My Fashion Ideas for 2023

I love having a huge wardrobe of different types of clothing because I get bored with wearing the same thing all of the time, and seeing clothes that not been worn finding ways to wear them and not be a waste of money.

Some items could be better and because I have lost weight I need to down size so going to have a clear of items no longer my size as there are some new items I have seen which I will, I hope, fit and suit me better. I lost weight because I was diagnosed with having type 2 diabetes, and so had to really watch my diet and get control of my weight.

It means letting some more items go as i did a monthly declutter challenge and it will feel so good and so going to plan to get it ready and today as I write this blog it is starting the weather to be warm and so want to get my wardrobe ready for the change of season and look forward to spring and be good to not wear anymore layers and have less clothing on to allow my skin to breath.

Here is my fashion vision board for 2023:

I want to grow my hair and begin to style it a lot more rather than putting it up and been wanting to have my hair plated. I am going to do an order from Shein in May and it has been good not spending every month on clothing. It has given me the chance to look at what I have already got to style with and what items will complete the looks I want to go for, for this year.

A capsule wardrobe is a must because you aren’t searching to find something to wear. Dressing for different occasions, for example it will be the King’s coronation and want to plan my outfit this occasion as it may only be one I see and then I am away at the weekend at the end of April to see friends so going to make an effort for that and hopefully can finally wear less clothes, but living in England you just never know.

So have you planned your looks this year, let me know and I would encourage to a vision board on Pinterest to help.

Many thanks for watching

Carrie X

Editing my wardrobe

So I have been doing a monthly challenge of decluttering, check out my blog site: https://everyonecanbuildacastle.com and so I have been sorting my clothes out and I thought I didn’t own a pair of jeans and I do, two pairs.

Editing my wardrobe has helped find pieces that I knew I had but forgotten where I had put them and so put them into my wardrobe in my bedroom and not stuffed in a draw doing nothing.

Check out my Pinterest of my fashion vision board for 2023:

This helps with saving money on laundry because I have enough clothes in my wardrobe that I can wear for the week or month and do laundry around once a week, not that I like my clothes to smell, but do it in batches so anything I need to wear in the week to be washed first and anything that can wait, I will do just that and wash other clothes in the next batch.

I like to have plenty of bottoms and today find a pair of trousers for £10 in H&M so going to go back to see if they are still there and have them taken up, and get me out of wearing leggins and are smart or wear casually with a set of pumps.

I love mix and match, because I always having something to wear and anything that for me no longer goes they get donated or if worn then recycled, unless it is underwear because of hygiene. I don’t like waste and it helps me to donate to others. Thank you to those who created Charity shops because I often shop from them, if I feel the item will go with the clothes I have already got. I am still trying not to buy anymore clothes, and being strict with myself when it comes to buying clothes.

I do have my mind on some new summer clothes, but kept them in my basket and waiting because the prices can change on clothes. It often is good to wait.

I want to easy wearing clothes but with style included and I bought new pair of shoes this weekend as I may have a bit of work outside, I will find out tomorrow but its because it is a nursery they have to have a pair of just inside and not a pair that you have been outdoors and worn.

These will be great to have as they are soft wearing and can be worn with leggings, trousers, with skirts, so not wasted money and was only £8 from ASDA. I like shopping from big stores, but have to be careful because I have before got carried away, and just because it low price doesn’t mean I should have it, but what purpose will it serve.

I see fleeces on sale, and I look them say, “I have enough” and want different items and not have thousands of fleeces, and ready for the season to change and wear less.

I like buying clothes and finding different items but if I don’t have the money and I need my money for other things, then I don’t, and seeing my savings go up is more of a buzz.

I do like new items though and so going to concentrate on saving to wait for the warmer weather to see what I have for that season and if I have the space.

So more blogs to come and I hope you are liking these blogs, remember press like below if you do, and if you wish to share this post, then you are more than welcome to do so.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

No Spending on clothes have I given in?

Yes I needed new leggins because I have pairs that have holes in because I live in them and Sainsbury’s were doing two pairs for £10 and so was a bargain. This doesn’t mean I am going to buy more clothes because I had a setback but in fact made me see that it has helped me to save and so will minimise my spending on clothes and buy my essentials, but not on anything else that I have enough of. I am doing a decluttering challenge this month (March 2023) and going to a sort through my clothes and going to take them to a recycling bin, near where my son goes swimming and so going to minimise and do a inventory of what I actually got and that I can let go of. This is called disowning.

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I am going to be honest I hate throwing stuff away especially clothes, so glad that my clothes can be recycled or taken to a charity shop, accept items like underwear and clothes with holes in.

I have uploaded a new RESET video of sorting out my clothes, and so check it via this link here: https://youtu.be/J_-8E30jT2M

Doing financial challenges have helped with cutting buying clothes, because it makes me conscious of what I have already got, and what I have got that have still not be worn, and I say to myself “You have enough”. This is not depriving, because I want to have a new pair of jeans as I love Denim and so versatile and that is what look when I buy clothes, and if it will compliment and be worn with what I already have.

So let me know how you are when it comes to buying clothes, I’d love to hear your thoughts. You can leave a comment below, and remember if you’d like to be alertd of more blogs on this site to follow me and like.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

How I use Pinterest for inspiration/Creating a vision board

If you didn’t know I am not buying any more clothes this year and I have been tempted but told myself “No I have enough” and it has stopped me from buying clothes.

However I do like to do a vision board for my fashion each year and this year is no exception. The thing is I get bored with wearing the same thing, so I have to mix it up and also I don’t mind wearing the same clothes on consecutive days, if they are clean then why not?

I do go for comfort but I like to have a style and love what I have in my wardrobe and as a kid I never liked wearing trainers and always looked good on others but not me, but how much of that has changed? I love them. I like the fact that trainers have become very on trend, even though I don’t follow them, its if, they look good and I feel confident in the clothes and footwear then I will wear it.

Here is my Fashion vision board for 2023 I have created for this year so far using Pinterest:

Of course we are heading into the spring and looking forward to the warm weather and wearing less layers and so I am sure my vision will change but still use the above pins save of what I can wear to adapt to this next season. I want to wear my skirts and dresses I have and my favourite tops.

It also means I can wear my Denim Jackets. These last a lifetime and I love having a few in my wardrobe and I do wear in the winter, but you don’t see them as they are being worn under a coat or a jacket and so be good to wear them alone with a top underneath and would not feel right in not having these. If you’d like me to show my Denim Jackets I have then let me know. You can leave a comment below.

It also depend on what you are doing. I wear fitness bottoms and leggins with a basic top and jumper because my son loves to play sport and so I have to wear clothes in the week and weekends to tailor that.

I do love a cross over bag and invest in good knit wear cardigans or jacket and invested in a few last year from a charity shop and H&M. I love buying items from Charity shops as they do often have different pieces and hidden treasures.

Pinterest is a brilliant platform to create a vision board and carry around with you on your phone, and develop your style and why not have categories too and is good for inspiration and getting the most out of your wardrobe, and enjoy what you wear. It is free and great way to organize your clothes.

So I hope this has helped you and remember to follow if you’d like to be kept up to date with my blogs on this site and like this video if you’d like more content just like this.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

@typicallondongal

How I plan what I am going to wear?

When it comes to fashion I like to plan what I am going to wear and what I want to wear. I have my workout clothes because I did some exercise using a ten minute routine on Youtube, and love the pieces I have got on. I like to look on Pinterest and have a vision board of styles I want to use for myself and feel good in them.

If you haven’t read my other blog NO more spending on clothes then I suggest you do as I am not going to buy anymore clothes this year and will be talking more about this in future blogs if you’d like to do the same. I would like a few more baseball caps as I love wearing these and I recently invested in a new hat from Groupon (see picture below):

I got a black one and I have worn it and a great investment piece, but not going to buy anymore clothes. I am going to do a declutter because I have clothes that are too big for me now, that I have lost weight. This is not to show off but recommended to do a declutter and enjoy the clothes I want to keep and already have.

Don’t get me wrong I have been tempted by seeing special offers on Groupon, H&M, TU Sainsbury’s, Ely’s which is a high-end store and M&S and Amazon, because they are my favourites stores, but held myself back and when I get the urge to buying new items, ask myself, do I really need that item? and answer I have enough. This has stopped me and doing no spend days helps too. Check out my blogs on my site: https://everyonecanbuildacastle.com and my Youtube channel linked at the bottom of this blog about it and not buying clothes this year will help save me money and so seeing the difference in my spending habits is driving me forward and not want another Jumper that I love buying and vest tops. I have enough. You try it honestly it does work.

So I do have a walking in closet thanks to my mum and step dad and I will my rotate my clothes and use my wardrobe and wear what I have in my room first and then once an item has been worn, I will wash it and then put it into my walk in closet to change with an item I haven’t worn for a while, and put this in my wardrobe in my room to change it up and not lasted me a week but a month, and do this every Sunday before a new week.

I was inspired by @trinnylondon and she plans her outfits especially when she is travelling and I thought what I good idea and do the same each week, because my son loves playing rugby or football, so need to wear clothes for that and I like to exercise in the morning so it has to be practical.

Check out Pinterest to see my fashion vision i have for this year 2023.

I like mixing casual clothes with smart clothes and getting inspiration helps get my clothes together and I like the clothes I have now. I like colour and pattern, and use basic tops for layering or with a set of fitness bottoms as said for playing sport with my son and adapting the looks so I can also wear them in the Spring and Summer.

I you get inspired too sort out your wardrobe to plan on what you like to wear then do, I write these blogs for that reason. I like having a capsule wardrobe and check out Youtube for ideas too, when it comes to fashion and styling, to join me if you’d like to stop buying anymore clothes. You can follow me on this blog and be kept up to date with my blogs on this site by subscribing. Please click like if this blog has helped you.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

@typicallondongal

NO more spending on clothes

I have decided to challenge myself for 2023 by doing No Spend January and not buy anymore clothes. I need to have another sort through, because I do have items that I haven’t worn yet.

Of course there is going to be temptation, because of sales. Many retailers will be getting rid of their Christmas stock, but I have plenty and so having a sort through I don’t need anymore.

I do need more underwear, but I see these as an essential item, but not going to spend a fortune and going to get rid of some pairs first before I buy replacements. Any clothes that are in good condition I will donate, because it stops landfill, and someone else’s junk is another persons pleasure.

I would like to have thousands tops and cardigans especially and jumpers, but I know this will make me feel bogged down, and life isn’t about how much you have, or having a huge closet but how they make you feel and can they go with many items I already have and will last me for a long time. I don’t tend to buy a lot of summer clothes because how long summer actually lasts, and been a long time since I have been on holiday during this period, and really do you need a load of shorts? Do you need a load of t-shirts?

Some I know may say yes, because you love to buy new clothes, but how many will you actually where all of the time?

I do film on my Youtube channels videos of what I like to wear, check it out The Typical London Gal Carrie Holmes.

I will report on how it goes and why not join me, and if you like these blogs then remember you can follow me and then you will be notified of my blogs on this site and never miss one.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Typical London Gal

Wardrobe full of sparkles

I love this time of year to wear sparkles, but not just for Christmas but for other occasions too, and going through my wardrobe I still have items that are sparkly not worn so my fashion goal is to wear them.

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I don’t really go out these days and so Christmas is the best time for me to wear them, unless next I have a holiday where I can wear them for an evening, and going to wear one of my sparkling tops on Christmas day and make a bit of an effort rather than wearing leggins and jumper which has become my daily attire.

Plus also not suitable for playing football with my son or rugby.

The other thing is finding the right underwear and I find underwired bra’s really uncomfortable so I use elasticated bra’s. So will be having a look to see if I can get one and wear underneath and still have some sort of support.

I do have jumper though that are sparkle and I wear them a lot but for Christmas I do want to wear the items that are sparkling to wear something different. I am all about getting the most out of clothes, and this how I am going to do that.

I have just decided that I am going to film a Christmas of what I wore, as I really do enjoy this type of content and helps me again to wear all the clothes I have and enjoy the clothes I have in my wardrobe.

So, do you like sparkles? You can leave a comment below and what way are you getting the most out of your wardrobe? I would like to know.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Typical London Gal

Wearing what I have got and plans for my wardrobe

I am trying my hardest to not buy anymore clothes, but saw some deals on Groupon and bought a tracksuit, leggins and a jumper. That for me is it but if I could ask for anything for Christmas it would be a pair of jeans.

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If I don’t receive these then I am going to wait to see if I can get some if there are January sales anywhere, as Christmas for me is a chilled day and letting the worries go for one day, but I will make an effort for the festive season I am just going to concentrate on clothes I have got and have items I still haven’t worn.

Next Friday I am going to have a good clear out, because there are items that I have worn lot that I need to let go and have shoes I haven’t worn, and so before I buy anything more clothes going to minimise my wardrobe and go through what items I could do with.

I have started a new habit that I am sorting my clothes and have everything I plan to wear in the week in my small wardrobe in my bedroom on Sundays, for the week ahead and take note of what I choose on Notion to help me select them.

So far this has helped a lot.

I’d like to hear to how you organize your clothes. Please leave a comment below.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Typical London Gal

Getting the most out of your clothes

I have gone through a change and going through my wardrobe realised I don’t need anymore and so I waiting for a tracksuit to come and that is going to be it for my clothes and feel good with the pieces I have got.

When it comes to having a good wardrobe think about what you do each day. I tend to go to casual most days as my son loves to play football or rugby, and so there is no point in wearing clothes that are more dressy in case they get dirty and don’t stretch.

I am never super scruffy, they have to be comfortable and get a few days use out of them and if I only wear an item once then I don’t put in the wash I will put it back into my wardrobe or I will wear it for continuous days.

I have now decided that each Sunday I will set up my clothes I wish to wear for the week, and what I don’t stays in there. I know we may not have the luxury in doing so, but if you do it is worth it and I feel so less worried about what to wear, and doing this has made me see I don’t need anymore.

Having a Capsule wardrobe is good, because you can have fun with it. It can be colourful, but it depends on your style.

I love colour, light colours and dark and that they wash well. I would like to wear tailored clothes, and do have items, but saving these for when I go out somewhere and when my son doesn’t want to play sports.

I want to put together a new fashion vision on Pinterest and good place to look at different styles and here is one I have created before and how you can do the same.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X

Typical London Gal

Good Basics Help build a wardrobe

What are basics?

They are plain tops, tracksuits without prints and must haves to layer and on their own in the summer. I at the moment wearing a black plain V-top and a fleece. These clothes give me comfort but still like to have some sort of style.

It’s a must that I have a set of basics that I can wear for different weathers and always have something to wear. I vision what an item may look like, and what it will go with that I already have in my wardrobe, and is this my style or not.

I will often wear them as a night clothes too and I love clothes like that. Thinking of that, does this sound like I am lazy? Well I can be, but I like to get the most out of the clothes and versatile for me is to love and enjoy what I wear and have different items to make a good capsule wardrobes and with Basics you can down or up, and just need to a pair of boots that can be worn casually or for going out in and dress up.

Anything that can be worn all year round and for any purpose is worth investing and I am not really into wearing plain tops all of the time, but great for adding when I just need to put something on and can wear when playing football or rugby with my son and doesn’t matter if they get dirty.

The best places are stores like H&M, Amazon, TU Sainsbury’s and even online stores like Freemans or Very.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X