Capsule Wardrobes For Beginners – Everything you need to know!
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Capsule Wardrobes For Beginners – Everything you need to know!
Capsule wardrobes are the best way to save time and money when it comes to getting dressed but they are not right for everyone so today I wanted to share some of the pros and cons to owning a capsule wardrobe so you can decide if it is the right approach for you. A new season is also a great time to transition to a capsule wardrobe so with the cold weather fast approaching there truly is no better time than now to get started. I’ve also been thinking about capsule wardrobes a lot lately as I’m currently putting together a simple online course that guides you through the process of creating your very own capsule. I’d love to know if you’d be interested in my course and if you already have a capsule wardrobe I’d love to hear your thoughts on why it is the right approach for you. In today’s video I also wanted to clear up some myths surrounding capsule wardrobes. At least I think they’re myths because a lot of the capsule wardrobes I see online are really limiting. They don’t allow for any freedom when it comes to fashion and they also don’t allow for the incorporation of many fashion trends and different styles. So today I wanted to set the record straight and hopefully share the highs and lows of owning a capsule of clothes that in my opinion really do make getting dressed and feeling more stylish so much easier.
Thanks so much for watching and I look forward to seeing you real soon.
Leonie
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If it’s different for each person, how can there be such limiting rules?
Bottom line for me,,, buy simple un-embellished, neutral pieces that can be combined to create lots of outfits. Then, add jewelry and accessories to make a stylish statement for each outfit. I’m buying more jewelry, handbags, and scarves this season. Having such a good time playing with my wardrobe, but still sticking to classic clothes. It’s a pleasure getting dressed every day.
When I was young 13-17 yrs of age my mother would take me clothes shopping and we would discuss how this new piece would fit into my current clothes wardrobe and what I could wear it with. Valuable lessons indeed for a young girl, still use the method today. Thanks Leonie for bringing back fond memories of my mum, her version of a capsule wardrobe and happy hours together.
I suspect that I must unconsciously aspire to be a cartoon character who wears the same thing every day. I have long periods where I wear the same items week in and week out. But we still have seasons and I can’t get myself to put away the clothes after washing them, so I dress out of the laundry basket that fills with winter and summer clothes 😅
One of my favourite suggestions is to declutter into a box, and put the box away for a few months. It makes it easier to declutter "maybe" pieces, and you can still go back for the 1 or 2 items you actually miss.
6:13 Personally I think that owning less clothes sounds like an advantage. With the way consumerism is pushing us to buy buy buy buy, it’s easy to get swept up in the idea that you constantly need to get just one more thing into your home and it will fix you. As someone with hoarding tendencies in my immediate family, I’d rather stomp out that idea whenever possible and maintain a core closet that works with nearly everything, supplemented with a few secondhand items when I want to try out a new style.
That said, I probably won’t have less clothes than what I need for a week + some emergency spares. I have to do my laundry in a laundry room that’s shared between neighbors and that means sitting guard next to the machines so that the kids next door don’t throw my clothes on the floor when their mum sends them down to wash their clothes.
Whats wrong with americans? They always have to go extreme.. just keep your wardrobe minimal that’s it. Dont overthink it. Who came up with capsule btw? Tjeez
I have never heard of a capshull wardrobe.
I can’t see any color at all so the idea of developing a capsule wardrobe is a bit scary. though I love the idea.
9 minutes into this, still repeating the same drill – gone
Too much talk!! Visuals please.
I have a capsule wardrobe for work and a variety of other items for the rest of the day. It lets me be the consummate professional at work and myself in my off-hours.
I found my capsules wardrobe! I gave everything away and sticking to white, black, beige and dust pink. I have one dress, one pair of shoes, one pair of pants, one t shirt, one sweater, one moto jacket, one pair of boots and one bag in each color. I can mix and match them and I’m so happy with my new wardrobe! I’ll also be getting camisoles, shorts, skirts and sandals in each color for summer and spring! And of course I have 4 pairs of jeans and three jean jackets.
Please tell me more about your Capsule Wardrobe course!
I love the idea of a capsule wardrobe! Your course sounds fantastic I will keep an eye out for it.
Red is definitely the only bright color other than pastel pink that I’d add to my capsule because I love neutral colors
I’m trying again with fall/winter. I’ll swap out one or a couple items every month as the weather changes. But besides that, my 37 (32 currently chosen) item wardrobe will last me until March/April.
Hello! Thanks for your video. I enjoyed your frank and honest presentation. Helpful and refreshing. I am “vaguely interested”in learning more about your course (using your words hahaha! Just being cheeky). I’m not hugely into fashion but I do like to feel that I can look my best…and not waste loads of time deciding what I’m going to wear every day…I’m thinking this could help with that ….
I’m living proof that "capsule wardrobe" means different things to different people. I like color and design, but I limit that to my tops. All my pants, long and short are either black, blue, tan or white. I don’t wear skirts. I usually have two pairs of each, one casual dress and one jeans. My shirts are where I show my personality, and they run the gamut from plain Ts to dressy fancy blouses, but even at that, I only have about a dozen shirts, and half of them are Ts because that’s what I live in most of the time. The only choices I have to make are which pair of pants to wear with them. I also like shoes, but living in Florida, I mostly wear flip flops, casual shoes or athletic shoes. I have one pair of black and one pair of white athletic shoes, so not much choice there. I don’t usually wear jewelry unless I’m going somewhere special. I have started dressing things up a bit with different belts, though, but they are usually plain colors, so they match easily. Thst’s my "leaving the house" wardrobe. I also have a couple of drawers full of "knockaround" clothes that are old or stained for wearing around the house or while cleaning or gardening. My sons say I have too many clothes, but they don’t remember when I worked in offices and gave away 12 black garbage bags full of clothes and shoes when we moved and I knew I wouldn’t be working in offices anymore.
Yes please to the ‘how to build your own’
These people are really making YouTube boring…so sick of these non entertaining vanilla channels
My wardrobe looks like a rainbow vomited 😂. It did it neatly at least! The only time i go capsule crazy is when i’m traveling. Then _everything has to go with everything_ . Because space is at a premium in my method of travel, i need to be ruthless. I start out with a colourful skirt & top which can become a ‘dress’, but splits back to separates which coordinate with the colourful skirt & top. Busy coloured top has plain pants, skirt and shorts. Busy coloured skirt has a variety of tops in plain colours. Then all the plains coordinate with each other too, and no rack of various shades of taupe anywhere. 10 million outfits from 10 items. Works for me. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
This was a fabulous video!
Now that I phase started to travel – I find capsule wardrobes are the best – but still struggling…..with how much is too much
Interested in Capsule wardrobe, when are you going to launch the course?
Thanks for another expert summary. Much as I’m attracted to the idea of a capsule wardrobe, I don’t think I could stick to it. However, whenever I travel I am in fact using a capsule wardrobe and love the simplicity of it especially when I have a busy schedule but by the time I get home I am bored with my clothes and am eager to wear something else. To make sure I make good use of my wardrobe, I often pick a theme for the week e.g. silk shirts, stripe shirts, dresses, pants, sequins, pink, blue etc. I also regularly change my handbag so that I am using a different one each month. I’d be interested in your online course to help me streamline my packing as I always seem to return with 2 – 3 pieces that I haven’t worn and others that I have worn continuously!
Time stamp..fast fwd 6 minutes to get to capsule wardrobe info.
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Is the step by step course available yet?
Great video! Thank you!
I have a year-round capsule wardrobe that I carefully curated as a post-partum mom in my late 30s… it’s comprised of about 90 items if you count everything except socks & underwear (dresses, skirts, pants, shorts, tops, sweaters, shoes, jackets, scarves, bags, belts, swimwear, etc). It’s built around five neutrals – beige, olive, black, grey and navy – and four accent colours – cobalt, fuchsia, yellow and dark green. I’m busy, so creativity is not my strongest point, but I get dressed easily into something that feels fresh every day… and that’s been KEY for my personal confidence. ❤ Thanks for some great tips!
Why does she say it like that 😂😭
Thank you SO much for this helpful introduction to a capsule wardrobe. It definitely sounds like the thing for me: order and purpose. Yes! 😍
I just noticed that I can’t make a capsule wardrobe that includes only high quality clothes. Because I’m 18 and I don’t have my personal income. And I live in Turkey. The economic situation is awful in here. Even some fast fashion brands like Zara, Mango, Pull&Bear are too expensive. I’m just gonna buy what suits to my budget and my style. I don’t have to be perfect.
I only buy used or high quality clothing. I have bright colors and prints. I also change out some loud prints every few months because i like the change. I follow my feelings with it the flow of my wardrobe. But i make sure I’m a "fuck yes" to whatever i buy and wear. If i lose excitement for an item, i let it go.
Since my wardrobe is so specific, i know exactly what i like and have high standards.
Interested🎃
The best youtube channel about capsule wardrobe is Daria Andronescu (I really recommend her course) and Fernanda – approximately right
So many words, none that suggest how to start one. Defenetly sales speech.🙄
Loved this video ! New subscriber. You look like Catherine princess of Wales❤
I watched a lot of your videos. This one in particular is worth its weight in gold. So far you are the only one who precisely define and pinpoint capsule wardrobe to debunk all the misconceptions and misuses.
My capsule wardrobe is based on what I am currently into and season. I apply it to utilize my huge amount of clothes and shoes. In essence I shop my own closet to rotate different styles and lo g forgotten pieces. I gather ideas from stylists like you and then I dig into my inventory to get them out (i have a 2-foot rack in my bedroom) in the open so that I can mix and match items until I am tired of them, thus ready for the next capsule.
I am interested in your capsule wardrobe workbook.
Will a capsule wardrobe suit curves? Someone like beyonce? Or kelly rowland?
my capsule has 160 pcs as I work full time and attend church as well hence I have like more than 20 dresses. My goal is to only add 5 trendy items in a year to update my wardrobe
Since adopting a capsule wardrobe i actually find i have more choices, i wear more outfits than previously. I used to wear the same few favourites, that wore out quicker, or threw something together i really didn’t love. This changing body, hello 👋 menopause 😮 really did a number on me and i fell into the trap of looking in all the wrong places for clothing that simply didn’t feel like me. Second hand shopping was a great wait for me to start building the foundations. 🎉🎉to you for your insights. 🌿🐨👋
This video had too much unnecessary taking. I still have no idea what a capsule wardrobe is. All I learned is that it doesn’t have to be boring and take a silly amt of planning.
I started creating a capsule wardrobe with black and neutrals plus my tow favorit colors red and green. I do own more cloths than just for a week, but the main idea I love about capsule wardrobe is that I still don’t need to think what goes great with what. That was my key goal.
Thank you for this I really really love it. I do find alot of capsule wardrobes boring but mine wont be 🥰🙌🧁💕
I got bored waiting for her to get to the point.
YES, I want to
Build a capsule wardrobe! Than you for this site
Haven’t seen even one example of basic wardrobe. Lots of irrelevant information. The purpose of this video is promotion of some video course which we probably will have to pay for ….
I used it for work outfits, I just love neutrals and found it so easy to make outfits. Beige, Gray, White, Brown, Black. Mix and match every day I never ran out of outfits. I would add color with accessories or jewelry or scarfs etc. Such a pleasure getting dressed for work.