10x7 boho capsule

i'm part of this amazing group on facebook called flock fashion that has made me buy and sell more clothes than i ever thought i would. but mostly i find to be enabled by these women who are really just trying to empower us-and i am not complaining about that. this group has really broke me out of my shell of comfortability in such a great way that i actually feel more confident when i get ready for the day. not that i didn't like the way i dressed before, but it was safe; everywhere i'd look i would see women wearing clothes that i had only wished i could wear and now... i'm actually wearing them. i've also been able to let my guard down and try on pieces that i normally wouldn't feel confident trying, which has filled up my closet with some of my favorite articles of clothing.

i'm pretty active in the group; commenting on women's posts on whether or not they should keep the fifty pieces they tried on in target that afternoon-and to hurry and say yes or no, because they're only there for twenty more minutes! (okay, that was actually me the other day and the other week... and last month...) i've grown close to one of the admins for the group and a couple weeks ago i got a text from her asking if i would like to participate in a 10x7 challenge, and if i would do a boho style. i was a little hesitant because:

a) i don't work well under pressure and
b) even with this group i don't find myself fashionable at all; let alone having enough sense to do a capsule wardrobe of any kind that don't involve pajamas and netflix

but i said yes.

last weekend i had some time to pull ten pieces of clothing together and photograph them. and then i turned my husband into an instagram husband and had him take photos of me in each of my outfits (because lets face it; no one has time to get dressed in the morning and document that it actually happened when you have two small and wild boys running around). i felt pretty proud of myself for being able to put together seven days of outfits with just ten pieces. here is what i pulled together:

-basic black tee
-black swing dress
-embroidered top
-boutique tunic
-crochet boho sweater
-olive green knox rose top
-tan cardigan
-raw hem jeans
-black leggings
-brown suede ankle booties

-also featured is a humble hilo bag, which didn't count toward our ten items

i am so glad i participated in this because it gave me an appreciation for the clothes that i don't really pull for and somewhat forced me to style them in new ways. i have to say that my favorite outfits were days two, three, four and seven. i think i might be utilizing my black swing dress a lot more now.

do you have a capsule wardobe? i want to work toward one, but i love having a little bit of everything, so paring down would be incredibly difficult. kudos to you who do! share your 10x7 or 10x10 challenge with me below!