Busy Mom Fashion School - Part 3

Wouldn't it be fun if fashion and style were just super simple? Like, you wake up and it's like, boom, I know exactly what to wear. I know what I look great in, I know how to feel great, and I put my best foot forward. Wouldn't it be awesome? What if someone could just, like, lay out the outfits for you? Like, you wake up in the morning and there's my outfit. I already know it's going to fit. I already know it's going to look fabulous. I just need to put it on my body. So simple, right? Well, that's what we're doing. In part three of the Busy Mom Fashion School, this is the time to develop your streamlined system. Welcome to Mom Mastery University, the education every mom should have had but didn't. I'm Hannah Keeley, America's number one mom coach, and class is now in session. So welcome to develop your streamlined style. Now, we found out why fashion is important. We found out how to create your signature style, right, about how to find the shape and the style and the coloring. Now we're going to move on and pull it all together and develop our streamlined system. Now, when I say streamlined system, I want you to imagine how cool it would be if you just woke up and there's the outfit right there. Like, imagine like, you already know it looks good on you. You already know it fits perfectly. You already know, but it all is gorgeous, and someone already put it all together, and all you have to do is just get dressed. Wouldn't that be awesome? That's what we're doing. This is your system. So I'm going to show you how to actually pull this outfit together in less than 10 minutes. And guess what? After you do it one time, it gets faster and faster and faster. And here's why. We're developing a capsule wardrobe. Now, what is a capsule wardrobe? I want you to think of a capsule wardrobe as all the pieces that I can just pull together, mix and match, and create a bunch of outfits. It's kind of like, you know, my kids always joke about growing up, they lived in an ingredient house where we don't really have, like, fast food. We don't really have packaged products. We don't really have, like, cookies and snacks. We have rice, we have beans. We have, like, chicken in the freezer. We have, like, those ingredients. And they would always joke, like, it's so hard to, like, you can't just grab food in an ingredient house. You have to, like, put it together and make something. So I want you to imagine, like, a Capsule wardrobe is your consolidated pantry. It's where you can pull together all different things. Like, if I have flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, eggs, like, a number of things I can make, right? So this is like, I've got my blazers. I've got my pants. I got my tops. I know they all look good. I know they can all mix and match, because I already designed them around my shape, my style, and my color. And now I can just put any of it on, and it all works. So that's a capsule wardrobe. So why would you create a capsule wardrobe? I mean, this is a game changer for moms. Literally. You're ready so fast you can pull anything out, and you already know it goes together. So why is a capsule wardrobe a necessary thing for a busy mom? First of all, it saves time. It eliminates. I talk about a lot of decision fatigue, right? Your brain gets tired. The mom brain is tired because it has to make so many decisions. What a capsule wardrobe does, it eliminates the decision fatigue in the morning. You don't start out like, oh, let me try this. Oh, that looks horrible. Let me throw it on the ground. Let me try something else you already know. Everything fits. It all works together. Saves time, reduces time. Because you don't have to go shopping. You don't have to, like, look for new clothes, order them, send them back. You don't have to do that. You already have your capsule wardrobe. And also think about this. It speeds up the laundry and the closet organization so you don't waste time looking for things. So it saves time. It also reduces stress, a huge thing for busy moms. Stress is like this constant battle that we fight. So anything that would make that battle easier for us to win, let's incorporate it right in. A capsule wardrobe reduces stress. There's no more, I don't have anything to wear, right? No more of those moments. No more trying to go back and forth and getting frustrated, because this doesn't look good, and this is the wrong color, and this doesn't work together. None of that. Also, less clutter means less mental load, and you don't have a lot of clutter when you have a capsule wardrobe. Also, it boosts confidence and style. Think about that. Knowing everything looks good, it all works together. Now, you can always, no matter what, if it's like a day homeschooling the kids or a day running errands or a day showing up for a board meeting, doesn't matter. It all works together. Okay? So it boosts your confidence because you already know you look great in everything that's in your capsule wardrobe. It also saves money. I want you to think about this because you no longer have impulse buys. You already have all the clothes right there. You don't have the impulse buys, you don't have the unnecessary spending, you don't have the, oh, I'm going to this event, I need this new dress for it. You already have it because you've invested in quality but over quantity. And there is a cost savings there because you're not buying impulse fashion purchases, so huge cost saver. Now think about this. I was reading an article one time about this woman who went to Paris and she stayed with a friend. And she said when she went there, she was shocked because all of her clothes were in one piece of furniture. The wardrobe that was in her bedroom, about this much, right about this wide. And she was shocked. All the clothes she had, but yet her style was so beautiful, so French, so Parisian, so elegant. And she watched her every day pull simple pieces. She had the black boots that she would wear over and over. She had the camel colored trench, she had the white button up blouse. She had the black skirt. Like she had these timeless pieces, classic pieces that she just kept in her wardrobe. And that's all she wore. But she always looked new and fresh and fashionable. Now you can do this. Whether you're classic style, eclectic, vintage, you don't have to be a classic style. You can be all different styles and still have a capsule wardrobe. Now how do we do this first step? How do we build a capsule wardrobe? We declutter our closet. Okay? We have to identify what we really love, what looks really good. And that's part of what we did in part two is like, if it doesn't fit with my body shape, if it doesn't fit with my natural coloring, and if it doesn't fit my style, why do I have it? I probably haven't worn it forever because I don't glow in it, I look dull in it. And so that's part of like understanding how to declutter. Because sometimes we'll go in our closet, say, I'm going to declutter, but we don't have any weight, real system behind it. This is your system. You already know who you are, what you are, what looks best on you. And now use that information to go in your closet and get rid of all the things that don't fit, they don't flatter, they're not being used, and they don't fit your body, your coloring or your style out of there, sister. All Right now, after we decluttered, now we're going to identify my lifestyle needs. So, you know, for a busy mom, I mean, you might have a couple pairs of heels, but probably not a lot, because I don't know about you, but I normally don't wear stilettos around the house. I mean, some people do, and that's totally cool. But mine are more casual, comfortable. I do have heels that I wear for events and to go out, but I'm not really around the house. So you have to look at your lifestyle and be realistic with your wardrobe choices. Okay, now define your color palette. That's important because we already talked about how to pick the best colors for you in part two, and now we're going to use that color palette to go through our clothes and literally try them on. See if it flatters, see if it makes you glow, or see if it makes you look dull. Right? That's the whole idea of your color palette. And then incorporate those pieces that work with your coloring and into your capsule wardrobe. Now do this with your jewelry too. Some people look great in gold, some people are great in silver, or some people look great in both. So decide what you really like and incorporate that into your capsule wardrobe as far as jewelry is concerned. Now the next step is to choose versatile staples. Staples are like the. The rice and the flour in your pantry. Those staples that are always there. Right? So what would these must have pieces be? What are the things you must have in your capsule wardrobe? It's well fitting jeans, and you have this in your workbook. You don't have to write this down. Well fitting jeans. Find a pair of jeans that look really super good on you. Also, classic T shirts and tops. Layering pieces like cardigans, blazers, or denim jackets. Dresses that work for casual or dressy occasions. Make sure you have both or make sure you have the dresses that you can dress up or dress down. Comfortable yet stylish shoes and also accessories that just elevate simple outfits like scarves, belts, bags, that kind of stuff. All right, so those are your must have pieces, and you can look in your workbook to make sure you have all of those pieces. Now what do you do with those? That's where we mix and match. So this is the fun of having a capsule wardrobe is you can pull the bottom, pull the top, and, you know, they go together. So, for example, let's say you have a basic khaki skirt. You can pull any one of those sweaters or tops, and, you know, it goes with the khaki skirt. Because you've already styled it. Also, you can pull out blazers or cardigans. Find one that goes with that and you can pull it together. Do you see how when you have a capsule wardrobe, the simplicity helps you to pull outfits together quickly? Sometimes the reason we have such a hard time getting dressed in the morning is we have too much stuff, too many things to choose from. It helps to have a capsule wardrobe because you don't have all these choices. Have you ever been in a grocery store and you just want a can of tomatoes? And there's everything. There's chopped tomatoes, there's fire roasted tomatoes, there's tomatoes with green chili. There's chili style tomatoes, there's. And you're like, I just want the chopped tomatoes. Where are they? What if it were simple? This is the goal of creating a capsule wardrobe. Okay, now I'm going to show you my four step wardrobe routine. This is actually what I use and I developed personally to help me pull together a really cool outfit in record time. And believe me, when you're homeschooling seven kids and trying to build a business and trying to build a ministry, well, you get the idea. You want something that works quickly and efficiently. And this is my formula for how to pull together stylish outfits. Now, number one, this is important. Remember your PM routine. Lay out your clothes the night before. You got that? Say it with me. Lay out your clothes the night before. Right? That is so important to have that PM routine every night. Why do you do this? Because the skin is going to give you an amazing win in the beginning of the day. And something your mom brain needs is a shot of dopamine in the morning. So when you go in there and you find your clothes already laid out, you're like, look at me, I'm winning. That's like all you need to go to. That's enough to get you that dopamine start. And you're like, I am starting off on a good foot this morning. Okay, so laid out the night before. Step number two, create the foundation that's pulling together the capsule wardrobe pieces. The pants in the top or the dress or the tunic in the bottoms, like, whatever that looks like. Pull together the basics, right? The foundation of your outfit. Now, that's not where we stop. That's where most women stop is pull together the top and the pants, right? Or the top of the skirt or the dress or the sweatsuit. No, that's step number two. Okay? We don't stop there. But think, how do I want to feel today? Use that As a determinant on what you're going to pull together, how do I want to feel today? Now we're going to move to step number three. And that's where we add the frosting. Now, what is the frosting? That is all the jewelry. That's all. That's the scarf, that's a cute little cap, the chunky bracelets, that's the bright colored socks. Like, these are all the little things, the belts, right, that pull an outfit together. It embellishes it. I just call it frosting. It's like a cake is a cake, but once you put frosting and sprinkles and that, it becomes a celebration, right? So get the. Get the foundation, but then add the frosting to it. I remember one time I went to go pick up my daughter from her church class, right? And it was like, it was kind of like a program they had. It's like a camp or something. And I drove up there. There are several other moms that were waiting in their cars for them to be finished and walk out. And I remember I got out and there are several moms there. And I walk up and this one mom says, oh, what are you so dressed up for? Like, she literally said it like that. Like, she was almost, like, angry. I was like, what? She's like, what are you so dressed up for? You know what? I was wearing a T shirt dress. Literally, it was $9 at Old Navy. Just a T shirt dress. And I was wearing some chunky necklaces, and I was wearing rhinestone earrings and rhinestone bracelets. It was expensive, super easy to pull together, but it was a frosting. Now, if I just showed up in a T shirt dress and flip flops, it'd be like, you know, every other busy mom out there. But all it takes is just 20 seconds. Put on some necklaces, put on some earrings, put on some, put on some bracelets, put on a headband, do the little things, just those extra touches, and watch how you show up to the world. But she thought I was all dressed up for a fancy occasion when I just. I just put in rhinestone earrings, some dangly earrings, and some necklaces and bracelets really quick. But what it did is it told me more about who I am. I can walk in confidence. I can walk in beauty. This is about how I love to present myself to the world. It's not because I want the world to see it. It's because this is how I want to feel when I go out in the world. Now that's step number three. Step number four, and this is so important, when you pull the outfit together, take a picture of it, and then create a folder in your phone that says outfits. Put that picture in there. And then when you're not sure what to wear, go to your outfits and just start looking at your pictures. I remember wearing that. Yeah, I'm going to pull that together. Keep a record of the style that you pull together, that you really like, you really feel good in. And then don't forget step number four. Take a picture. Now, here are some things that will get in the way really quick. I need to give you the download because this all sounds all well and good, but things come up that make you not execute it. So if you're going to succeed in the busy mom fashion school, we've got to realize any potential threats. Number one, perfection paralysis. If you think my closet has to be perfect, this capsule wardrobe must be 100% complete. I'm missing the basic tennis shoes, so now I can't do it at all. No, no, no. Remember the mantra. Sloppy success beats perfect failure. So we're not going to let perfection get in the way. You do you, and you do the best you can right now. That's all you can ask of yourself. Another thing that will get in the way is body punishment. I'm not going to dress up my body until I like the way I look in it. Think about that. You're punishing your body because it's not exactly how you want it to look. Is that fair? Is it kind? Is it compassionate? What if you were like, I appreciate my body and everything is done. I remember for the longest time and I hated my stretch marks. I mean, I have, like, the saggy skin and the stretch marks just from having seven babies. And then I realized my body did that. Like, that's a pretty amazing accomplishment. And I no longer felt ashamed of it. Like, I would cover it up at all costs. Now I wear crop tops. I don't care. Like, maybe it's age, I don't know. But I don't care because I appreciate my body. So think about this. If you're going to wait till you hit the right weight or the right size in order to express fashion, you're trying to punish your body, and nothing positive happens out of a negative place. So let's treat your body with love, admiration, compassion, and amazing respect. And then watch how it complies with what your desire is. Okay? Now, the third thing that can get in the way is having zero system, right? You're trying. You try to execute A system without setting it up. You've got to do the groundwork in the fashion school. You have to declutter the closet. You have to find out what looks good and what doesn't look good. You have to understand kind of more about your personal style. Shape, colors do the work. So you can set up a system. But if you're trying to, like, go in and just, just, okay, I'm just going to pull these together and say, it's a capsule wardrobe, it's going to lead to more frustration. So make sure you have a system in place. Now, the fourth thing that can stand in the way is a scarcity mindset. That scarcity mindset shows up when you're trying to declutter your closet and you think, no, I need to keep all this stuff. I need this. I gotta hold on to it. Do you. Do you really need all those shoes or all those dresses or all those tops or all those scarves or bags? I mean, if you have an overload of stuff, sometimes it's just an overload of stress, and it's usually created. So through a scarcity mindset, you don't let go of anything because you don't trust in your source, which is God, that he will give you more. Okay? Another thing that will stand in the way is disorganization. If you have a disorganized closet, you cannot create in that place. It's chaotic. So you have to organize it so that you can pull it together. If you're a busy mom, and this busy mom fashion school is for you, in order to ease frustration, reduce time, reduce cost, make things simpler for you so you're not so stressed out and you can handle a lot more as a busy mom. Then you have to be organized. Disorganization costs us money, it costs us time, and it costs us mental and emotional freedom. So we have to make sure that we are organized. Okay, now you know the things that can stand in the way. Make sure you use those. Kind of put them on your radar to make sure that's not coming up for you. And now is the time to begin executing your fashion, your style. Now's the time to turn on that capsule wardrobe and start to get dressed. I always love to tell people, like, no matter what, wake up every day, get up, get dressed, get going. And we just talked all about how to get dressed. Now it's time for you to go do the work. So what about you, mama? 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