Each year around this time, there’s
a period when every website, blog and newsletter will try to sell you top tips
to streamline your clothing selection. The 6-month throw away rule will stare
you in the face with a condescending smirk every time you open your wardrobe
and the pressure of dressing with 33 items or less will haunt your dreams. This
is the period I have privately named Capsule Wardrobe month.
A disclaimer worth mentioning is
that as much as I’d try, I could never have a capsule wardrobe. Surely, I have
toyed with the idea before, when I wanted to buy new clothes for autumn but
also had to justify getting rid of all the impulsive purchases I’d made in the
summer sale, but I have never succeeded in the attempt. My issue is that, much
like a child, I get distracted by everything shiny and eclectic, like THIS, going against the whole purpose of a capsule
wardrobe.
However, I have found that I very
much like to integrate the principles of a capsule wardrobe into my own to make
myself feel less guilty when I buy yet another unnecessary pair of jeans. One
of the main tenets of a capsule wardrobe is making sure that everything you buy
can be built into 3 or more outfits using items you already own. This is
something I like to adhere to as well, only I like to think of different ways
of wearing the actual item, which also happens to include mixing it with items
I already own. What is more, this means I can buy however many clothes I want without stressing about having met my quota.
Take this top for example:
You can wear it buttoned up at
the front and paired with your jeans of choice for your day-to-day at the
office or you can switch it backwards in a matter of minutes to show some back
for the evening.
Or add some jewellery of your
choice to bring more attention to the back.
Get your smile on and you’re pretty much ready
to go - you don't need a capsule wardrobe to be efficient in your purchases.
This post is part of a series of three where I try to impart my knowledge on how to go around the rules of a capsule wardrobe and make them your own.
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