Capsule Wardrobe by Color

I’ve been so hesitant to create a capsule wardrobe. I used to restrict the amount of clothes I could buy, and I was really hard on myself whenever I added to my wardrobe. Then a year and a half ago, I got sick and gained some weight. None of my former clothes or upcycles fit me anymore. It was a real problem, and I wasn’t in good enough shape to sew clothes at the time, so I decided to buy new clothes.

I didn’t have much of a plan while shopping, so I got a lot of stuff that came together in kind of a mismatched random way. It started to become difficult to find outfits to wear, and I was looking like a wreck whenever I tried to pull together a quick outfit. Nothing went together. It was a real shame, and unfortunately I wasted money on some pieces of clothing I wish I had not.

So I’ve been trying to figure out, what kind of capsule would I like? If I were to streamline my wardrobe down to the most loved looks, what would I choose? The concept I’ve come up with is similar to making a painting. I’ve decided to choose key colors, and try to stick to those colors going forward. My colors are pink, khaki, black, white, baby blue and green.

I’m bagging up everything that doesn’t match the color scheme, until I’m left with a more cohesive wardrobe. At that point, I could add more clothes in. But I”m going to try to stick to necessities when shopping going forward, now that I have what I need already. The bags will sit in my closet for at least six months, to make sure I don’t want those items. If I don’t wind up wearing them, I will donate the pieces I know I won’t wear again.