For those of you who aren't familiar with the Get Your Pretty On challenges, I'll start with the basics. Each seasonal challenge costs around $50. Upon signing-up, you receive a shopping list of both classic and trendy items that comprise a capsule wardrobe. You purchase the items according to your own budget or find the pieces (or similar ones) already hanging in your closet. Once the trial begins, you receive daily outfit formulas featuring the items from the list. You get twenty-some outfits that are ready-to-wear!
What I liked:
I really love this challenge in theory. I love the idea of remixable pieces. I love pairing classic and trendy looks. I love the hunt for all of the items on the list according to my budget. And I especially love having cute outfits already planned for me (that way, getting dressed for school at 5:30 in the morning doesn't feel so daunting).
But like I said, I love the challenge in theory. In execution, it just didn't work for me. For one, sometimes the "outfit of the day" didn't work for what I had planned. I just can't wear distressed boyfriend jeans to work on a Tuesday. I ended-up using the outfit ideas out of order to fit with my plans but, for me, this created more work than just choosing an outfit from my closet. I would spend my evening combing through all of the outfit combinations to find one that would fit my needs. The next struggle was in making sure that all of the pieces I needed for that outfit were actually clean.
The other trouble I encountered was with the clothing items that I substituted. For example, I couldn't find the grey cable knit sweater on the shopping list so I substituted the recommended neutral sweater that I already had in my closet. I just didn't like my outfits featuring substituted pieces as well as I would have if I had purchased the actual recommended items. This makes me feel like I want to buy each specific piece on the lists in the future...which just isn't compatible with my teacher budget.
In Summary:
I know that lots of women love these challenges so I'm in no way trying to portray it in a negative light, I just want to be honest about my experience. And even though I found the program to be more difficult than I expected, I did find myself in the middle of a great Facebook community of women who were participating as well. Everyone in the group was super encouraging and supportive.
All of that being said, I will not be participating in the Winter Challenge. I'm hopeful that I can try another one in the future but I just don't have the money or time to give this next one a go.
The Outfits:
And finally, here are two outfits that I created based on the prompts from the Fall Challenge.
This was one of my favorite outfits that I created from the daily prompts. I really enjoyed the color pairing that I wouldn't necessary have thought of myself.
And this is an outfit that I didn't necessarily dislike but I would have liked it better if I had the grey cable knit sweater with a white shirt underneath.
What I'm Wearing:
Pink Shirt: Old Navy (exact)
Gold Flats: DSW (similar)
Camel Sweater: J.Crew Factory (similar)
Pearl Necklace: Amazon (exact)
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Each week we choose a favorite...check out Carrie and Casey's blogs to see if it's you! Here was my favorite this week:
This week I loved Mary of Mary Murnane's look! She used a kilt pin to create a poncho out of her blanket scarf. You better believe I'm going to try this with my beloved Zara knock-off!
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