Too many clothes in your closet? How to create your capsule wardrobe, with go-to essentials and investment pieces
- Do you often stare at your wardrobe, overwhelmed by choice, with too many items you never even wear?
- This is your wake-up call, and a guide to curating your own capsule wardrobe with pieces you can mix and match
What is a capsule wardrobe? It’s the answer to that moment in the morning when, running 15 minutes late, you fling open your dresser and flounder over what to wear.
Do you pull on one of the three jumpers you have in blue and, if so, which one? Which pair of trousers will it go best with – the culottes (you have three) or the ankle grazers? Tan? White? Never mind, jeans will do – when you’ve figured out which of the five pairs you want to go with today.
Then you check the weather forecast – well, it’s actually too warm for a jumper, you’re still in your underwear and you’re now half an hour late.
If this feels like a personal attack, it’s not. Think of it as your wake-up call to clear your closet in the same way you spring-clean your home.
A capsule wardrobe should consist of a limited set of items that can be easily mixed and matched with each other, says personal eco-stylist Polina Milashevskaya, known on Instagram as @styleit_green.
