Hello and welcome! I’m Holly Chayes

I help makers, thinkers, builders, operators, creators, etc. implement solid containers for creative chaos, and functional systems for sustainable momentum, all in aid of making a life or business you love. 

Right now I’m working with people and businesses in a couple capacities… 

Business

Business coaching and consulting for small businesses ready to dig into the practicalities of what’s next.

When you’ve graduated from mindset-only to mindset+ 

When you’ve built something that functions but doesn’t flow yet.

When you’ve outgrown and overrun what used to work.

Whatever you’re stuck on, we can get you moving to what’s next.

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Individual

Life and clothing magic for individuals who thought they would be more prepared for this moment.

Personal or professional.

Once in a lifetime or every day.

A surprise or something you’ve been working towards for years.

Whatever this moment is, we can get you ready for it.

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packing & traveling with a handmade wardrobe – The Self-Made Wardrobe Week 44

The Self-Made Wardrobe is a project where I only wear garments I’ve made.
It’s a year long experiment in getting dressed without clothing labels –
it’s a year about noticing patterns, trying things, and observing what happens.


Day-302

Day 302 – Friday, May 29th
archer button up shirt // black tank top // vine print skirt
bicycle necklace // bead crochet bracelets // rings // black flats

Day-303

Day 303 – Saturday, May 30th
2nd archer button up shirt // black tank top // black maxi skirt
robot necklace // various rings // black flats // coffee

Day-304

Day 304 – Sunday, May 31st
archer button up shirt // black tank top // jeans
robot necklace // bead crochet bracelets // rings // black heels

Day-305

Day 305 – Monday, June 1st
blue kimono // black tank top // vine print skirt
khaki scarf // bead crochet bracelets // rings // black heels

Day-306

Day 306 – Tuesday, June 2nd
blue kimono // black tank top // vine print skirt
robot necklace // bead crochet bracelets // rings // black flats

Day-307

Day 307 – Wednesday, June 3rd
archer button up shirt // black tank top // jeans
black scarf // bead crochet bracelets // rings // black flats

Day-308

Day 308 – Thursday, June 4th
blue kimono // black tank top // graphic silk circle skirt
pocket watch necklace // bead crochet bracelets // rings // sneakers

Lots of repeats this week – that’s because I spent the long weekend at TNNA + travel days. Like I do for every trip, I packed at the last minute and instead of planning outfits – I just threw my most comfortable pieces of clothing in a bag and walked out the door…

That included: both my archers, my blue kimono, all my black tank tops, my jeans, my vine print skirt, and my black maxi skirt.

The grab comfortable clothes & walk out the door has always been my packing strategy, which is a pretty laid back strategy, but I was amazed that packing for this trip (with a 100% handmade wardrobe) was even easier then packing for any previous trip (with a small but not handmade wardrobe).

Maybe it’s because I made all my clothes and therefore know everything about them, or maybe it’s because I’ve been wearing the same tiny wardrobe for 10 months now – but there was no question about what I was going to pack – which was pretty neat.

(I did at the last minute throw my graphic silk circle skirt & my cascading flowers skirt into the bag – “just in case” – but never pulled them out & didn’t need them.)

PS. if I ever thought finding photography angles in my NYC apartment was hard, it’s nothing compared to a hotel room.