February 10 x 10 ~ 10 Pieces Styled 10 Ways

ashley wearing a striped top, aviator sunglasses, light wash distressed mom jeans from Abercrombie. She is holding a to-go coffee cup, there is a chair and 2 plants

What is a 10 x 10?

I’m back with the second post in this style series called 10 x 10, where I take 10 pieces of clothing and style them 10 different ways. I began this little style series in January (see the post here!) to inspire you to use items in your wardrobe to make a variety of outfits. I’m having fun with this series. It is really helpful in getting out of a closet rut.

What pieces to select?

My strategy in selecting my 10 items of clothing is to first pull out pieces that I LOVE. This seems obvious, but we all have items in our wardrobe that we feel ‘meh’ about. My biggest tip for starting a capsule wardrobe is to not buy anything that you don’t absolutely love. If you order something online, and it doesn’t fit perfectly or there is something uncomfortable about it, return it! This is a concept I struggled with for years. I would purchase and keep items that were just ‘okay’ or ‘would work for now.’ When I started only keeping items that I truly loved, getting dressed became SO much easier.

When I started only keeping items that I truly loved, getting dressed became SO much easier.

Second, try to pick items of clothing that would work together. Whenever, I purchase a new item, I ask myself a few questions. Will it pair well with other items in my closet? Can I make 5 or 6 different outfits with this new item and other items I already own?

I prefer neutral pieces (black, white, gray, and cream colors), but I also have two to three other colors that I love that work well in my wardrobe (olive green and rust colors for example). If you keep your wardrobe to a few colors, the new pieces that you purchase will fit in nicely.

The collage below shows the pieces I selected to include in this month’s 10 x 10. I chose 5 tops (1 being outerwear), 3 bottoms (2 jeans, 1 legging), and 2 pairs of shoes. I included these white sneakers in my January post, but I couldn’t resist including them this time as well, as they are a STAPLE in my wardrobe. They are much more chic than a regular tennis shoes (or athletic sneaker if you’re not from the midwest!).

collage graphic with a chambray button down from J.Crew, a tan oversized ribbed sweater from Abercrombie, a brown sweater blazer from J.Crew, a black turtleneck from J.Crew, a black and white striped top from Everlane, light washed distressed mom jeans from Abercrombie, washed black vintage jean from Madewell, Spanx faux leather leggings, brown Chelsea boots from Target and white sneakers from Madewell

The Outfits

Below you’ll find the 10 outfits I created with these 10 pieces. I’ve linked all the pieces below if you’re interested in shopping them.

ashley wearing glasses, a chambray button down, brown sweater blazer, faux legggings, and brown chelsea boots
ashley wearing a black and white striped shirt, a brown sweater blazer, faux leather leggings, and white sneakers
ashley wearing a tan oversized ribbed sweater from Abercrombie, Spanx faux leather leggings, black sunglasses from Quay Australia, white sneakers from Madewell and a quilted crossbody purse
ashley wearing a tan ribbed oversized sweater from Abercrombie, light washed distressed mom jeans from Abercrombie, brown Chelsea boots from Target and a tan headband
ashley wearing a black turtleneck from J.Crew, light wash distressed mom jeans from Abercrombie, brown Chelsea boots from Target, and a red crossbody bag from Target
ashley wearing a chambray button down from J.Crew, light wash distressed mom jeans from Abercrombie, brown Chelsea boots from Target and a red crossbody bag from Target
ashley wearing a chambray button down from J.Crew, a brown sweater blazer from J.Crew, washed black vintage jeans from Madewell, white sneakers from Madewell and a leopard headband from J.Crew
ashley wearing a black and white striped top from Everlane, washed black vintage jeans from Madewell, white sneakers from Madewell, a black quilted crossbody bag, and a brown KC baseball hat
ashley wearing a black turtleneck from J.Crew, a brown sweater blazer from J.Crew, washed black vintage jeans from Madewell, brown Chelsea boots from Target, and black cat eye sunglasses from Target
ashley wearing a striped stop from Everlane, light wash distressed jeans from Abercrombie, white sneakers from Madewell, and aviators

Chambray Button Down
Oversized Sweater
Sweater Blazer
Black Turtleneck (similar)
Striped Top
Light Wash Mom Jeans
Washed Black Straight Leg Jeans (similar)
Faux Leather Leggings
Chelsea Boots
White Sneakers

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    1. Thanks, Michelle! I really enjoyed putting this together, and it gave me a few new outfit ideas, too.

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