Breaking Down the Capsule Wardrobe Craze

Breaking Down the Capsule Wardrobe Craze - Brilliant idea or one step away from a prison uniform? Can you get your wardrobe down to 37 pieces? |Fashion| Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms

Are you hiding in your closet? Or are you hiding from your closet? Might be time for a radical change with a dramatically simplified wardrobe. Simple is good, right? Keep saying it and you might believe it. Ellen isn’t quite buying it yet either.

So what is this capsule wardrobe you ask? It’s basically just the latest catch phrase for cleaning out and paring down. It’s been around for a while, but we first read about it on Dallas Moms Blog.

Caroline of the blog Unfancy describes it as “a mini-wardrobe made up of really versatile pieces that you totally LOVE to wear.” She recommends maintaining a 37 piece wardrobe: 15 tops, 9 bottoms, 9 pairs of shoes, 2 dresses, and 2 jackets.

Wh-wh-WHAT?!!!

Addendum: As our friend pointed out, this is 37 pieces per season. But still.

Ellen might have a long way to go. Her closet looks like this:

Breaking Down the Capsule Wardrobe Craze - Can you get your wardrobe down to 37 elements? | Fashion | Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms

Even after she took out this much stuff:

Breaking Down the Capsule Wardrobe Craze - Can you get your wardrobe down to 37 elements? | Fashion | Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms

Erin might actually be most of the way there:

This closet isn't too small. It's just right for the closet capsule craze. Read (and hear more) from Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms

But we know it can be done! We have a friend who has actually succeeded at this. Read all about how Binkies and Briefcases did it here.

And now listen to what we have to say about it in our latest podcast. Just click the player at the bottom of the post!

 

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7 thoughts on “Breaking Down the Capsule Wardrobe Craze

  1. Mary

    The way I am reading it on several blogs is 37 items per season (?). Not as drastic as I first envisioned. However, I’m with you Ellen, this does nothing for me. However, I do like the idea of a travel capsule. I could pack 37 items for a vacation! Packing for a vacation stresses me out!

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  2. Debbie McCormick

    I could never do this because I don’t even have enough clothes in my closet to meet the QUOTA of a capsule wardrobe. I guess I already have it without even trying. 15 summer tops? I have maybe 11 I think. But seriously, I agree with you, in that all the examples of other people’s wardrobes are mostly all beige and black. I need change! This would never work for me.

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