Jodie Filogomo

You can’t expect to shop your closet and come up with different outfits if you only keep trying the same combinations over and over. I remember when I learned about wearing a dress to make it look like a skirt (by layering a top over the dress) or make it look like a top (by layering another skirt over it). Sure, it doesn’t work for every skirt with every dress, but you won’t know until you try it. But my craziness in trying all kinds of tricks has enabled me to shop my closet and come up with so many different ways to wear the same item.

Mix Up Your Wardrobe As part of my shop your closet series, I wanted to discuss the idea to mix up your wardrobe. We would take one item and show how that exact same item could be styled for casual, dressy or even smart (meaning work appropriate) days. Other examples of the same item worn for 3 different situations (BTW, most of these older posts don’t have the best photos, but I hope you can gleam that the concept works) Floral 3 (Casual) For example, I took a ruffle blouse (that I would consider feminine because of the ruffles) and I styled it in an edgy outfit, boho outfit, work outfit, and casual outfit in this post.

That’s why I think it’s more important to have fun with our style and try all different kinds of combinations. It’s about mixing colors with a print piece to have variety in your closet) Animal Print Fashion Trend for an Interesting Color Recipe (this post is all about colors with an animal print skirt. How to Wear Wide Leg Trousers in Winter (Charlotte is becoming a pro at print mixing, and this post showcases the same print in 3 different items) Now the idea behind shopping your closet and in this example, by mixing colors is purposely so that you don’t really need to buy new clothing.

n’t appreciate the bishop sleeve blouse, you can use these creative ways to wear any button down top. Layer it, or somehow style it so that it’s a bunch of fun moments in our daily style. Not a “creative” way to style it, but a way we are comfortable pairing it with either pants or a skirt. In fact, after I purchased this dress when some bloggers gathered in Seattle (and the blog post is here), I added some long sleeve lace tops and sheer tops to layer under it.