White, cream, caramel, gray, navy, beige - by picking one piece to focus on (instead of randomly buying neutrals willy nilly) you’ll have a more cohesive look. A matching suit with separates - blazer, sheath dress, pencil skirt, trousers.Black, navy, gray, or beige - what color is your favorite suit? What color are most of your accessories? If your favorite bags and shoes are brown, you may want to reconsider black. If there’s an obi belt you love - or a pair of purple pumps - make sure that everything you choose in your capsule will work with that piece. If it would make you really sad to never wear your bright orange Louis Vuitton Epi bag (or something), then start with that in the mix. If you already have something you love, start with that.So how do you do it for work? Here’s my $.02 on how to create a capsule wardrobe for work: (Some people take this even further, like Obama, and wear only one outfit, period, to cut down on decision fatigue.) Buy less stuff, buy good stuff, and wear it all the time.Ī number of bloggers post capsule wardrobes (see our “further reading” links below) even the author of Madame Chic has YouTube videos showcasing her own capsule wardrobes. But Madame Chic (which apparently is the #1 book in fashion and style right now on Amazon!), the trend towards decluttering, Instagram challenges… more and more people are viewing capsule wardrobes as a great way to dress every day. I think the idea of a capsule wardrobe has been around for years - certainly for travel. I’m still learning about them myself, so I’m curious to hear what people think. We’ve talked about how to shop your closet, “ fashion math,” how often you can repeat your work outfits, and where to start when you need style inspiration, but we haven’t specifically talked about capsule wardrobes. I am putting this into action myself, but am curious to see if others do the same, and how (and whether this is of interest to my fellow Corporette readers). The concept is flexible - for instance, an attorney will have more clothing than she will, as a homemaker - but the idea is to invest in better, fewer clothes that last. In the book, as well as on her blog, she discusses the concept of having a capsule wardrobe of items that are high quality and that you repeat throughout the season. Since a huge feature of the site is work appropriate clothing, I would be interested in discussing what women professionals’ wardrobes actually contain.Īfter spending several years in New York, I have learned to really cull my wardrobe (which is also better for my budget)! I was inspired by a writer named Jennifer Scott (I have no affiliation with her) who has published a book called Lessons from Madame Chic. I am a huge fan of Corporette, and wanted to submit a suggestion for a future post. The capsule wardrobe for work - a limited number of essential pieces that can be combined to create many outfits - has been growing in popularity, which makes sense when you look at the parallel trends of “slow fashion” and Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (aff). A focus on quality pieces + an emphasis on decluttering/organization = a capsule wardrobe.īut how do you create a capsule wardrobe for work, and how do you pare down what’s currently in your closet? Reader C wonders…
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