Hi!
Harmony posted in the PWYC thread about M M and a 33 piece wardrobe on Thursday. Some of you chimed in your thoughts on Friday. I think we should have a thread so we can all "be on the same page" kind of.
Over the past few years I have had a very small closet. I found out about capsule wardrobes after we moved into this house with only 2 small closets. I had to do something.
I put all my clothes on the bed and then "shopped my closet". I got rid of anything that didn't fit well. I got rid of all clothes with logos. Now I have a "uniform" of sorts and getting dressed to shoes every morning is so easy. All of my socks are black. All of my pants (both pairs) are black. Because I live in Canada and dh prefers the house to be cool, I do have a single pair of black snow pants. I just donated my only pair of boots. The driveway and patio are cleared by dh and everywhere I go has been cleared of snow. All under wear are black and right now both bras are blue. I will pick up a light coloured one when the store calls me to let me know that they are in stock.
So far there are 2 pairs of black pants and all socks and underwear are black. This is the only black in the active wardrobe. I have a "funeral" wardrobe which I have already decided to thin out the next time I re-do my closet. I will keep 2 tops. One is solid black and the other is black and white. There are 4 summer dresses that I live in for most of the summer.
Tops. They all fit. Most of them are blue. I have one that is brown and cream. I have one green top because dh liked it. All of the rest are purple with white and they are flower-y. There are short sleeve and long sleeve. One navy blue blazer. One blue and grey hoodie. (I just went and counted. 9 long sleeve and 10 short sleeve.)
I found that it bothers me to see other people tugging and pulling at their clothes because they don't fit well. Anything that I had to tug at or pull has left my closet and gone to a thrift store.