Although it is not universal truth for everyone, many people face a problem with their wardrobe on a daily basis. This is can be true for absolutely different people and you might be one of them as well. While some people have a gigantic amount of clothes which is impossible to navigate through, others might have an extremely small one. The wardrobe might also be of a reasonable size, however, its content does not allow you to wear most of the things together making your option rather limited. There are many possible scenarios, however, the problem of having not enough clothes for wearing actually does not depend on the real amount of clothes in your wardrobe. This is quite a paradox.
Fortunately, there is an approach which can help you to break the vicious cycle and use the power of your clothes to the maximum extent. Of course, not everyone will like it suitable, yet, you should at least give it a try.
The idea of a capsule wardrobe
A capsule wardrobe is based on dividing your clothes into capsules which might be categorised by different criteria. For example, a popular way of categorisation is by the season or the purpose of this clothes. Thus, you can have a capsule for work, sports or parties.
Within these capsules, one is aiming to create a very balanced variety of clothes which will be compatible with as many units of clothes as possible. For this purpose, there should be an appropriate ratio for basic clothes and accent clothes which you will be able to combine together for your looks.
As you can imagine, the idea of such an approach to your clothes is quite sensible, as it will help to use the maximum amount of things from your wardrobe efficiently. Basically, you will always have an opportunity of creating a beautiful combination of clothes within a short time without a need to spend hours in front of the mirror before going out. No matter how ironic this sounds, the problem of not having enough clothes to wear is the result of the quality of the clothes you have in the first place rather than on its amount.
For the majority of people, switching to a capsule wardrobe is also a great opportunity to reduce the overall amount of clothes which usually takes space at home and not necessarily helping while you are trying to prepare for some event.
Capsule wardrobe – first preparations
If you wish to try the approach of a capsule wardrobe, it is not enough to just go out for shopping and buy waterer you find attractive and compatible with each other.
First, you should analyse the content of your current wardrobe deciding what kind of clothes you really like, which clothes you actually wear more frequently and which clothes is laying without any use. All of these things are crucial.
Needless to say, this will help you to clean any mess you have in your wardrobe. Analysing each piece of clothes you are owning right now will let you understand what you actually do not like so that you can avoid purchasing it in the future. At the same time, you will notice what really looks great on you so that you will be able to pay your attention on the similar items in the future.
Consider the colours, the texture, the types of materials which suit you and which you enjoy to wear. Be attentive to the types of clothes you wear most frequently as well. If you are prone to compulsive purchases, especially during sales, such an analysis of your wardrobe will help you to gain a better control of such a behavioural pattern. You will realise what types of clothes really look good on you so you will not purchase the ones which you dislike just for the sake of a discount. You will also be able to resign from purchasing the twenties cocktail dress which you really do not need as you hardly go out. Whether you will stick to the principles of a capsule wardrobe or not in the future, a regular revision of it will bring you a lot of benefits in the future.
Creating a capsule wardrobe
It is recommended to make lists of clothes during the revision of your wardrobe where you will put on everything you like, dislike as well as use. You should take these lists with you any time you are going shopping and remind yourself what is there so that you will be able to refrain from unnecessary purchases.
Of course, there are many people who might get unhappy about such restrictions. In fact, having a capsule wardrobe will take a pleasure of spontaneous purchases from you. If you feel it to be like that as well, you should consider another advantage of the approach of a capsule wardrobe. Having an organised wardrobe will help you to save a large amount of money in the long run and, at the same time, whenever you really need a piece of clothes, an accessory or a pair of shoes you will be able to earmark a larger amount of money on that item. This will give you more pleasure while shopping since you will be able to buy the things you really love which might be a way more expensive than the ones you used to buy when you had more things. The principle is simple – the quality is more important than the quantity.