do you have an issue with keeping it clean? I swear I put on a white shirt and in minutes I get something on it. I'm always replacing my white v-necks. It's one of the pieces in my wardrobe that I always buy on the cheap (no more than $10) because I know they won't last longer than a couple of months.

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