A capsule wardrobe is a well-thought-out set of clothes, shoes and accessories, designed in a certain style and focused on wearing in a particular situation. A capsule wardrobe is a designer wardrobe, the essence of which is that all things go well together and form many sets. Each piece of clothing should participate in at least 3-4 sets. Each subsequent new thing should be selected in such a way as to fit into a specific capsule.
Spring is a time of change! As soon as the spring freshness begins to fill the lungs, the sun’s rays gently warm, and the piercing blue is reflected in the eyes, the girls do not need to come up with any arguments for change. They immediately want to buy a new handbag, shoes, a bright scarf, fashionable lipstick. In the modern world, it is difficult to refuse to buy a large number of things, because there are so many bright and beautiful things in stores!
If you think about it, we often buy things at random, without any stylistic concept, without thinking about what to complete them with, whether they suit us in color, style, cut, texture, and whether they will decorate us at all. After that, a paradoxical phenomenon occurs: the wardrobe is full of things, but there is nothing to wear.
The basic wardrobe is the basic pieces of clothing, mostly classic cut, discreet and neutral styles that are subordinate to your lifestyle, meet your preferences, and correlate with the features of the figure, color type and personal style. Basic things are the main background of your artistic creation, the frame of the outfit. Basic things are combined with each other and make up the main ensembles.
This applies to accessories and shoes too. A properly designed capsule wardrobe allows you to open the closet door in the morning and take a prepared set in which every detail is not accidental.
How To Build A Capsule Wardrobe?
Let’s assume that you have already drawn up a diagram of wardrobe needs, figured out your style, and know your ideal styles and colors. So in your closet there will definitely be ideal basic things: jeans, white T-shirt, ladies combat boots, sneakers. They are the backbone of any capsule wardrobe. It is these things that are ideal for you in style, color, style and lifestyle that we will dilute with seasonal hits.
Capsule wardrobe options can be very different and they will depend on your lifestyle and all the same wardrobe needs. The most popular capsules are:
- For office
- For the season
- For a young mother
- For Sport
- For a business trip
- For celebrations
- Vacation, etc.
Every season there are silhouettes, combinations, accents and just colors that visually make the whole look especially relevant. The challenge is to explore new ideas, select the ones you like and fit, and incorporate the already selected ideas into your seasonal shopping list.
Of course, all design innovations will not suit you. In a capsule wardrobe, you should include only those fashionable novelties that fit perfectly into your personal style according to all criteria.
First, and most importantly, stylistically, the clothes should suit you, you should decorate each other. Therefore, do not be fooled by all design innovations, but consider only what will emphasize your appearance. I explained how to choose a thing in your style using the example of a little black dress.
The second is the color scheme. To compile wardrobe capsules, you should decide on your color parameters. Each exterior color scheme has its own primary, neutral and accent colors. Let me remind you that the primary colors are used for most of the kit. These colors should ideally fit the face and are dominant in the whole image. Neutral base colors in a wardrobe capsule are necessary to maintain color balance so as not to oversaturate the image with primary colors and make it gaudy.
The third is the choice of style. Here, too, the problem is not simple. Among the fashion trends, there are so many different, interesting and unusual, but the choice should be made on those styles that are right for you, emphasize the winning sides of your appearance and level out figure flaws, if any. This is where the “do no harm” principle comes into play.
Wardrobe update
Creating a capsule wardrobe is a whole process that includes several stages. Once you have figured out your own style and added fashionable nuances to it for the upcoming season, it’s time to start revising your wardrobe. You have to put things in order in the closet and make room for new stunning sets.
The easiest way is to dump all the clothes from the closet and sort them into categories: skirts, trousers, dresses, tops, blouses, knitwear, etc. Now it’s worth evaluating everything with a critical eye and removing the excess, and leaving only what suits you, your favorite, sits well on the figure and is in good condition. Feel free to give away the remaining things, sell, change!
After you have a bunch of things left, try adding up possible sets. You will definitely have things that were not found in a pair. From this moment, we begin to make a list of proposed purchases for the future capsule wardrobe.
It’s worth starting your capsule wardrobe with the things you already have. These are exactly the things that, when parsing the wardrobe, ended up in the “leave” pile. In the process of compiling capsules, it will become clear what kind of things, shoes or accessories are missing for full-fledged interchangeable sets. All missing items must be added to the list of proposed purchases.
It’s always easier to put together two things that match perfectly and then expand the capsule further with additional things and accessories.
Make changes to your wardrobe every season. Decide which item to buy and which item to throw away. Thus, it is easy to maintain order in the closet and follow fashion trends.
Also read: 5 Wardrobe Staples to Transition from Summer to Fall
