Thatiswhy I wanttotalkabouttodayishow I plantoaddsomecolorsintomywardrobeforthisseasonin a reallythoughtoutwayforanybodywhohasfollowedmeforquitesometime.
Youmightknowthatbackin 2017 I startedoveronmypersonalstylebecausemywardrobebeforethatwasmismatched.
And a lotofthepiecesthat I foundwerejustbecausetheyweretheabsolutebottomofthebarrelclearancerackorsamplesalesoranythinglikethat, where I mighthavejustfoundsomethingkindofinterestinglookingandwantedtobringithomeandseehow I couldmixitwithwhateverelse I hadgoingontothepointwherethingsdidn't quitefitrightandthingsweren't reallyquality, and a lotoftimes I mighthaveholesinthemevenhavepurchasedthemwithholds, So I justwantedin 2017 tohave a cleanbreakandstartoveronmywardrobe.
So I endedupbuying a lotofelevatedbasics, meaningiftherewas a goodpairofpantsthat I knew I needed, like a blackpairofpants, somethingthatcouldwearformyentirelife, anditwouldnevergooutofstyleorbreakdown, hopefullythin.
That's what I wouldbuy.
Andthat's where I startedover.
And I didthatforquite a longtime, tothepointwhere I'm stillwearingthosepiecestoday, severalofthemandtheyareabsolutelyvitaltomycloset.
A slightexaggerationofthisisstilltrue, where I couldgointomywardrobeandpickouttwothingsinthedark, andthehopeisthattheymatched, youknow, that I couldwearthemtogether, Um, theexaggerationbeingthatofcourse, noteverypieceisgonnablendwhiletogetherwithanotherpiece.
Butcolorwasnotanobstacleforthattoehappen.
Soit's kindoflikehavingthisSwissArmyknifecloset.
Now.
I'vebeenfeeling a littlebituninspiredbyjusthavingonlyneutrals, and I liketoreinventmyselfagain, meaningthat I'm stillgonnastickwithwhat I havebuiltsofar.
But I wanttostarttoaddsomeseasonalcolorsintopiecesofclothingthatareelevatedbasics.
So I'm notgoingtoshyawayfromhaving a shirtor a basicpairofpantsthatmightbenotin a neutralcolorscheme.
Sonow, movinginto 2020 I amtryingtothinkofhow I canbestrepresentmyclosettomatchmeandthethingsthat I personallyaminspiredby.
I don't wantmyclosettoeverbedulloruninspiringtome, and I wantedtobe a reflectionofmyselfexpression.
Sowhenitcomestoaddingcolorsintomywardrobe, I'm gonnabedoing a lotofveryintentionalthings.
But I dowanttojusttakesomeofthosecolorsthat I haveinmindandstarttoinfusethemintomyelevatedbasics.
Sointhepastforreference.
Whenever I haveaddedoneortwocolorsintoseasonalitemsthat I mightneedforthatseason, likeifit's a sweaterforspring, itmightbe a lightbluespringcolor.
I wouldonlystickwithlightblueandmaybeoneotherseasonalcolorandonLee, putthatintheseasonalpieces, like a sweateror a raincoatorsomethingthat I mightneedfortheseason.
Now I amgoingtobetakingthosecolorsandputtingthemintopieceslike I havetoday, whereit's notjustsweaters, buttintootherthingsaswell.
I thinkthatformyskintone, whichseemstobe a littlebitontheyelloworgoldensideofthingsbutverypaleisthat I wanttoaddsomethingthat's gonnacomplimentthatwell.
AndRoyalBlueseemstobe a colorthatworksverywellformyskintone.
I thinkit's becauseofthatcomplimentarycolorthatyouseeonthecolorwheelwhenyouseeblue.
Itissomethingthatagainwe'llgoabsolutelywonderfullyas I moveinthesummertimeandget a bitmoreof a tanandgetthatgoldenglow a littlebitmorewiththat, sothat's gonnabegreat.
I alsowanttogowithsomethingthat's a dustyrose, sothisisreally a goodpointtobringupthefactthatthepinksthat I'm goingwitharenotlikeinthesortoflikefewsharppurplelitonesatall.
I absolutelydon't thinkthatthatmatcheswiththecolorsthat I'm choosinghere, so I'lltalk a littlebitmoreaboutthatlater.
But I didwanttobringitupnowthat, likethecolorsthat I'm choosinghere, aretheyhave a certainvibetothem.
So I'vegotthisdustypinkcolorthatisalmostintothecorals.
Butthenit's likemutingit, and I thinkthat a lotoftimes, ifyoucommutesomecolorsandpushtheothercolorsforward, that's gonnareallyworkwellas a colorscheme.
Andthennext I'm justhavingthislightpinktone.
Thisissomethingthat's absolutelysoperfectforspringtime, butitissomething I'vefoundthat I incorporateintosummeraswell.
Andevenintofall.
I'veweren't lightpink a lot, whichworksreallywellwith, likebrowns.
Sothat's anotherintentionalthingthat I'm doing.
Andthenthatjustfadesintomoreofthiscreambeigecolor, which I also I'm justkindofincludingencompassinginthislightpink.
It's almostlike a beigeer, evenmovinginto a cream.
Now I'm justaddingthosecolorsintoit, and I dothinkthatthesecolorsyoucanmixandmatchmostofthemjustsobeautifully, eventogether, andthey'regonnareallyworkwell.
Soasyoucanseefromthismoodboard, everythingisgoingtobeverycohesive, andeverylittlepurchaseisgoingtobesomethingthatischosenwith a lotofcareandthought.
Sothat's gonnabe a reallygoodtechniquetoifyouhavethesoftware.
I wantedtobringituptoday, too, because I plantopost a lotmorevideoscomingupthatincludecolor, whichissooutofleftfieldformeandforyouguysthatfollowalongasneutralfanslike I stillconsidermyselftobe.
Butthisishow I'm intentionallymovingforwardwithmycloset, and I thinkthat I'm reallygoingtoloveitwhen I havemyseasonalclothesthat I takeoutofstorageeveryyear, and I'm like, Wow, thisisgonnabejustsoincredibletoewearthisseason.
Sokeepyoureyeoutthisweekforsomevideosthatarecomingup, includingthesepieces, thiskindof a sneakpeek.