5 Pinspired Fall Capsule Wardrobe Outfits

I never really got into the Pinterest craze (is it still going on or has it passed? That's how out of the loop I am...), but I do use it for two things: inspiration for hair cut/color to show to my stylist, and, as of recently, outfit inspiration.

Despite the fact that I love fall, I actually wasn't excited about putting together my fall capsule and dragged my heels quite a bit, but it took some Pinspiration to really get in the mood. I searched carefully for fall outfits, starting with outfits that contained pieces I already owned, and then I branched out a bit for outfits that I could almost make with what I had in my closet but maybe just needed to experiment with a new piece.

 

I was a little surprised when I found this pin because I've had this outfit in my closet for a year without even knowing it. I opted for regular blank pants instead because faux leather just seemed a bit much for a Tuesday.

I've had this black cardigan for years and have been thisclose to tossing it more times than I can count because I never wear it. In my head, a black cardigan like this is super useful, so I thought maybe the issue was that I just didn't have the *right* black cardigan, but as it turns out I think I just wasn't wearing it with the right tops underneath. I bought this black and white gingham shirt earlier this summer in anticipation of fall, and it has not disappointed!

The chambray shirt and black pants have been staples in my closet for a while now, but the sweater and booties are new. This sweater is the only impulse buy in my fall capsule - I was in LOFT looking for an interview top and fell victim to a 40% off storewide sale. It wasn't a total impulse buy because I was planning to purchase some type of tan chunky cardigan, but I knew when I bought this one that it wasn't *quite* what I had been picturing. I had some serious buyer's remorse later because in the store I thought the color was amazing and when I got it home (and took the tags off, of course) it suddenly became very meh. But once I started putting it with more than just a white tee and jeans I realized it's actually super versatile and I've already gotten a lot of wear out of it. Also this photo is not like the others because I took it the day after Beach2Battleship in the beach house we rented in Wilmington...but my bright orange wristband left over from B2B is a nice accessory, no? You can take the girl out of triathlon...

On to the new new stuff! I mentioned that I had gone out on a limb and included some skirts and dresses in this capsule. I've always liked the idea of skirts and dresses, I just always associated them with spring and summer. Then I started pinning and I was like yesssss give me all the skirt/dress and tights combos, please! I'm not a huge fan of showing my bare legs so I've discovered that fall is actually the perfect season for me to experiment with skirts and dresses - go figure!

And finally, probably my favorite outfit so far this season! I found myself really drawn to pins like this and couldn't figure out why, but I thought I'd take a chance anyway so I picked up this floral dress from Forever21 for like $20. Since I'm not big on colors or prints I knew I needed something more muted. My first choice dress was actually sold out in my size so I settled on this one, thinking I probably wouldn't like it but it was worth a shot. I ended up loving it (and now can't even remember what my #1 choice looked like)!

Pinterest: yay or nay?

Skirts and dresses: yay or nay?