I loved this on so many levels! Also, thank you for being so candid about viruses and the tiredness from cleaning. I'm a spoonie, homeschool mom who loves vintage style, and I sometimes feel a bit gaslit by how effortless some content creators make homemaking. I also love your equal partnership :)
I loved seeing all these different variations using the same pieces! I definitely need to make myself a 1940’s skirt to wear. It looks so comfy! I am the type of person who always dresses a bit nicely even when I’m just at home so having comfortable and nice clothes are definitely something I’m always striving towards.
Adding on a cardigan might not look like a different outfit to our modern eyes, but we need to recall that wardrobes back then weren’t quite so voluminous! If adding only one outer piece changes the vibe/silhouette of the look, that was a new outfit!
These turned out so good! The skirt reads very teal on video so your outfit with red sweater didn't read a christmasy at all. Thank you for taking us on this journey with you!
Your knitted items look great, all of them. I wanted to say I like how REAL you are: sick, tired, working it through; it's so relatable to me and it's BEAUTIFUL! Thank you so much for your videos, they bring me comfort in my tough days.
I think there was an article that came about saying when tennis players were asked to grunt during their serves, they served 5% faster than when asked to stay silent. The conclusion is that making the sexy "HNNNNNGH" noises when you get up or down makes you more powerful 🏋♀
To the query of "is it a different outfit if I just change one thing?" -- remember that men's fashion permits the re-wearing of the same suit with a different shirt and tie, sooooo by that logic the addition of some accessories should allow it to be a unique outfit. I personally will wear the same bulky items (eg, sweaters, sweatshirts) repeatedly with a different tee/undershirt and jewelry. I think the knit capsule wardrobe is so nice - and I'm really glad to have seen the whole development process. My personal favorite outfit was the slacks + vest + shirt, possibly because I'm partial to androgynous fashion. That said, I've been inspired to machine knit a skirt!
As a stay at home wife in modern society, I often wear the same going out clothes multiple days in a week and often several days in a row. When my children were small I'd wear house clothes and unless we went somewhere like the grocery, running other errands, or other outings "for good" clothes weren't needed every day. Those person experiences aside I think a true interpretation of the capsule wardrobe one might build up to a couple different choices of tops and pullovers that all coordinate with the bottoms. your experiment was for sure the most basic of wardrobe but probably not uncommon for the time. It is fairly modern thinking that you wear different outfit each day. These are also my thoughts as a 50 year old woman recalling my grandparents and their habits of fashion. I love all you content
As a cold-blooded person, I would not consider adding a cardigan making a new outfit, because I would be wearing it everyday regardless. I'm a bit surprised there wasn't a look skirt/pants with blouse and cardigan but no vest in that guide. That would definitely work as an additional outfit to change things up. I wish I had the patience to knit myself some clothes. They just look so comfy!
I think if you were to choose different color or style button-up, and also omitting the vest, to go with the outfits they would feel more like a new outfit. I love the last look the best, and think the red and green look very appealing together, I don't get christmas from it at all.
My grandma, born around 1912. She was an avid golfer from at least the 40s! She worked alongside my grandpa at their downtown shoe store, and although she kept a really nice home, she also had a housecleaner come in once a week. She didn’t consider herself a modern woman, really, but pretty much did what she wanted!
I was visiting my aunt in Oakland during that heat wave. My son was getting married in Sacramento, but had to move the wedding inside because it was 95! Agh! I miss living in the Bay area, but all my relatives are there. SF had changed so much, and gotten kind of icky. My cousin lives in Half Moon Bay--I would never leave if I lived there or Santa Cruz again! Love all those sweaters--they should be great once you get into the cold and rain.
It was fun to watch and thank you for sharing your experiences with us. I recently posted on FB what the average middle class 1947 wardrobe size was. Everyone was shocked by how small it was. It was 2-3 each of house dresses, day dresses, blouses, skirts, and sweaters. 4-5 panties and 1-2 bras plus stockings. By today's standards, this would be a seriously bare bones capsule wardrobe I really loved the knits you made. I can't knit because of the arthritis in my hands and my attempts at knitting were awful. I am interested in a knitting machine. Although teal isn't something I would ever choose or wear, I loved the skirt and vest the most. Next was the jacket. Perhaps I will finally find someone to knit for me.
I admire that you tried so hard to keep to the script! I'm sorry you got sick in the middle, though. To answer some of your questions: No, I don't think the red sweater and green skirt look Xmassy, especially in October. They just look autumnal to me. I'm on the fence about whether just adding the cardigan makes a whole new outfit. It definitely changes the look, but if you were in a setting like an office where the same people saw you each day, I think they'd notice the repeat, especially if you took the cardigan off during the day. I was surprised that skirt/blouse/cardi without the vest wasn't an option. One more blouse in pink or black or a vintage print would add a lot of versatility. As for my favorite outfit...so hard to choose. The pieces work so, so well together that each combo is sweet! I love the crispness of the white eyelet blouse under the vest, but also the standalone perfection of the turtleneck. The skirt looked more comfy than the trousers because I'm a skirt gal myself. All in all, an excellent capsule. 15/10 Would Recommend!
The wardrobe turned out great! As for the deathly pallor, at least it wasn't due to continued poor health. I call my sunscreen look 'Kabuki face'. Of course in the 1940s repeating outfits or pieces was much more typical, so maybe adding an extra item did feel like a new look?
I feel you, red and green does make me think christmas because those complementary colors are so iconic to the holiday. BUT, I myself, want to not loose that color combo to the holiday so I say the more people that wear it, the more it can be pulled away from the holiday. Let's do it!
I grew up in the Bay Area and I went to college in San Francisco. It’s always hot in October until the very end. And this year was warmer than most I would say. I love how this all came out and I actually really love the red and green outfit, I think the red is dark enough that it doesn’t look like a Christmas ensemble. ❤
All these outfits look so good and no, you don’t look christmassy in the skirt and sweater but accessorize it and you could have a very classy Christmas outfit if you want. Also, I absolutely love the stripes on the skirt and vest it adds a great texture to the pieces !
I know you didn't like the striping of the skirt and sleeveless jumper but I think it looks really nice! Especially when they're worn together, like at the beginning of the week. I also think that the wool for them reads more on the blue side than on the green side, so that coupled with the more purple-ish undertone of the red makes the combination not read as Christmas at all, and they go really well together. As for whether adding the cardigan/jacket is a different outfit, I think I'd call it a different look but not really a different outfit? The jacket does alter the look pretty significantly though, with the shape and colour change, so maybe that's the goal (or just good enough) historically.
Yeah, I'm firmly in camp "adding a warmth layer doesn't make it a different outfit" but that may be because I have temperature control issues so I have to regulate my body through clothes. It looks different to others though, so I can see where they're coming from. I've just solved that by being the kind of person that rewears clothes and has a confusing number of duplicates anyway. Is it the same black tank top and jeans? A slightly different one? Have fun figuring that out 😂
This makes me think of the rule the late queen of England had where royal women were not allowed to take off their coat in public, regardless of changing weather or going in and out of buildings...if you left the house in a coat you're wearing it until you're back home. (Apparently the suggestion that any layer of clothing, even the very outermost, was something which could be removed was just too spicy...) If you dress like that then definitely adding an outer layer counts as a new outfit. For myself, I am less certain... I think if I can remove a layer and still feel dressed then adding it doesn't constitute a new outfit, mostly because I'll probably remove it sooner rather than later.
Loved seeing the whole capsule put together! Wednesday's outfit of the vest, skirt, and jacket/cardigan was definitely my favorite! I kind of agree with you that just throwing the jacket/cardigan over another outfit doesn't feel like a whole new outfit. I think that if you removed the vest and just had the blouse under the jacket, it would change the look enough to count as a new outfit though! Oh, or maybe changing the blouse out for a dickey collar with a different collar shape or embroidery!
I agree, and was going to suggest wearing the cardigan without the vest as more of a different look. And also, there’s no way I could wear two layers of something knitted indoors, I would roast to death!
I love that shade of teal! And I don't think it looks particularly Christmassy with the red. I'm inclined to agree that it doesn't completely count as a different outfit, but to be fair, with so few pieces there really aren't that many options for a full week!
I really loved watching this series! All the outfits look so so good. If you want another combo or two you could wear the cardigan with the white shirt without the vest. I know the point of a capsule wardrobe is to have lots of different options from as few pieces as possible, but I've been having so much fun thinking about adding one or two more pieces to give even more outfit possibilities. Making a second sweater maybe in a nice neutral with the other neckline option and longer or shorter sleeves would give you another two or three outfits. You could also make a second skirt with a different texture/stitch pattern, or sew a second pair of trousers in a different colour. What fun! I'm feeling very inspired.
I'm so sorry you have been so sick! You looked fantastic, though. I think our modern sensibilities expect too much variety in outfits. I know I personally own way too many clothes.
I think all the outfits were loving and gave me ideas as a mother of 3 trying to look nice throughout the week with minimal effort 😅. Thank you for the loving video and letting us go on this journey with you.
I think that the green in the skirt is more of a grey-green than a true christmassy deep green? At least on the video it is! I really want to make my own mixed set now - if only to plan a few pieces to EXPLICITLY go together so there is more mix and matchability. It could also let me thinking about maybe sewing a blouse and skirt to go with it (as much as I wear jeans - I am not a trousers gal). Love this!
I find it interesting to hear what people dislike/like the most of the house chores. It varies so very much. I do not generally use the tumble dryer, I hang laundry to dry, so for me I fold each piece as I take it down from the line. Migth or migth not improve your experience, for me merging two steps makes the thing less annoying. And that skirt is beautiful! So are the other garments, but the skirt is just perfect.
I'm so sorry you were sick throughout making this video; bless you for battling on. I loved all the items you wore, and agree that adding the jacket doesn't really constitute a different outfit, as lovely as it is. Do you have any idea if it's available to be made 'in the round? I really, really like it. I was fascinated by your wee chat about the Coreopsis and your reason for growing it; dying. Wow, I really hope you will share how you use it and how 'we at home' can do it too. I do hope you are all better now. See you, next time.
Thanks for this series. I have really enjoyed watching your journey. My sister found this same booklet at a thrift store in Brandon Manitoba a few years ago so it was really valuable to see it come to life. It is a perfect combination for fall (and winter) in Canada!
28:58 OMG my parents had one of those cameras, I remember playing with it as a little kid, but it was an antique even back then & we never had film for it. It never occurred to me that we might actually be able to get film and take photos with it.
Brownie camera against the body. As soon as you said that, I could visualize older movies with the actors doing just that! And, just now realizing how weird that was in retrospect. Cool piece of trivia.
These outfits looked beautiful. In England (not sure about usa) in the 40s there was rationing on clothing, so limited options was definitely a thing. In fact my mum had to borrow her wedding dress as she couldn't get enough clothing coupons for a new wedding dress. She also used to set her hair weekly.
My Granny and Grandpa both had blue wool suits for their wedding which were worn as Sunday Best after that, Grandma had a white wedding dress when she married Papa in 1947, clothing rationing ended in 1949 in the UK, but Dad still remembers sugar rationing still being around when he was little, well into the 1950s.
I enjoyed this, thank you for sharing it with us! I'm always impressed by how much work you put into your videos. With regard to what counts as a different outfit, I wonder if the current sense that putting a cardigan over an outfit doesn't turn it into a second complete outfit is a function of having so many more clothes at our fingertips from fast fashion? although I find it funny how even now, people will post about capsule wardrobes, and the same dress with different shoes and/or different jewelry will count as 2 outfits, which I don't necessarily see as different outfits either. Or conversely, I wonder how much the "7 different outfits!" even at the time was rhetoric to market the patterns, rather than reflective of what everyone at the time would have thought? I was almost sweating in sympathy alongside you wearing the full wool outfit in 96 degrees - I know wool is very temperature-regulating and all that, but I'd have just melted away wearing the wool rollneck and skirt outside in that heat! I know SmartWool does merino workout gear, which is suppose to be lovely, but I'd need tissue-light wool forW 96F. The plus side must be that it doesn't hold odor the way so many synthetic fabrics do. Hope you've fully recovered by now!
My parents married in 1944. My mom had two dresses to her name. She’d wear one and wash the other out in a sink and hang dry it. She worked and just alternated them. Dad was in college, so money was tight.
I think having a couple of more cotton blouses would be needed. Sleeveless and long sleeve. Definitely dress to the weather and chore. And I think about the dog's nails snagging on knit fabric. Hope you are feeling better. Super episode. So much in it. I grew up in the fifties. Monday laundry, Saturday cleaning. My mom finally started wearing trousers in the mid sixties.
Yes I find that all the outfits you showed were lovely and I find that each one was a seperat outfit. I love the grey cardigan with rounded corners. I must make one myself.
This was so fun to watch! I loved the Mary Poppins style cleaning montage…and also, yay for partners who stress clean ahead of us! My husband is the same, which is a GIFT most of the time!
Also, I agree that the outfits put together in the pattern book don’t really work for a full, continuous week by just adding the cardigan/jacket, BUT I wonder if you threw one era appropriate dress into the mix, if that could get you through the full week with layering as well? Either a sleeveless dress you could layer the red sweater over/under and wear the cardigan over and wear the white shirt under, or a short- to ¾-sleeve length dress that you could layer the vest or cardigan over? That one simple piece could easily get you a few extra days!
I suspected that you were either still sick or getting sick on Tuesday. There’s definitely a tedious relapsing cold going around the Bay Area this fall. I admire how you paced yourself as much as you could and didn’t feel obligated to film will actively sick. I think people might have looked twice at anyone wearing warm wool on that particular week. Or maybe they were considering knocking you over and stealing your shoes. I think the answer to the question “does this qualify as a different outfit” depends on when the question was being asked. In the 40, people’s wardrobes we’re exponentially smaller than ours now. Also, I suspect that a different colored blouse may have made a big difference. Finally, the photo click sound was probably made when the shutter mechanism snapped shut after letting light onto the film’s surface. Which means that hopefully your portrait of Nutella won’t be too blurry. And finally, your knitting is lovely, and you should be very proud of what you’ve accomplished.
That was fun. My mother would have been about the same age as your illustration, so I was imagining her with the same types of outfits. You did a great job!
I really love the first outfit, it is so cute and classy. I love how the subtile striping gives the vest and skirt a little bit of extra texture and depth. But I also adore the "christmas outfit" which does not read christmasy to me at all. I'm a huge fan of jewel tones and I think those colors looked amazing together
This was a great series. I love how fashionable and smart the outfits were, for everyday. Slap on an apron and it’s work wear. You enjoyed a nice walk without having to be in hiking boots and spandex.
This was so much fun! Loved all your outfits and none of them look like Christmas to me 🫶 The grey cardigan turned out so well and looks so good on you! ❤️ one wants to return back in time and live a week in 1940 despite all odds 🥹❤️ Thank you!
Love the capsule wardrobe! I really love the burgundy and the teal together. Re: the camera usage -- that "pull your elbows into your ribs" stance is pretty true for any film camera. On average the shutter speed is 125th of a second, so pretty fast, but still slow enough for blur if you don't hold still.
I looove all the outfits!! Especially the skirt, it flows so beautifully. And the stripes look 100% like the were intended! Over here (Bavaria, Germany) we start having gingerbread and other Christmas sweets in store September 1st. When school kids’ summer break isn’t over until September 11th!
For me wearing a skirt/pants with a button up shirt and vest is a different outfit to a skirt/pants and button up shirt and cardigan. Adding a cardigan on top of a vest seems like a change in temperature, or spending time outside vs spending time inside. This view is also from someone who is constantly wearing light layers as I change how hot/cold my body is through the day and back again. The tea pot and cup brooch is cute 😊
Mid-way through watching your video, I finally felt like picking up an old knitting project and working on it. Fall temperatures just happened today for the first time with the help of a couple of seriously heavy rain showers. I am also looking at the heavy-duty older Singer sewing machine that I picked up with its large cabinet and electric machine lift for $100 from a former seamstress. Perfect condition. About time I used it to make sew some clothes and curtains. I wish I knew where to get wool doubleknit like I used to sew in the 1960's - 70's.
I'm kind of inspired to try wearing only stuff I've made for a week... work pants excepted because I'm not yet of a skill level where I'm comfortable making something as complicated as a pair of trousers that's going to get destroyed, nor do I think I can make them as sturdy as the ones I buy... though I think before I do so, I do need to make the cotton fleece pants I've been contemplating (they'll be yoga pants or sweat pants with pocketses). And maybe turn that linen into a walking skirt. And no, that combination didn't look Xmassy at all, there was enough blue in the skirt, at least on my screen.
I’m a couple hours north of you, and I never bother with fall clothing until the third week of October. It’s insane that it was that hot in San Francisco this year.
Some days the color was blueish then dk tealish so could be separate outfits but i agree with you about putting on a cardigan makes it a separate outfit but you looked comfy sorry you were so sick glad you are better the last outfit was the fav , love the vintage stuff for sure thanks for the video so cool !!
Day 3, l think l would have gone for blouse and skirt with the cardigan. But, of course, you had a fit issue with the blouse! Didn't the magazine also suggest both a short sleeve and a long sleeve sweater? Skirt, short sleeve sweater and cardigan.
You do have a little one, your furry baby! Lol my husband would tell his friends if they ask about our kids and he tell them that he still had a little one not in school yet. Our doggy Pickles, since our three kids had left and on their own and we were empty nesters he focused on our dog and spoiled him rotten.
I so get you, I've been sick since the end of September with lots of ups and downs.... I still wake up coughing in the morning! :( Anyways, I loved this final capsule wardrobe video! I don't know either if throwing a jacket on counts as a different outfit, to me it counts as a slightly colder day! So depending on the weather, that could be a full week's wardrobe, or not! I really look forward to what is coming in the next videos!
I don't think the red and green look Christmas inspired. 😊 Looks so comfy and cute. I loved this video. So fun! I also agree that putting the sweater over doesn't count as a new outfit. Imagine if this was actually your capsule wardrobe and that's all you had to choose from. I think you need a few more pieces for that. But it was ok for 1 week
Yeah, seasons in California don't work like they do else ware! Sorry no one warned you! We get summer weather in April-May and September-October, Fall weather is June-August, and rain is November though April. But the whole set looks awesome! I hope you get to wear it more into winter. 💜
I loved this on so many levels! Also, thank you for being so candid about viruses and the tiredness from cleaning. I'm a spoonie, homeschool mom who loves vintage style, and I sometimes feel a bit gaslit by how effortless some content creators make homemaking. I also love your equal partnership :)
The contrast between putting on the cute appron and exhausted "I set off the fire alarm"? *cheff kiss*
I loved seeing all these different variations using the same pieces! I definitely need to make myself a 1940’s skirt to wear. It looks so comfy! I am the type of person who always dresses a bit nicely even when I’m just at home so having comfortable and nice clothes are definitely something I’m always striving towards.
Adding on a cardigan might not look like a different outfit to our modern eyes, but we need to recall that wardrobes back then weren’t quite so voluminous!
If adding only one outer piece changes the vibe/silhouette of the look, that was a new outfit!
The pullover and skirt outfit does not look Christmasy to me.
Agreed
Agree! The colours skew towards burgundy and teal, so rich and jewel-like, but not Christmassy. It looks fab.
Absolutely. They both have enough of a blue undertone to not look christmasy.
@@carolinevonschmalensee9070I'm with you there,
Agree, that look reminded me of lauren baccall
These turned out so good! The skirt reads very teal on video so your outfit with red sweater didn't read a christmasy at all. Thank you for taking us on this journey with you!
Your knitted items look great, all of them. I wanted to say I like how REAL you are: sick, tired, working it through; it's so relatable to me and it's BEAUTIFUL! Thank you so much for your videos, they bring me comfort in my tough days.
For the Wednesday outfit leaving the vest off might be an option, so blouse, skirt and cardigan.
The vest and skirt combo is my favorite. We don't wear enough vests nowadays! I especially love the deep teal color of this outfit!!
I love vests. They make me feel classy!
I think there was an article that came about saying when tennis players were asked to grunt during their serves, they served 5% faster than when asked to stay silent. The conclusion is that making the sexy "HNNNNNGH" noises when you get up or down makes you more powerful 🏋♀
The red and green pairing is not giving Christmas 🎄 but it is giving Dark Academia vibes and I am loving it 👏🏼
To the query of "is it a different outfit if I just change one thing?" -- remember that men's fashion permits the re-wearing of the same suit with a different shirt and tie, sooooo by that logic the addition of some accessories should allow it to be a unique outfit. I personally will wear the same bulky items (eg, sweaters, sweatshirts) repeatedly with a different tee/undershirt and jewelry. I think the knit capsule wardrobe is so nice - and I'm really glad to have seen the whole development process. My personal favorite outfit was the slacks + vest + shirt, possibly because I'm partial to androgynous fashion. That said, I've been inspired to machine knit a skirt!
you and nutellla have matching hair and that makes me unimaginably happy!
As a stay at home wife in modern society, I often wear the same going out clothes multiple days in a week and often several days in a row. When my children were small I'd wear house clothes and unless we went somewhere like the grocery, running other errands, or other outings "for good" clothes weren't needed every day.
Those person experiences aside I think a true interpretation of the capsule wardrobe one might build up to a couple different choices of tops and pullovers that all coordinate with the bottoms. your experiment was for sure the most basic of wardrobe but probably not uncommon for the time. It is fairly modern thinking that you wear different outfit each day. These are also my thoughts as a 50 year old woman recalling my grandparents and their habits of fashion.
I love all you content
The fall day walk would have been a perfect outing with the camera! :)
As a cold-blooded person, I would not consider adding a cardigan making a new outfit, because I would be wearing it everyday regardless. I'm a bit surprised there wasn't a look skirt/pants with blouse and cardigan but no vest in that guide. That would definitely work as an additional outfit to change things up.
I wish I had the patience to knit myself some clothes. They just look so comfy!
I think if you were to choose different color or style button-up, and also omitting the vest, to go with the outfits they would feel more like a new outfit. I love the last look the best, and think the red and green look very appealing together, I don't get christmas from it at all.
My grandma, born around 1912. She was an avid golfer from at least the 40s! She worked alongside my grandpa at their downtown shoe store, and although she kept a really nice home, she also had a housecleaner come in once a week. She didn’t consider herself a modern woman, really, but pretty much did what she wanted!
Licking the bowl is also my favorite part of baking. 😂 You did so well on these pieces!
I was visiting my aunt in Oakland during that heat wave. My son was getting married in Sacramento, but had to move the wedding inside because it was 95! Agh! I miss living in the Bay area, but all my relatives are there. SF had changed so much, and gotten kind of icky. My cousin lives in Half Moon Bay--I would never leave if I lived there or Santa Cruz again! Love all those sweaters--they should be great once you get into the cold and rain.
It was fun to watch and thank you for sharing your experiences with us.
I recently posted on FB what the average middle class 1947 wardrobe size was. Everyone was shocked by how small it was. It was 2-3 each of house dresses, day dresses, blouses, skirts, and sweaters. 4-5 panties and 1-2 bras plus stockings. By today's standards, this would be a seriously bare bones capsule wardrobe
I really loved the knits you made. I can't knit because of the arthritis in my hands and my attempts at knitting were awful. I am interested in a knitting machine. Although teal isn't something I would ever choose or wear, I loved the skirt and vest the most. Next was the jacket. Perhaps I will finally find someone to knit for me.
I admire that you tried so hard to keep to the script! I'm sorry you got sick in the middle, though. To answer some of your questions: No, I don't think the red sweater and green skirt look Xmassy, especially in October. They just look autumnal to me. I'm on the fence about whether just adding the cardigan makes a whole new outfit. It definitely changes the look, but if you were in a setting like an office where the same people saw you each day, I think they'd notice the repeat, especially if you took the cardigan off during the day. I was surprised that skirt/blouse/cardi without the vest wasn't an option. One more blouse in pink or black or a vintage print would add a lot of versatility. As for my favorite outfit...so hard to choose. The pieces work so, so well together that each combo is sweet! I love the crispness of the white eyelet blouse under the vest, but also the standalone perfection of the turtleneck. The skirt looked more comfy than the trousers because I'm a skirt gal myself. All in all, an excellent capsule. 15/10 Would Recommend!
The wardrobe turned out great! As for the deathly pallor, at least it wasn't due to continued poor health. I call my sunscreen look 'Kabuki face'. Of course in the 1940s repeating outfits or pieces was much more typical, so maybe adding an extra item did feel like a new look?
I feel you, red and green does make me think christmas because those complementary colors are so iconic to the holiday. BUT, I myself, want to not loose that color combo to the holiday so I say the more people that wear it, the more it can be pulled away from the holiday. Let's do it!
Love that she is taking scheduling advice from days of the week kitchen towels...
I grew up in the Bay Area and I went to college in San Francisco. It’s always hot in October until the very end. And this year was warmer than most I would say. I love how this all came out and I actually really love the red and green outfit, I think the red is dark enough that it doesn’t look like a Christmas ensemble. ❤
All these outfits look so good and no, you don’t look christmassy in the skirt and sweater but accessorize it and you could have a very classy Christmas outfit if you want.
Also, I absolutely love the stripes on the skirt and vest it adds a great texture to the pieces !
I know you didn't like the striping of the skirt and sleeveless jumper but I think it looks really nice! Especially when they're worn together, like at the beginning of the week. I also think that the wool for them reads more on the blue side than on the green side, so that coupled with the more purple-ish undertone of the red makes the combination not read as Christmas at all, and they go really well together. As for whether adding the cardigan/jacket is a different outfit, I think I'd call it a different look but not really a different outfit? The jacket does alter the look pretty significantly though, with the shape and colour change, so maybe that's the goal (or just good enough) historically.
All of the outfits look amazing!
Yeah, I'm firmly in camp "adding a warmth layer doesn't make it a different outfit" but that may be because I have temperature control issues so I have to regulate my body through clothes. It looks different to others though, so I can see where they're coming from. I've just solved that by being the kind of person that rewears clothes and has a confusing number of duplicates anyway. Is it the same black tank top and jeans? A slightly different one? Have fun figuring that out 😂
This makes me think of the rule the late queen of England had where royal women were not allowed to take off their coat in public, regardless of changing weather or going in and out of buildings...if you left the house in a coat you're wearing it until you're back home. (Apparently the suggestion that any layer of clothing, even the very outermost, was something which could be removed was just too spicy...)
If you dress like that then definitely adding an outer layer counts as a new outfit.
For myself, I am less certain... I think if I can remove a layer and still feel dressed then adding it doesn't constitute a new outfit, mostly because I'll probably remove it sooner rather than later.
Loved seeing the whole capsule put together! Wednesday's outfit of the vest, skirt, and jacket/cardigan was definitely my favorite! I kind of agree with you that just throwing the jacket/cardigan over another outfit doesn't feel like a whole new outfit. I think that if you removed the vest and just had the blouse under the jacket, it would change the look enough to count as a new outfit though! Oh, or maybe changing the blouse out for a dickey collar with a different collar shape or embroidery!
I agree, and was going to suggest wearing the cardigan without the vest as more of a different look. And also, there’s no way I could wear two layers of something knitted indoors, I would roast to death!
Really loved seeing all of your pieces come together! I hope you're feeling better and enjoying the cooler weather now!
I LOVE the skirt and red sweater together; not Christmassy at all! And that jacket? Gorgeous!
I love that shade of teal! And I don't think it looks particularly Christmassy with the red.
I'm inclined to agree that it doesn't completely count as a different outfit, but to be fair, with so few pieces there really aren't that many options for a full week!
My favorite outfit was actually the red sweater and skirt and I don’t think it was christmasy :) so cute!
I really loved watching this series! All the outfits look so so good. If you want another combo or two you could wear the cardigan with the white shirt without the vest.
I know the point of a capsule wardrobe is to have lots of different options from as few pieces as possible, but I've been having so much fun thinking about adding one or two more pieces to give even more outfit possibilities. Making a second sweater maybe in a nice neutral with the other neckline option and longer or shorter sleeves would give you another two or three outfits. You could also make a second skirt with a different texture/stitch pattern, or sew a second pair of trousers in a different colour. What fun! I'm feeling very inspired.
The sweater and skirt together absolutely don't look too Christmas-like at all! The skirt reads more teal to me, and it's a luxurious colour combo.
The red and green outfit doesn't give off Christmas vibes at all! I wear similar, deep red and green color combinations all year round.
I'm so sorry you have been so sick! You looked fantastic, though. I think our modern sensibilities expect too much variety in outfits. I know I personally own way too many clothes.
I think all the outfits were loving and gave me ideas as a mother of 3 trying to look nice throughout the week with minimal effort 😅. Thank you for the loving video and letting us go on this journey with you.
I think that the green in the skirt is more of a grey-green than a true christmassy deep green? At least on the video it is!
I really want to make my own mixed set now - if only to plan a few pieces to EXPLICITLY go together so there is more mix and matchability. It could also let me thinking about maybe sewing a blouse and skirt to go with it (as much as I wear jeans - I am not a trousers gal).
Love this!
I find it interesting to hear what people dislike/like the most of the house chores. It varies so very much. I do not generally use the tumble dryer, I hang laundry to dry, so for me I fold each piece as I take it down from the line. Migth or migth not improve your experience, for me merging two steps makes the thing less annoying. And that skirt is beautiful! So are the other garments, but the skirt is just perfect.
I'm so sorry you were sick throughout making this video; bless you for battling on.
I loved all the items you wore, and agree that adding the jacket doesn't really constitute a different outfit, as lovely as it is. Do you have any idea if it's available to be made 'in the round? I really, really like it.
I was fascinated by your wee chat about the Coreopsis and your reason for growing it; dying. Wow, I really hope you will share how you use it and how 'we at home' can do it too.
I do hope you are all better now. See you, next time.
All the outfits suit you so well! The red sweater and the green skirt was gorgeos.
Thanks for this series. I have really enjoyed watching your journey. My sister found this same booklet at a thrift store in Brandon Manitoba a few years ago so it was really valuable to see it come to life. It is a perfect combination for fall (and winter) in Canada!
28:58 OMG my parents had one of those cameras, I remember playing with it as a little kid, but it was an antique even back then & we never had film for it. It never occurred to me that we might actually be able to get film and take photos with it.
I love your knitting content. This is by far my favorite series!❤
Brownie camera against the body. As soon as you said that, I could visualize older movies with the actors doing just that! And, just now realizing how weird that was in retrospect. Cool piece of trivia.
These outfits looked beautiful. In England (not sure about usa) in the 40s there was rationing on clothing, so limited options was definitely a thing. In fact my mum had to borrow her wedding dress as she couldn't get enough clothing coupons for a new wedding dress. She also used to set her hair weekly.
My Granny and Grandpa both had blue wool suits for their wedding which were worn as Sunday Best after that, Grandma had a white wedding dress when she married Papa in 1947, clothing rationing ended in 1949 in the UK, but Dad still remembers sugar rationing still being around when he was little, well into the 1950s.
I enjoyed this, thank you for sharing it with us! I'm always impressed by how much work you put into your videos.
With regard to what counts as a different outfit, I wonder if the current sense that putting a cardigan over an outfit doesn't turn it into a second complete outfit is a function of having so many more clothes at our fingertips from fast fashion? although I find it funny how even now, people will post about capsule wardrobes, and the same dress with different shoes and/or different jewelry will count as 2 outfits, which I don't necessarily see as different outfits either. Or conversely, I wonder how much the "7 different outfits!" even at the time was rhetoric to market the patterns, rather than reflective of what everyone at the time would have thought?
I was almost sweating in sympathy alongside you wearing the full wool outfit in 96 degrees - I know wool is very temperature-regulating and all that, but I'd have just melted away wearing the wool rollneck and skirt outside in that heat! I know SmartWool does merino workout gear, which is suppose to be lovely, but I'd need tissue-light wool forW 96F. The plus side must be that it doesn't hold odor the way so many synthetic fabrics do.
Hope you've fully recovered by now!
In particular the vest seems so versatile. This has motivated me to knit one soon.
I liked Wednesday and Thursday best. I feel lindpired, maybe not for a vintage wardrobe, but similar pieces for sure!
My parents married in 1944. My mom had two dresses to her name. She’d wear one and wash the other out in a sink and hang dry it. She worked and just alternated them. Dad was in college, so money was tight.
I think having a couple of more cotton blouses would be needed. Sleeveless and long sleeve. Definitely dress to the weather and chore. And I think about the dog's nails snagging on knit fabric. Hope you are feeling better. Super episode. So much in it. I grew up in the fifties. Monday laundry, Saturday cleaning. My mom finally started wearing trousers in the mid sixties.
I loved this series. I have dreamed of a hand made wardrobe for years. These videos have been great motivation to get started on it!
The puppy towels are everything. I am now going to scour the internet for that pattern.
Yes I find that all the outfits you showed were lovely and I find that each one was a seperat outfit. I love the grey cardigan with rounded corners. I must make one myself.
Adding the cardigan on day three was definitely layering/adapting to the weather in my opinion. Cute though.
Yeeeee! I’m so excited for the replica sweater pattern!!!! It looks amazing! This whole project was so fun to watch!
Those pants look amazing.
For Wednesday's outfit I'd say it would definitely be a new outfit of you didn't have the vest.
This video was so much fun. Would you consider making a video about your yarn craft related garden? I would love to see that
This was so fun to watch! I loved the Mary Poppins style cleaning montage…and also, yay for partners who stress clean ahead of us! My husband is the same, which is a GIFT most of the time!
Also, I agree that the outfits put together in the pattern book don’t really work for a full, continuous week by just adding the cardigan/jacket, BUT I wonder if you threw one era appropriate dress into the mix, if that could get you through the full week with layering as well? Either a sleeveless dress you could layer the red sweater over/under and wear the cardigan over and wear the white shirt under, or a short- to ¾-sleeve length dress that you could layer the vest or cardigan over? That one simple piece could easily get you a few extra days!
I suspected that you were either still sick or getting sick on Tuesday. There’s definitely a tedious relapsing cold going around the Bay Area this fall. I admire how you paced yourself as much as you could and didn’t feel obligated to film will actively sick.
I think people might have looked twice at anyone wearing warm wool on that particular week. Or maybe they were considering knocking you over and stealing your shoes.
I think the answer to the question “does this qualify as a different outfit” depends on when the question was being asked. In the 40, people’s wardrobes we’re exponentially smaller than ours now. Also, I suspect that a different colored blouse may have made a big difference.
Finally, the photo click sound was probably made when the shutter mechanism snapped shut after letting light onto the film’s surface. Which means that hopefully your portrait of Nutella won’t be too blurry.
And finally, your knitting is lovely, and you should be very proud of what you’ve accomplished.
Well done that was fun, so sorry you were ill hope all is well now - your parents countryside looks lovely
I love the Wednesday skirt
That was fun. My mother would have been about the same age as your illustration, so I was imagining her with the same types of outfits. You did a great job!
I really love the first outfit, it is so cute and classy. I love how the subtile striping gives the vest and skirt a little bit of extra texture and depth. But I also adore the "christmas outfit" which does not read christmasy to me at all. I'm a huge fan of jewel tones and I think those colors looked amazing together
Hope you are feeling much better! Your outfits are gorgeous and very classy!
You inspired me so much to do housechores, im pausing now at 12 minutes to do the dishes i should have done days ago😂 see you in a half hour.
This was a great series. I love how fashionable and smart the outfits were, for everyday. Slap on an apron and it’s work wear. You enjoyed a nice walk without having to be in hiking boots and spandex.
I didn't know you lived in the bay area! Me too! Normally wearing sweaters is the perfect choice but October and November are always so warm here
I am so excited about the pattern from the intro! Also this is inspiring for someone starting to make their own clothes :)
I just love those tea towels so much! How cute are they?! 🥰
I loved this capsule wardrobe series immensely 😊
The cardigan is like, the perfect cardigan
This was so much fun! Loved all your outfits and none of them look like Christmas to me 🫶 The grey cardigan turned out so well and looks so good on you! ❤️ one wants to return back in time and live a week in 1940 despite all odds 🥹❤️ Thank you!
Love the capsule wardrobe! I really love the burgundy and the teal together.
Re: the camera usage -- that "pull your elbows into your ribs" stance is pretty true for any film camera. On average the shutter speed is 125th of a second, so pretty fast, but still slow enough for blur if you don't hold still.
I looove all the outfits!! Especially the skirt, it flows so beautifully. And the stripes look 100% like the were intended!
Over here (Bavaria, Germany) we start having gingerbread and other Christmas sweets in store September 1st. When school kids’ summer break isn’t over until September 11th!
For me wearing a skirt/pants with a button up shirt and vest is a different outfit to a skirt/pants and button up shirt and cardigan. Adding a cardigan on top of a vest seems like a change in temperature, or spending time outside vs spending time inside. This view is also from someone who is constantly wearing light layers as I change how hot/cold my body is through the day and back again. The tea pot and cup brooch is cute 😊
I love all your outfits and so appreciate all of your hard work. And your skin looks fantastic!
Mid-way through watching your video, I finally felt like picking up an old knitting project and working on it. Fall temperatures just happened today for the first time with the help of a couple of seriously heavy rain showers. I am also looking at the heavy-duty older Singer sewing machine that I picked up with its large cabinet and electric machine lift for $100 from a former seamstress. Perfect condition. About time I used it to make sew some clothes and curtains. I wish I knew where to get wool doubleknit like I used to sew in the 1960's - 70's.
I'm kind of inspired to try wearing only stuff I've made for a week... work pants excepted because I'm not yet of a skill level where I'm comfortable making something as complicated as a pair of trousers that's going to get destroyed, nor do I think I can make them as sturdy as the ones I buy... though I think before I do so, I do need to make the cotton fleece pants I've been contemplating (they'll be yoga pants or sweat pants with pocketses). And maybe turn that linen into a walking skirt.
And no, that combination didn't look Xmassy at all, there was enough blue in the skirt, at least on my screen.
Make some of the pieces again in different colors to give yourself more to mix and match. Id love to have that skirt in every color.... ❤😊
I’m a couple hours north of you, and I never bother with fall clothing until the third week of October. It’s insane that it was that hot in San Francisco this year.
I love your knitted wardrobe! It all looks great
Some days the color was blueish then dk tealish so could be separate outfits but i agree with you about putting on a cardigan makes it a separate outfit but you looked comfy sorry you were so sick glad you are better the last outfit was the fav , love the vintage stuff for sure thanks for the video so cool !!
Your knitting is amazing! I hope you get well soon!
That was such an awesome and fun video and glad you are better. Maybe later add another vest and skirt in different but matching colours?
It doesn’t read Christmas to me. It’s beautiful!
What a fun concept! Thank you for sharing! ✨🧶❤
It looks good
I would love more info on how you did your hair. I’ve been looking for vids on this and haven’t been able to find any that I like.
Day 3, l think l would have gone for blouse and skirt with the cardigan. But, of course, you had a fit issue with the blouse!
Didn't the magazine also suggest both a short sleeve and a long sleeve sweater?
Skirt, short sleeve sweater and cardigan.
You do have a little one, your furry baby! Lol my husband would tell his friends if they ask about our kids and he tell them that he still had a little one not in school yet. Our doggy Pickles, since our three kids had left and on their own and we were empty nesters he focused on our dog and spoiled him rotten.
The red and green outfit definitely didn't look christmasy to me!
An enjoyable video. I'm thinking you got 5 'separate outfits. However they were each very nice looking.
I so get you, I've been sick since the end of September with lots of ups and downs.... I still wake up coughing in the morning! :(
Anyways, I loved this final capsule wardrobe video! I don't know either if throwing a jacket on counts as a different outfit, to me it counts as a slightly colder day! So depending on the weather, that could be a full week's wardrobe, or not!
I really look forward to what is coming in the next videos!
I have been waiting for this one
Not knitting related, but I love that yellow chicken apron. Can you share a pattern or the source?
I don't think the red and green look Christmas inspired. 😊 Looks so comfy and cute. I loved this video. So fun!
I also agree that putting the sweater over doesn't count as a new outfit. Imagine if this was actually your capsule wardrobe and that's all you had to choose from. I think you need a few more pieces for that. But it was ok for 1 week
Yeah, seasons in California don't work like they do else ware! Sorry no one warned you! We get summer weather in April-May and September-October, Fall weather is June-August, and rain is November though April. But the whole set looks awesome! I hope you get to wear it more into winter. 💜