{"id":2383,"date":"2017-08-28T07:48:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T11:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noelfigart.com\/blog\/?p=2383"},"modified":"2017-08-28T08:18:40","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T12:18:40","slug":"when-capsules-are-a-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelfigart.com\/wordpress\/2017\/08\/28\/when-capsules-are-a-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"When Capsules are a Mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"

My wardrobe is getting overrun again, and I’m going to have to pare down.<\/p>\n

I’ve bought a bunch of pieces without thinking too clearly about how they’ll interact with the rest of my garments. I need to stop doing this.<\/p>\n

What’s worse, I’ve taken capsule sewing a little too far in a few instances.<\/p>\n

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These jackets are essentially the same jacket. I sewed the one on the left with a contrasting band and the one on the right with a band in the same fabric as the body of the jacket.<\/p>\n

While the one on the right looks a lot more interesting in a picture, notice that you can only wear it with black, red, or white to have the jacket “work” as a coordinated outfit. Because the band is patterned, it also means that you don’t want to accessorize much at all or the outfit becomes far, far too busy.<\/p>\n

As proud as I am of that jacket, in terms of wardrobe coordination, it was a mistake. I do wear red, but I really don’t want my color choices to be mostly black and red. The capsule consisted of a skirt in plain red, a skirt and pants in plain black, and three shells \u2013 red, the band pattern and black. As long as I dressed within that capsule, it looked fine. But that was too limited. If I wanted other colors, I’d need to make another capsule.<\/p>\n

The jacket on the right? That one I can dress up with scarves, or wear it plain. I can wear any color that will go with black (all of them) and the outfit will be work.<\/p>\n

The reality is that as much as I love an interchangeable wardrobe, I need to sew with buying<\/em> clothes more in mind. While I get a kick out of sewing my own garments, my time is more limited these days. I am much more likely to buy something and alter it to suit my tastes better. (I’m looking at you,<\/em> designers who don’t put waist darts or princess seams in your torsos for plus-sized clothing!)<\/p>\n

I also need to be pickier and buy clothes with my closet in mind. I have about five or six pieces I never wear because they go with nothing else and while they looked great on the plus sized model in the image, even with alteration, they just look sloppy on me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My wardrobe is getting overrun again, and I’m going to have to pare down. I’ve bought a bunch of pieces without thinking too clearly about how they’ll interact with the rest of my garments. I need to stop doing this. What’s worse, I’ve taken capsule sewing a little too far in a few instances.   … <\/p>\n

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