In order to round things out seasonally speaking; I joined in with the next 10 x 10 challenge… I previously took part in the “spring” one, so this here is my “summer” one. I really did enjoy the last one in spite of a bit of whinging, hehe. The fact is that I simply cannot resist a wardrobe challenge! SO! 10×10; the brainchild of Lee Vosburgh of style bee and co-hosted by Caroline of Un-Fancy, the idea is that you pick 10 items of clothing, including shoes, but not including other accessories like scarves, tights and handbags, and you wear only those items for 10 days. The idea is to explore the mix and match-ability of your wardrobe? I gather? or to help yourself to discover what is really working for you, something like that. Whatever you get from the experience, it’s just a bit of fun, playing about with your clothing and your “look”.
What I chose:
3 tops, 3 skirts, 1 dress, 1 lightweight cardigan, 2 prs sandals… I made everything except for the caramel high heeled sandals. Yes, I could have chosen my own handmade clogs for a totally handmade 10×10, but I’m ok with wearing rtw shoes occasionally nowadays 
from L to R, all items are linked back to their original construction post, with the exception of the white skirt which I made many many years pre my blog! I’ve linked to the first post it ever appeared in, instead… The number in brackets is the number of times each thing got worn during the challenge.
- paprika cardigan, my own design based upon the Closet Case nettie bodysuit … (3)
- blue split-back top, Vogue 8879, refashioning an old shirt of Craig’s … (2)
- white drapey top; from the Japanese pattern book drape drape … (3)
- clementine cotton blouse, Vogue 1247 … (3)
- blue roses skirt, Vogue 1247 … (3)
- kangaroo paw skirt, Vogue 8363 … (2)
- white skirt, Vogue 7303 … (3)
- floral dress, French Navy Forsythe pattern … (2)
- red thongs, made by me … (5)
- caramel leather heeled sandals, akiel, from an op shop many years ago … (5)
Les outfits:
So, I don’t have any fabulous new insights over and above those I came up with the last time, other than the obvious one that it’s a lot easier in the warmth of summer! When planning, I briefly considered choosing 8 little dresses and two pairs of shoes, because I just love wearing little dresses in the summer; but decided that would have been a bit cheeky, not in the spirit of the thing and also probably wouldn’t have made for a very interesting mixing/matching exercise. Which I suspect is the point of these things…
There are a coupla things I’m definitely getting rid of; that old white skirt for one; which I’ve nearly thrown out a few times but hung onto it at the last minute only to continue to never wear it… so I included it to help me make my mind up about it one way or the other. So now I have, yay. And that’s that it is reeeeally tired! The good thing is that I have no doubt it got its 30 wears in its day because this thing was my go-to for years. Which is why I kept it in the first place, obviously. Ironically, I find it much harder to get rid of things that I love, but are getting a bit shabby, than things that are un-loved, but in better condition! Aaaah, the dilemma!
So; will I do another 10×10? maybe I’ll take part in maybe two more seasonal challenges; autumn and winter, just personally, and to round the thing out for me in my own mind. Something I will not do is bombard instagram with a picture a day, because I can’t help but notice that the sewing community is not into this sort of thing at all and I guess it’s pretty boring for people to look at basically the same pieces of clothing day in day out! For all those who suffered through, I apologise! and thank you to those who stuck with me!
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