I like the idea and freedom of having a personal uniform. But I also do not want to go to work looking exactly the same every single day. I came up with 5 different "uniforms" to allow me, if I should so wish, to wear something different for each day of the work week. Yet each uniform, whichever it may be that I select, is already picked out, well stocked, lined up, and ready to grab in my closet. I want to have options in the morning, but I still refuse to be overwhelmed - and most days, I just don't have the time, or the energy to experiment. Most of all, I want to feel like me, at all times. This is my preconceived formula x 5.
The Process
The Goal
The Inventory
01. Shirt dress + Sleek ankle straps
So far: 1 shirt
01. Shirt dress + Sleek ankle straps
So far: 1 shirt dress (black linen), 1 ankle straps (black)
Need:
4 shirt dresses (black, beige or navy or grey)
1 leather ankle straps (black)
02. Short-sleeved buttondown + Skinny belt + Cropped pants + Low-heeled pumps or Wedge sandals or Ballet flats
So far: 1 low-heeled pumps (black), 1 wedge sandals (black), 2 cropped pants (black)
Need:
5 short-sleeved buttondowns (2 whites, light blue, checked, striped or dotted)
2 skinny belts (black or black studded, animal print)
2 1 pair of cropped pants (1 black, 1 charcoal or grey)
So far: 1 shirt dress (black linen), 1 ankle straps (black)
Need:
4 shirt dresses (black, beige or navy or grey)
1 leather ankle straps (black)
02. Short-sleeved buttondown + Skinny belt + Cropped pants + Low-heeled pumps or Wedge sandals or Ballet flats
So far: 1 low-heeled pumps (black), 1 wedge sandals (black), 2 cropped pants (black)
Need:
5 short-sleeved buttondowns (2 whites, light blue, checked, striped or dotted)
2 skinny belts (black or black studded, animal print)
1 ballet flats (black)
03. Long-sleeved buttondown + High-waist pencil skirt + Sleek ankle straps
So far: 1 pencil skirt (black), 1 buttondown (striped linen)
Need:
5 long-sleeved buttondowns (2 whites, light blue, contrasting collar, striped),
3 pencil skirts (2 black, 1 grey or charcoal or navy).
Same ankle straps as for 01.
So far: 1 pencil skirt (black), 1 buttondown (striped linen)
Need:
5 long-sleeved buttondowns (2 whites, light blue, contrasting collar, striped),
3 pencil skirts (2 black, 1 grey or charcoal or navy).
Same ankle straps as for 01.
04. Pajama dress + Opaque tights + Platform ankle straps
So far:3 4 pajama dresses (black, chambray, black and white checkered, navy), 1 platform ankle straps (black)
So far:
Need:
2 1 pajama dresses (navy, grey)
1 leather platform ankle straps (black)
05. Knit or cashmere tee + Belt + Bootcut trousers + Boots
So far: zero, save for 1 pair of bootcut trousers in dire need of replacement.
Need:
5 knit tees (2 black, grey, beige, navy or royal blue)
3 bootcut trousers (2 black, charcoal or navy)
2 boots (both black)
1 belt (black)
I think the list above pretty much supersedes my previous list. I am keeping that "working list" though because it's not as overwhelming (1 pair of cropped pants in that list, as opposed to three in this list).
*Items in blue are most recent purchases and acquisitions. Items in red are revisions.
1 leather platform ankle straps (black)
05. Knit or cashmere tee + Belt + Bootcut trousers + Boots
So far: zero, save for 1 pair of bootcut trousers in dire need of replacement.
Need:
5 knit tees (2 black, grey, beige, navy or royal blue)
3 bootcut trousers (2 black, charcoal or navy)
2 boots (both black)
1 belt (black)
I think the list above pretty much supersedes my previous list. I am keeping that "working list" though because it's not as overwhelming (1 pair of cropped pants in that list, as opposed to three in this list).
*Items in blue are most recent purchases and acquisitions. Items in red are revisions.
