How to Build a Spring Capsule Wardrobe

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Come Stay Awhile Spring Wardrobe Capsule

Putting together a capsule wardrobe is something I have wanted to do for a while but never made a priority. They make it SO easy to get ready. If you want to get dressed and are in a hurry you can just go to the section of your closet where you keep your capsule, pull some items and you know they will coordinate and look cute together. It makes getting ready so much easier!

What is a capsule wardrobe?

A capsule wardrobe is a smaller, curated version of your closet. Have you ever gone into your closet to get ready and said “I have nothing to wear!” I literally do this daily… but yet I have SO many clothes that I get overwhelmed. Most of the time I just revert back to the clean clothes bin and just keep recycling the same shirts. If this is you, you need to capsule! In your capsule, you ONLY include pieces that you absolutely love and feel good in. You need to pick items that can all coordinate and mix and match so that you can make a lot of different outfits using your selected few items.

There are all kinds of rules out there about numbers but I tried to not be too legalistic when putting mine together. I know myself, and I know that if I don’t include certain things I will find myself leaving my capsule and grabbing other things from my closet. So, do what you think will work best for you. The goal is that each season you transition to your next capsule. You will have some pieces in your collection that can be used universally year round and others you might swap out a few items.

Tips

Where to Begin

Living in Michigan, our spring weather can be all over the place. One day its 40 and raining and the other day its 75 and sunny so it’s important that you note your weather when deciding what pieces will be in your spring capsule.

1. Purge your closet

This is an important first step. Make sure you pull everything out of your closet and drawers and try EVERYTHING on. Only keep the items that you feel good in. I suggest making three piles to start.

2. Purge your shoes

If you are like me, you have WAY to many shoes and you don’t even wear half of them. Use this time to really clean everything out so that you can make room for your new capsule.

Will you judge me if I tell you this is my keep pile?

3. Start selecting your items

I recommend trying to stay around 30-35 items maximum including shoes. I know it seems hard. I ended up with 34 in my capsule. Try to stick to this guideline:

RecommendedMy Spring Capsule
12-15 tops16 tops
5 bottoms7 bottoms
5 jackets, sweaters, dresses 5 jackets, sweaters, dresses
5-7 pairs of shoes5 pairs

4. Start building your base: bottoms

 

I started with bottoms first and I chose to add:

I recommend giving yourself options. If you wear skirts, add a skirt in there as one of your bottoms.

5. Add your base tops

I tried to pick items that were a range of style and casualness so that I would have a lot of options when trying to mix-and-match for different events.

6. Start layering

Now that you have your base built you need to add in some items that you can use to layer or switch things up. Ideas for this:

7. Shoes

I recommend giving yourself some different options when it comes to shoes. I added these to my capsule:

Great Shoe Options:

That’s it!

This is the fun part. Now that we have our spring wardrobe capsule built you can start to see how everything can coordinate and work together. Example you might pull your white jeans, a casual top, a jean jacket and a pair of wedges OR you can take the same top, pair it with a pair of shorts and throw on your birkenstocks to dress it down a bit. The possibilities are endless!

The whole process only took me about 2 hours and it was worth every second. It makes getting ready a breeze and I don’t have to spend 20 minutes trying to find the perfect outfit anymore. Show me your spring capsules using #ComeStayAwhileStyle on Instagram!

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