I've gained some weight through illness and over the holidays, so first I decided to be real, and only have things hanging in my wardrobe which I can actually wear. So I tried things on, a few things went for the donation pile, but anything in good colour, good condition and only slightly too tight is packed away for when I've lost a few pounds. A year is a long time and I'm going to want some of these things back!
I've also tried to sort and categorise things, and I have one area of
my hanging space which is only for things which are smart enough for
work (and all fit me). I've also sorted scarves, necklaces and etc. This
helps reduce pre work stress as I know all the clothes in there are a
good fit and work suitable, and its easily to accessorise them.
I spent a lot of time on the Vivienne files website reading various different aspects of what she has on there.
There were two main takeways for me here
- Choosing what colours I like the most
- Working through the Starting from Scratch using those colours and what I already have.
I chose two key neutrals, two main accent colours and a light neutral (navy, chocolate brown, teal, burgundy, ivory).
(I did this in the pie chart in Excel, ivory is actually two ivory segments).
I then noted that I would get the most benefit by sewing more pieces which work with these 5 colours, so I worked through the Starting from Scratch posts on Vivienne files coming up with a version of her wardrobe in my chosen colours which I compared to items I already have.
This then resulted in a list of things to mend or to sew.
This may not be the most creative or artistic way to sew but it will mean I am dressed in clothing which fits the size I am now, works for my life and goes together
:-)
The links I used are below, in case they are helpful to others.
http://www.theviviennefiles.com/…/how-do-i-choose-my-favori…
http://www.theviviennefiles.com/p/starting-from-scratch_15.…
I've put the sewing plans in the side bar in a list so they are easy for me to see and refer to.
P.S. I did sew the test coat and will be revisiting that at some point (and its on the list) but I felt I needed a few more work things next and will come back to that a bit later on.
I spent a lot of time on the Vivienne files website reading various different aspects of what she has on there.
There were two main takeways for me here
- Choosing what colours I like the most
- Working through the Starting from Scratch using those colours and what I already have.
I chose two key neutrals, two main accent colours and a light neutral (navy, chocolate brown, teal, burgundy, ivory).
I then noted that I would get the most benefit by sewing more pieces which work with these 5 colours, so I worked through the Starting from Scratch posts on Vivienne files coming up with a version of her wardrobe in my chosen colours which I compared to items I already have.
This then resulted in a list of things to mend or to sew.
This may not be the most creative or artistic way to sew but it will mean I am dressed in clothing which fits the size I am now, works for my life and goes together
:-)The links I used are below, in case they are helpful to others.
http://www.theviviennefiles.com/…/how-do-i-choose-my-favori…
http://www.theviviennefiles.com/p/starting-from-scratch_15.…
I've put the sewing plans in the side bar in a list so they are easy for me to see and refer to.
P.S. I did sew the test coat and will be revisiting that at some point (and its on the list) but I felt I needed a few more work things next and will come back to that a bit later on.
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