How to create the perfect capsule wardrobe

What is a capsule wardrobe?

The capsule - it is trending word associated with something innovative and complex. We stylists, too, loved him, and called the mini-capsule wardrobe of 5-10 things united to one style or occasion.

Capsule - these are the things that you combine among themselves.

Suppose you are flying on a business trip for a few days. You have a business meeting and then dinner. You take with a business outfit, front shirt or dress and comfortable things for the flight and walking. In the suitcase you - capsule.

Examples of items of capsules:

• Sweater Only & Sons →
• Sweatpants Nike →
• Jacket United Colors of Benetton →
• Sneakers Crosby →

Or, for example, the capsule to travel on holiday - a few summer items, including shoes, which is suitable to all.

Examples of items of capsules:

• Jacket Bonprix →
• Striped dress Befree →
• Velvet sandals, espadrilles New Look →
• Top Miss Selfridge →

Time capsule - it's your most elegant things that you put on a corporate event, party or wedding friends.

Examples of items of capsules:

• Dress-kimono MADEMOISELLE R →
• Sweater Vero Moda →
• Coat TrendyAngel →
• Ankle Call It Spring →

Why do we need it?

Capsule wardrobe allows you to buy fewer things and have more combinations. This approach protects you from impulse purchases unnecessary wear.

Think about what you new things. Change jobs? There comes a new season, and you are not in trend, so you have nothing to wear? Stop randomly move throughout the store to buy their favorite things spontaneously, and then wrestle with what to combine them and that still need to find. Instead, create a capsule wardrobe.

And how to choose things?

Capsule - this is a very convenient and efficient. The universal things, the more combinations and images can be.

When you create a capsule wardrobe guided by the rule of three things: every thing must be combined with the other three.

For example, in the men's capsule style Casual cardigan with jeans, shirt and T-shirt. Throw in a jacket and boots, replace cardigan sweater and jeans pants - and here you have a capsule of 8-10 things that will give you 20-30 different combinations.

Examples of items of capsules:

• Jacket with faux fur ASOS →
• Pullover MODIS →
• Jeans Nisko →
• Chelsea boots Call It Spring Andler →

In the women's capsule options for even more: coats combined with trousers, blouses and dresses. Trousers can be replaced with a skirt or jeans, blouse - at the top, and dress to complement a jumper. And in such a capsule need to add a bag and universal footwear that is suitable to all.

Examples of items of capsules:

• Jeans oodji →
• Bag MICHAEL Michael Kors →
• Jumper Piazza Italia →
• Boots Free People →

It is not difficult, if you keep in mind the purpose for which the capsule is necessary, and a combination of colors.

How to combine colors?

One capsule should be no more than three accent colors plus monochrome base. Simply combining colors in a single temperature: cold from the cold and warm with warm. For example, in a capsule with cold shades accentual be blue, emerald green, maroon, and with the base - gray with black and white. In this case, absolutely all the things will be combined with each other.

This also applies to accessories: the color of the print on the bag and trim soles also need to be harmonized.

Examples of items of capsules:

• Gray pullover Love Republic →
• Dress Monki →
• Jacket Abercrombie & Fitch →
• Sneakers Zenden →

Probably, it will be expensive. Or not?

If you dress in the mass market, the average cost of a capsule of 10 things will be 30 000 rubles. The capsule will, of course, more expensive with winter outerwear. But things such as coats and shoes, it is not necessary to save. The better they are, the more you will be comfortable and warm, and the longer it will last this thing.

Summer capsule can cost 15 000, if purchased at the sale. It is important to pay attention to the materials. They need to breathe and be comfortable.

Buy capsules advantageous. These 15-30 thousand rubles, you do not just spend 10 things and get from 20 to 50 different bows at the expense of compatibility of all components with each other.

So where to start?

Collecting capsule, start with one key thing - jacket / blazer or jacket / cardigan. Better if it will be bright or print. This thing will set the palette and style. All you need to do further - to pick up a few extra matching bottoms and tops.

Examples of items of capsules:

• Trousers BODYFLIRT →
• Clutch Pimkie →
• Ankle Boots Dino Ricci →
• Coat LOST INK →

Pants, shirt, cardigan, skirt, jeans, hoody - collect several harmonizing colors of things, of which get a few sets.

Often in the store fit together things placed next to you can immediately try on the finished image. Take them all into the fitting room and try different combinations.

see also

• How to dress in cheap things and look your best →
• How and what to wear: fashion trends autumn-winter 2017/2018 →
• How to understand the wardrobe once and for all →