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@FannyMae: All of this sounds SO cute. What brand(s) puffer vest do you have? In the market for one.......

@wrkbrk: yes, really comfortable! And I have unfortunate feet (they're wide and flat).

@FannyMae: No, I like the capsule wardrobe idea where everything coordinates with everything else!

I am pretty boring and cheap when it comes to clothes. I also work part-time in a business casual environment, so I'm home half the week and need my wardrobe to do double duty. Mostly, I wear the same tops but change out the bottoms for work. I wear black trousers or skirts to work and wear black leggings, joggers, yoga pants, or jeans at home. Denimwise, I have 2 pairs of blue stretchy skinnies, 1 pair of black stretchy skinnies, and 2 pairs of loose, distressed boyfriends.

I keep a LOT of long spaghetti strap tank tops on hand and wear them under everything - they smooth, cover my hips, and I just feel more held together. I have mainly black and white ones, but keep at least one in every color. The 2-pack modal tanks at Costco are my favorite.

I have lots of thin cotton v-neck tees that I layer over the top of my tanks. J Crew shirts are a nice thin cotton, although I have plenty from Target/Mossimo that do the same thing for me. Long/Tall shirts from Gap and Old Navy are also a favorite.

I wear a lot of thin, open cardigans and have them in black, oatmeal, gray, and a few fun colors or stripes. Its easy to throw over anything. I also like having a denim shirt that I can roll the sleeves up on.

I have a few long colorful tunic tops I wear in the spring or summer, but usually stick to solids and stripes in cold weather. I also keep a few pairs of easy, loose shorts for the summer. Last summer I had 2 pairs of print shorts and 2 pairs of linen blend shorts in white and army green, a black jersey skirt, and some black culottes. 1-2 maxi dresses and 2 short sundresses.

I wear a black leather cross-body bag most of the time - its easier to wrangle my toddler without having to hold a bag on my forearm or shoulder. I also put a big caribiner clip on my keys and use a Contigo water bottle with a clip handle so I can clip them to the bag strap on the go. You can also stick a spider clip on the strap and pin up your hair if needed.

If I want to look a little nicer, I have big long necklaces I can quickly pull over my head, although I try to avoid it when having to deal with my toddler. I always carry large good quality sunglasses and lipgloss too. I try to get regular manicures so I look somewhat together.

For shoes, I mostly like slip on and go shoes. I keep a pair of Rainbow flip flops, a pair of black fur-lined Crocs for winter, gray fake Uggs, Sanuk yoga-slings in black, Dansko wedge sandals (for work), Cole Haan wedge heels (for work), and a pair of fun leopard print slip-ons that look like Vans slip-ons.