180: 10 Tips for Smart Wardrobe Shopping
The Simple Sophisticate - Intelligent Living Paired with Signature Style
Shannon Ables
4.7 • 944 Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2017
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
~The Simple Sophisticate, episode #180
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The year 2017 has been dedicated to living a year of quality here on TSLL. While at the core of living simply luxuriously is to focus on quality rather than quantity, I wanted to take time each month this year to focus on one aspect in our lives in which we could amplify the quality and eliminate the extra. Each month we've addressed one area in which to amp up the quality in your life. Beginning in January, the topic was to reduce or eliminate entirely one food or food type that does not serve you well, and you can view the entire list of topic for each month here. While a couple of months leading up to October have yet to be discussed in their own blog post, rest assured they will be in the coming remaining months of the year. Today's we're diving into October's topic as we focus on our wardrobe and discover tools and approaches for ensuring we build a quality wardrobe that enables the woman (or man) in the wardrobe to shine. Be sure to listen to the episode here, on iTunes or on Stitcher as I discuss in-depth each topic. Below is a list of the 10 items. 1. Clarify your capsule wardrobe - Make a List ~My Fall Capsule Wardrobe and How to Create Your Own: My Appearance on AM Northwest 2. Use Online Tools Shoptagr, eBates, Honey, CamelCamelCamel, and SliceWatch (only available on Chrome) 3. Stick to classic, flattering silhouettes 4. Have the necessary shoes for each season ~discover the 10 essentials shoes every woman should have. 5. Stick to a complementary, versatile color palette 6. Pay for quality, but pay less often Learn more about Cost Per Wear here. 7. Choose quality fabric 8. Understand the sale season and be patient 9. Spruce up the classic essentials as needed 10. Invest in handbags, shoes, eyewear, lingerie, and outerwear View more specific SIGNATURE STYLE posts here
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~As promised on the episode, the recipe for a lovely fall dessert that is simple to make: Rustic Apple Tart for Two 
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~Mark your calendars Foodies & Francophiles! World renowned chef and top food blogger and cookbook author David Leibovitz is stopping by The Simple Sophisticate on Monday November 6th (episode #182) to talk about his new book: L'Appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making Paris My Home. I am so excited I am pinching myself!!!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the simple Sophisticate Podcast, where intelligent living is paired with signature style. |
| 0:16.3 | I'm your host, Shannon Ables. |
| 0:18.8 | And whether you're listening on your commute, exercising, working in the garden, or sitting down with a hot cup of tea or a |
| 0:25.0 | cafe ole, thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. Welcome. Welcome to the 180th episode of the simple |
| 0:48.1 | Sophisticate. Today we're going to talk about how to be a savvy shopper when it comes to your wardrobe. |
| 0:55.3 | We're going to talk about the year of quality, which we kicked off in January, and October's theme |
| 0:59.8 | is just that. |
| 1:01.5 | Smart wardrobe shopping. But before I get to those 10 tips, this |
| 1:06.6 | week's Pateplizir is a simple dinner idea that was inspired by my recent trip |
| 1:12.3 | which garnered some fresh seafood. |
| 1:15.2 | So you won't want to miss this recipe. It's an easy make in the middle of your week when you're |
| 1:19.2 | tired, but you want something delicious and filling, that's not too heavy. |
| 1:24.3 | And it's already in the matter of 15 to 20 minutes. |
| 1:28.4 | So stay tuned. |
| 1:30.4 | All right, let's get to today's topic. |
| 1:33.3 | We're talking 10 tips for smart wardrobe shopping. |
| 1:37.1 | Now, at the beginning of the year in 2017, |
| 1:39.9 | I dedicated each month to be a year of quality, focusing on a particular theme or area |
| 1:46.2 | of our lives in which we can amp up the quality. |
| 1:50.2 | Now for example, in January, we focused on reducing or eliminating entirely one food or food type |
| 1:57.0 | that doesn't serve us well and I shared my experience of that how I did that and the results. |
| 2:02.2 | February was letting go of a social media app that |
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