Dress to impress: How to build a capsole garderobe

Especially Women tend to face the situation where they seemingly don’t have anything to wear. To be fair: women face a higher expectation of being dressed attractive and accordingly to a variety of social gatherings. The concept of a capsule garderobe is a short way of finding a suitable outfit.

What is a capsule garderobe?

The concept of a capsule wardrobe gained popularity in the 70s through a 7- piece collection by the designer Donna Karen. Her idea was to create a wardrobe with multiple combination possibilities.

In the best-case scenario, you can combine every piece you bought or will with other pieces of your wardrobe.

Here are some tips for building your capsule wardrobe:

1. Analyse your wardrobe

In our daily life, we have certain pieces that can go for everything. Which of them are used on a daily basis, and which don’t? By making an analysis you can start to clean up your wardrobe and get a better overview of your clothes.

2. Sort your clothes by season

Each Season has its clothes and each season ‚require‘ certain pieces e.g. a Trenchcoat for autumn. By sorting out your clothes by season you can quickly notice which clothes you need and which can go.

3. Level up your basics

No wardrobe can not survive without basics. They go with everything and can be our last hope. Because of the fact that these pieces can be used daily, we should invest in high quality.

4. Timeless accessories

Elegant accessories can make a simple and plain outfit into an elegant, sophisticated one. With the right watches and bags, you can level up every outfit.

5. Make space for your special pieces

After building a capsule garderobe you can start to focus on special pieces, dresses, and other handbags