Comments on: How to Create a Capsule Wardrobe With the Clothes You Already Own https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/ Everyday Life. Simplified. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:30:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Louise https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/#comment-800537 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:19:25 +0000 https://clean-mama.flywheelsites.com/?p=256505#comment-800537 ]]> Thank you Becky, this was one of the best articles about creating a capsule wardrobe from what you already have! No need to go out and buy more stuff but love the things you already have and curate your wardrobe. I think the colour theme is a brilliant idea, I’m choosing navy and white as by base colours. I always feel so comfortable in them. You have motivated me to get sorting! 😉

]]> By: Liane https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/#comment-701317 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 14:37:00 +0000 https://clean-mama.flywheelsites.com/?p=256505#comment-701317 Today is Tuesday and this email arrived two days after I did a huge closet purge. What’s funny, other that the coincidence is that it doesn’t look all that emptier but there are at least 40 hangers in a box on the floor and two stuffed black trash bags in my car. I didn’t do a lot of organizing by color or season because where I live now it’s possible to wear a huge number of my clothes all year. I have many more ankle length jeans than crops and I wear mostly white crops when it’s warmer so I left them all in neatly stacked piles on a shelf. I don’t have space to hang them. And I didn’t realize this until I read your post that I only own two solid long sleeve shirts and two sleeveless. All my knits (tees and tanks) are in dresser drawers not hanging due to space limitations in a very small closet. I’m not saying I’m a clothes horse exactly but I tend to replace without removing original. That’s against the general guidelines I guess. I did remove stuff that I don’t like how I look in it and stuff that accentuates my Covid muffin top which will not go away!

I also noticed that a good 80% of my tops is from Loft and we have similar taste in jeans! I have two pair of Kut from the Kloth and a bunch from NYDJ of which 3 are white. The rest in various washes. I also love Chicos jeans

]]> By: Liane https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/#comment-701316 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 14:31:41 +0000 https://clean-mama.flywheelsites.com/?p=256505#comment-701316 Today is Tuesday and this email arrived two days after I did a huge closet purge. What’s funny, other that the coincidence is that it doesn’t look all that emptier but there are at least 40 hangers in a box on the floor and two stuffed black trash bags in my car. I didn’t do a lot of organizing by color or season because where I live now it’s possible to wear a huge number of my clothes all year. I have many more ankle length jeans than crops and I wear mostly white crops when it’s warmer so I left them all in neatly stacked piles on a shelf. I don’t have space to hang them. And I didn’t realize this until I read your post that I only own two solid long sleeve shirts and two sleeveless. All my knits (tees and tanks) are in dresser drawers not hanging due to space limitations in a very small closet. I’m not saying I’m a clothes horse exactly but I tend to replace without removing original. That’s against the general guidelines I guess. I did remove stuff that I don’t like how I look in it and stuff that accentuates my Covid muffin top which will not go away!

]]> By: EFinn https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/#comment-701315 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 13:26:35 +0000 https://clean-mama.flywheelsites.com/?p=256505#comment-701315 Great video! I have been using the capsule wardrobe for several years. Made it easy to dress for work (corporate), and for weekends (casual). I also have a summer color theme and a winter color theme. I arrange my closet by color however, each color section starts with tank/tee shirts and goes all the way through long-sleeved. This makes mixing and matching a breeze and I get more use out of everything which makes my capsule wardrobe feel bigger. Once surprising thing- it makes packing for trips amazingly easy and keeps me from overpacking since I can tell at a glance what pairs with what. I now no longer over buy (saves money), things stay organized (no over crowding), and getting ready is much easier.

]]> By: Jessica https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/#comment-624526 Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:53:03 +0000 https://clean-mama.flywheelsites.com/?p=256505#comment-624526 Great article. It does simplify the steps and makes paring down seem more manageable. I have tried something similar, but I can never get rid of anything. I always find an excuse for keeping the clothes, even when it is not that loved or worn, or even fits that well (I will lose those pounds, you know!) As it is, most of my wardrobe is black based or works with black, so partway there. Sigh, as part of spring cleaning I will try again.

]]> By: KNatGU https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/#comment-572385 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 20:48:03 +0000 https://clean-mama.flywheelsites.com/?p=256505#comment-572385 I’m not there yet, but I heard a tip on a podcast about a year ago about defining your style. I have settled into my style is in the winter dark pants and synthetic fiber tops and in the summer synthetic fiber dresses. Once I nailed down that, it is easy to let things go that don’t work (I’m looking at your floral pants) and make sure what get’s added will really get worn (hello second hand navy stripped top).

]]> By: Ginger https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/#comment-448624 Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:51:50 +0000 https://clean-mama.flywheelsites.com/?p=256505#comment-448624 I SO LOVE THIS ARTICLE!!! I’ve tried to do capsule wardrobes for years and just gave up! I’ll give this a try!!
Thank you!

]]> By: Jo https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/#comment-446726 Sun, 25 Sep 2022 20:12:48 +0000 https://clean-mama.flywheelsites.com/?p=256505#comment-446726 I’ve been planning to sort my wardrobe soon & I know this ‘capsule wardrobe’ method will work for me. Loved the simple, step by step method way it was explained. Can’t wait to try it! Thank you!

]]> By: It’s the Little Things #188 - Clean Mama https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/#comment-444905 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 06:00:29 +0000 https://clean-mama.flywheelsites.com/?p=256505#comment-444905 […] How to Create a Capsule Wardrobe  […]

]]> By: Nelly https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/#comment-444827 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 02:45:08 +0000 https://clean-mama.flywheelsites.com/?p=256505#comment-444827 I love this! Im a jeans girl.
This has simplied my life. Now I can find my clothes and have pre-set outfits ready to go that I can dress up with a few accessories.
Life is good! And it didn’t cost me anything because I already had it all.

]]> By: Clean Mama https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/#comment-444427 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:35:12 +0000 https://clean-mama.flywheelsites.com/?p=256505#comment-444427 In reply to Connie Gray.

I have a minimal approach to shoes so it’s pretty easy for me – one pair of workout shoes, two pairs of dress shoes, two pairs of sandals, two pairs of boots.

]]> By: Clean Mama https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/#comment-444426 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:34:08 +0000 https://clean-mama.flywheelsites.com/?p=256505#comment-444426 In reply to Sammie.

Yes! Our closet naturally had things divided up – you can see the spring/summer clothes on the left side of the closet. I keep workout pants, pajamas, and shorts in the drawers.

]]> By: Annette https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/#comment-444425 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:33:36 +0000 https://clean-mama.flywheelsites.com/?p=256505#comment-444425 I have just kinda sorted my clothes to wear,
This has made me look at my wardrobe and decided that I need more of a varied colour blue to wear, and include some stripes again,I prefer navy linen dresses for summer,it’s the darkest I can go, black is too dark. I tend to replace what wears out for cotton t-shirts, My wardrobe is a “all year round
wardrobe only less layers in summer, then on to my
dresses,
Thanks for an interesting article

]]> By: Bev https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/#comment-444420 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:16:23 +0000 https://clean-mama.flywheelsites.com/?p=256505#comment-444420 Getting ready to switch my clothes from summer to fall and am so excited to use this method! Thanks Becky for always being so timely with your info!!

]]> By: Connie Gray https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/#comment-444365 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:51:00 +0000 https://clean-mama.flywheelsites.com/?p=256505#comment-444365 How do you capsule shoes and boots ?

]]> By: Sammie https://cleanmama.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe-with-the-clothes-you-already-own/#comment-444359 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 23:18:09 +0000 https://clean-mama.flywheelsites.com/?p=256505#comment-444359 Do you keep all seasons in your closet the whole year? I have a medium size closet, and last year I rotated clothes but I didn’t like that. We are in a weather zone that stays fairly nice with some really hot time and fewer really cold days, so many things can be worn all year. Just wondering.

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