The Faux Fall 10×10 challenge has ended! Here’s what I ended up wearing. Plus, rating my own outfits, and the items that ended up in the giveaway pile.
The goal of a 10×10 is to flex your styling muscles and see how much you can do with what you already own. Here are my picks again:
My three favorite outfits all involved warm brown/caramel colors. My absolute favorite was my mockneck tank top with my brown blazer:
As one of my lovely instagram friends pointed out, this is me channeling my inner Dana Scully. And she is goals! 10/10 for this combo.
My second favorite combo: snakeskin heels and my taupe belt. Matching the accessory colors made me feel pulled together.
Third place goes to this brown/white/olive combo. I have been appreciating my weekend wear more now that I actually have to be a little business casual at work, so I’ll take any chance to reunite with my sneakers that I can.
The thing about 10×10 challenges is that they reward creative outfit combos. But sometimes I just want to throw on a dress and call it a day. This outfit felt weather appropriate (mid-80s) but still had some fall vibes.
Aaand lastly three outfits I ended up feeling were just so-so. But I did learn some things putting them together:
- I am still not a pencil skirt person (I only wore it once) and would be better served by an a-line black skirt.
- My white jeans might not work as well as a looser pair due for hot weather.
- My tan blazer is just less comfy than my brown one.
I appreciate doing outfit challenges like this at the start of a new season. All of the above insights help me to make my “to replace,” “to give away” and “to try again” lists of clothes. What’s on your fall wishlist?
PhD in Clothes 