One of my favourite parts of the new season starting is going through my wardrobe and re-arranging everything so that the season appropriate items are all together and easily accessible. I pulled everything out of my wardrobe last week and layed it on the bed, I put to the back all the summery pieces that couldn't be adapted for winter and started finding all my favourite winter wears.
Pre-baby when I was working full time in a fast-paced and fashion-focused retail store I would buy a new piece of clothing every week. If I was heading out for dinner or drinks, I would buy a new cocktail dress and new shoes to match. Sometimes 3 weekends in a row. Now that I am a mother, that is not possible or justifiable so I have to be more resourceful and creative in fashion. I will need to re-wear a lot of winter items from previous years, yet somehow make them look 'in season' and not too 'motherly'.
My plan is to document my winter fashion challenges with you! As a motivator to step outside the long sleeved cardigan zone and to inspire me to be more creative. I will endeavour to post a threads and trends segment as often as I can. Feel free to contact me with your own winter fashion tips and ideas for mothers if you would be interested in having them shared here!
Happy winter fashion!
Its all about hats and coats in winter for me! As a time poor mama, the hats serve the purpose of hiding my hair that I usually haven't had time to wash or style. When it comes to coats, I buy second hand/cheap and change the buttons to something a little fancy. Its amazing what high quality detailing can do to a dated or poorer quality garment! I've actually bought coats for less than the buttons I then sew on! With awesome results. My favorite is an old hounds tooth coat from the 60's that I found in an op shop for $20. I swapped the gross plastic gold buttons for silver miniature crowns. Its now beautiful!
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