Future Plans for my Wardrobe

As the work I do is outdoors and generally quite dirty my wardrobe tends to be split very distinctly into clothes I wear for work and clothes I don't.  For the fact that I'm normally not at work only two days a week, I do have a lot of non-work clothes, especially when you compare it to my work clothes pile.  I definitely know I don't wear a number of these items on a regular basis and it's not the most cohesive wardrobe, with a number of items really not going together.  What I would like to have is a wardrobe which is basically casual, but which all work together and can be dressed up easily when needed.  The plan is also to have items that I can layer so that the same set of clothing works for all the seasons equally.

I've had a long think about how I want it to look and have decided to take some inspiration from the 1940s, where clothes were scarce, feminine but functional, and were made to last.  In keeping with my crafting kick, I am looking to make a number of the items too, so that should help test the skills I've already learnt whilst building more.

This is how I want my non-work wardrobe to look:

• 1940s women's trouser to replace my falling-apart jeans (these I will need to make and will need to source a pattern for.  I want them to be made from quite a sturdy fabric, hopefully, pre-loved)
• a skirt (I have this)
• a dress (I  have this and really love the style of it as it suits my body shape - a wrap dress - so once it starts to fall apart I will probably make a pattern from it)
• a pair of shorts (I have a pair, though I would like a more tailored fit and will look for a pattern to make these myself when it comes time to replace these)
• 2 strappy tops (mainly for layering. I have these)
• 2 short-sleeved tops /shirts (I have these)
• 2 long-sleeved tops /shirts (I have these)
• a cardigan (already made)
• a short-sleeved jumper (have a pattern for this and still need to make it)
• 2 long-sleeved jumpers (I have these, but I would like to replace them with wool items.  I have the patterns but just need to make them)

As for the colours, I'll be keeping them pretty much as they are now, which is mostly blue, green, grey, cream, and black.  I do also have some additional colours, but I'll replace these with ones which are the colour of my original palette when the time comes.  I also want to add some brown in there as well as an additional 'warm' colour to go with the cream.  To begin with, I will definitely have a few more items than this in my wardrobe, but I just won't replace them when the time comes to get rid of them.

There are some items that I will keep in addition.  These are a set of workout clothes, which I don't really need that often but is good to keep, and a set of outdoor clothes for walking and camping - when we're finally allowed to do that again.  I also want to keep my trackie bums (mainly because they have Batman on them and they're very comfortable) and a set of thermals.

And that is it, my long term plan for my wardrobe.  I see this taking a few years to complete and it might change a little if my job changes during this time.  However, I really like the look of this wardrobe and I'm looking forward to making them item when the time comes.  I'll, of course, write about my bits of crafting (and failing) as I do them and how my wardrobe evolves.