December 14, 2010

What now?


All 30


Yesterday marked the end of the 30 for 30 challenge. And all I can say is WOW. Wow – what a great experience! Wow – how great are my new blog friends? Wow – I actually finished! Like many have done before me {and I’m sure others will do as they finish} here are my random observations and thoughts.

- I finished the remix having only used 28 pieces. Yep – after trying and trying again to remix my green skirt I just didn’t like it. The fit was all wrong so instead of holding onto yet another adorable {but unworn} item, I took it back along with the green sweater.

- What I didn’t wear is kinda boring though, right? So how about what I did wear! My most worn item? Two pairs of black boots. But that’s not what I want to talk about, I want to talk about my challenge savers. My lovely cardigans {black, pink and yellow}. Surprisingly my black cardigan came out as the most worn item. Through the course of the challenge it was a pretty versatile piece. Don’t believe me? Check it out as a top {here and here}, a layering piece {here and here}, and naturally as a simple cardigan {here and here}.

- The most surprising piece? My LOFT pink cardigan. Truth be told I’m not really a pink person – but I’ve been trying to branch out with more color – so voila. Come to find out the color changes with what I wear it with. See it can be bright pink, slightly purple, even more of a magenta color. Who knew?

All in all, I’m really glad I participated in this challenge. Last night I went home and stood in front of my closet with new eyes. I was both in awe and slightly terrified. As others have mentioned it’s a little intimidating to return to the unrestrained world of your entire closet. So I’m going to take a few of my daily 30 for 30 practices and incorporate them into my everyday style routine. This means taking the time to {thoughtfully} pick out pieces for the next day {or week}, documenting {a fancy word for blogging} so I have a record of what I did {and didn’t} like and maintaining my involvement in the style blogging community {you just can’t get rid of me}.

Thank you to everyone who’s followed me along on this journey. I hope you’ll stick around for the next chapter {whatever that may be}. For now I’ll leave with my 10 favorites.

Top 10

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21 comments:

  1. Aw, my friend! You can be sooo proud!I think this has been a wonderful experience : ) I'm glad to see that some of my favourites made it into the top 10 too! Yah. xx

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  2. Friend you are too kind! I've been missing you but glad to know that things are busy in your life.

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  3. Great photo montage!
    I bet you're excited for tomorrow's outfit :)

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  4. You have such a phenomenal smile!

    Congratulations of being done your 30*30! I've rediscovered my closet again, and have been having a lot of fun getting dressed - not that 30*30 wasn't a lot of fun, but a different kind of fun!

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  5. So glad that I found your blog via this challenge and that you'll be keeping up with the 'documenting' of your outfits!

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  6. disapo <--- this word was in the comment box before i even started typing. weird? is that a spanish word? anyway... i'm totally with you on looking into the closet and being terrified. i've got to figure something out... anyway - love all your looks and i'm SO glad to have "met" you through the challenge! 4, 11, and 13 are definitely some of my favorites!

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  7. great recap... loved your remixes!

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  8. How amazing does your hair look, in EVERY picture! Loved following your 30, looking forward to the next chapters.

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  9. Woohoo - congratulations on finishing!

    And I agree with Linda, you do have some pretty fab hair.

    http://honestlykristen.blogspot.com

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  10. lol...maybe someone was about to write disappointment or something? Not sure. As always thanks for your comments Linley!

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  11. Oh, congrats girl!!!! I really loved seeing how you remixed that pink cardigan in so many ways. Now that's going to be the first thing I get when I'm done with my challenge! :P

    xo

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  12. Fantastic outfits for the challenge. I just started following you so I am new to your style but the first thing I noticed in these pics is your gorgeous hair! Cant wait to see what else you have in store!

    Aesthetic Lounge

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  13. I did it in 28 pieces, too! Yay for being even more limited in our choices.
    Your hair is so gorgeous in the 3rd pictures of your top 10. Love the feathery look.

    The Auspicious Life

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  14. Yay! Congrats on finishing! Some of your faves were definitely my faves, too.

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  15. I love following your take on the challenge. It really seems like you have figured out your style and I love it. You look amazing!

    I really like days 7, 23, and 30 but you really didn't have any bad outfits (to my eye).

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  16. LOVE all your outfits. dressing for work and still being trendy is so hard sometimes. glad to have found your blog!

    www.runwithme23.blogspot.com

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  17. I'm a total cardigan enthusiast, I love all the versatility they provide. Congrats on finishing the challenge! I think you came up with some awesome looks. And a color-changing sweater?! badass.

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  18. Way to go! You did a fantastic job! Day 22 might just be my fave.

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  19. ah! we have the same faves :) days 22 and 25 are awesome! I'm a sucker for belts + scarves.

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  20. You are absolutely adorable! All of your outfits are cute :) And I like how you style your hair differently almost every day! That is definitely a challenge in it of itself!

    Hadar

    http://outfittedandinspired.blogspot.com/

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  21. Il semble que vous soyez un expert dans ce domaine, vos remarques sont tres interessantes, merci.

    - Daniel

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