Capsule wardrobe: How to assemble a universal set of clothes
alexander savina
Capsular, that is extremely minimalistic wardrobe, if not invented, then blogger Caroline Joy, the leading unfancy, just popularized. Three years ago, an American set up an experiment on herself: instead of a lot of cheap things, she left in her wardrobe only 37 items that fit well together. On her website you can find tips, a planner who will tell you where to start, sorting things out, and even a special application - in general, this approach is not at all surprising, considering the course towards conscious consumption.
The 37 items that form the basis of the wardrobe do not necessarily include sportswear, “exit” items, underwear, bags and other accessories — although it is quite possible to do less. At the same time in the capsule wardrobe does not necessarily have to be only basic things: nothing prevents you from choosing any models that you wear most often. We have compiled several videos that will help you figure out how to make a capsular wardrobe - you shouldn’t consider them as direct style recommendations, rather, these are general guidelines that can be easily adapted to your style. Even if you are not going to change everything completely, individual principles should be adopted: it is useful for everyone to treat the wardrobe consciously and get rid of impulse purchases.
How to assemble a capsule wardrobe
British Anna Anna talks a lot about her capsular wardrobe - there is even a corresponding playlist on her YouTube channel. In this video, she suggests where to look for information on the topic, explains the basic principles of the approach, and talks a lot about her own experience - this is useful if you do not know how to approach. The blogger periodically makes video updates depending on the season, and this spring released another video in which she says she understood during the two years of using the system.
How to use fewer things
Megan Livingston’s style may not be close to you, but that’s not important. This video is a detailed step-by-step instruction explaining where to start, if you decide to change the approach to your own wardrobe, and what you should take into account in the process, if you are set to do less - this applies not only to the style and models that you like, but also the image Lifetime: If you spend most of your time in an office with a strict dress code, you hardly need a few pairs of jeans and tops with open shoulders, and vice versa.
What inspired
If you need specific examples for inspiration, pay attention to the British Olivia Did channel - she talks a lot about her wardrobe and how she designs it. In this video, she shows the things that form the basis of her wardrobe, in others she explains what items she leaves from season to season and, for example, gives an example of the basis of summer and autumn clothes.
How to add color to a monochrome wardrobe
There is an impressive playlist on the Danish Signe channel explaining the basics of capsular wardrobe. In addition to general instructions, there are more practical tips - for example, how to follow trends, but do a minimal amount of things, or a topical clip on how to take just what is needed on vacation. In this video, she tells how to add colors to a capsular wardrobe - this is useful if you buy a lot of basic monochrome things. Signe Channel has another advantage: she lives in Denmark and shows things that are suitable for our cold climate.
How to assemble a capsule wardrobe for work
Doris Lee shows how to solve one of the most pressing problems - to assemble a capsule wardrobe for the office, if your work involves a strict style of clothing. Specific advice is not here, but you can be inspired by the experience of Doris and think about how things from your working wardrobe fit together, what you are missing, and without what you can safely do. Another useful Doris video is about changing capsular wardrobe from summer to winter.
How to assemble a capsule cosmetic bag
If a responsible approach to the wardrobe is not enough for you, you can try to assemble a capsule cosmetic bag. The author of the channel on the conscious consumption of My Green Closet tells how to reduce the amount of cosmetics and what to consider if you want to follow her example. One of the most useful (albeit obvious) tips is to choose multifunctional tools (we suggest inspiring and misusing what you already have) and think about your lifestyle: if you don’t have time to draw arrows, you may , you don't really need liner.
How to assemble a male capsule wardrobe
It’s not that we believe that the principle of making a male capsular wardrobe is radically different from that of a woman’s - but sometimes it is useful to look at specific examples. The authors of Minimal millenials channel strive for a minimalist and ethical lifestyle, and capsular wardrobe is part of the process. This video is notable for the fact that Christian, his hero and author, uses only 39 things - and this includes sportswear and accessories.
How to get rid of unnecessary
Capsule wardrobe also means that you have to use fewer things, which means to calmly get rid of everything that you don’t fit and no longer need. Irish blogger Kira O'Doherty gives step-by-step instructions on how to get rid of the old and inappropriate. We advise you to ignore some tips (for example, throwing out clothes that do not suit you in terms of age or “not flattering” your figure) past the ears - in other cases it is always useful to recycle, sell or transfer to others things that you will no longer use. .
How to better navigate your things
Russian Daria is a personal stylist who helps clients collect capsular wardrobe and also leads a YouTube channel. Daria gives quite traditional advice (many of her videos are about how to assemble a capsular wardrobe that will help correct the "flaws" of a particular type of figure - we don’t believe in such things), but she has a few videos that will suit everyone. For example, this video tells you how to create a guide for your own wardrobe and think about how you can wear clothes that you already have. We advise you to pay attention to the video about how you can plan a capsular wardrobe, as well as a guide to (relatively) budget capsular wardrobe.
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