5 Types of CAPSULE WARDROBES : Which ones for you? : Minimalist Fashion : Emily Wheatley

As I was listening today, I remembered that in years past, before ‘capsule’ wardrobe was a thing, I had just that. I raised3 kids as a single mom and couldn’t afford much. Everything I bought and owned could be interchanged with each other and I didn’t have any prints. I think I probably had 30 pieces because that’s all I could afford. Now that my children are grown, I have more disposable income & way too many clothes. It’s funny how your videos always make me reflect on what’s important and letting go of the unnecessary. Thank you for the great video! 🥰

Just started in the Fall at the you of age of 44 😅 to create a wardrobe that’s not multicolor in every dang piece 😆
Also had a change in my body…flat chested now and all Natural now👏🏼🎉🤷🏻‍♀️ so I’ve been looking style I’m comfortable in. Maybe next Fall I’ll create a capsule 🤩
Pretty pls do a weeks worth of outfits. You likely have 🤔 but a new video 😍

I’m trying Emily. It’s so hard for me. Love your wardrobe! 😊Thanks!

I’m curious if you’ve heard of the 10 item wardrobe? I don’t really understand it because it seems it’s deceiving since it actually has more than 10 items.

i have a 4-season work/personal capsule with 35pcs + a 4-season activewear capsule with 19pcs (outerwear included, shoes/access. excluded).
these are subject to fluctuation (my work/personal capsule may be 25-40), but i have all my bases covered & it's so easy to get dressed. the work/personal grouping has button ups/blazers/skirts/trousers that can be paired with sweaters/tanks/tees/jeans/shorts to achieve the balance of professional vs. casual that i need for any particular day.
activewear is separate so i don't sweat in or destroy "regular" clothes.

Emily your content is always so well thought out and helpful. Thank you. I think I'm a highbred of foundational and seasonal. Found-seasonal? Sea-dational? Definitely in the middle. So much so I can't see the difference between the Minimalist and the Essential wardrobes in your examples. Does the minimalist change over the wardrobe seasonly whereas the Essential stays more strict with just 30 or fewer pieces and what they have is always out? Not that I'm ever going to get there, I LOVE the seasonal change over and sometimes even make up seasons within seasons. Again, thank you for all you do.

Very useful, Emily. I keep going back to my wardrobe because I want to have less items both in clothing and in shoes. I recently pulled out things that I either have duplicates of and/or just don't spark interest anymore. My plan is to try all these items on just to make sure that I haven't pulled out something that will truly work for me. Thanks again for your wardrobe wisdom.

Very good!!! In SC we mainly have 3 seasons....love your videos ❣️

Great ideas

I think I mix different capsules wardrobes: I have my clothes by color in my closet and I have a seasonal wardrobe on a rack with a definite colour palette but I keep pulling some items from my closet according to different inspirations within the season. I don't keep away any clothes as I shop sometimes off season and I want to see what I already own so I don't buy duplicate....

Hi Emily!
Have you ever had your colours done?
What’s your opinion about people having their colours done?

I have to watch this video again when I'm not doing Pilates, because I feel like I identify with all the capsule types in one regard or another. I'm definitely a minimalist, but realize that I also have to have some boho. And despite being in 4 season Chicago I wear a lot of my pieces year round. Lots to think about before the replay. Now back to my figures 4s. :)

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This helps clarify, I do get confused listening to different approaches. 💖

Great video ♥

I had to watch this video twice because I just needed to let this sink in…I got work to do. I put on a blouse I bought some months ago and pulled it off so fast my head turned. 😂 I realized the root reason why I like your channel so much. When I look at all of your pieces you feature they are mostly pretty casual but you style them so well I barely realized how casual your items are. I have a super casual lifestyle and I keep feeling like I don’t have many outfit options, and it’s because I need more basics. 🤦🏻‍♀️💡 I need to stop buying things that I can’t style with other items. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ Plus I need to hang the right things together so I can see my options. Thank you Emily the lights are finally turning on ❤

I love your clothes!

Can you give advice for someone on a low budget who wants to build a more refined style

Hi we have 4 seasons in the UK so definately a seasonal CW works best for me, and as you say its nice to be reunited with much loved jumpers come the winter time again.

Thanks so much for making minimalism and a capsule wardrobe so easy to understand.
Much appreciated … l’m working on it !

I have followed you for several years. This is one of my favorite videos that you have done!

Thanks Emily! ❤

I live in Montreal, Canada and have a core C.W. all year long with seasonal capsule to punch it!

Thank you so much for another great video!👌 The theory behind the different types of capsules really clears up much confusion👏 However, I have come to realize that I'm a maximalist - I love colour so much that I need a rainbow of options, and love to dress in one colour top to toe😍 So, as many maximalists I'm drowning in clothes. Online searches provide no help for maximalists to set limits. I think starting on modules will be a good beginning, but could you perhaps come up a few guidelines for exploded wardrobes that still give a lot of options, both with different colours and styles (as we are a few who like to play with many styles), as well as 4 different seasons? Maybe not with a lot of pictures, but just like today, easy, brilliant diagrams?❤

Great timing, Emily - I am currently ruthlessly curating my wardrobe. I find I wear the same outfits again and again, and I have recently invested in some good quality pieces that I know I will wear for years. Never thought I would say this, but after watching this video I am edging towards an Essentials CW. Feels like a bit of a weight off my shoulders (pardon the pun :) Really appreciate your advice. Clara

Fabulous video.

I was raised on a capsule wardrobe when capsule was a word referring to space LOL

Back in the day, we called it ¨mix and match¨ wardrobe and a ¨hand me down¨ wardrobe. Can anybody relate?

watching this 3 days late, BOY worth the wait!

Thanks so much for the breakdown of variations in capsule wardrobes. I've been reworking for awhile and building out a wardrobe that really works for me. The majority of my efforts have been focused on what I can now identify as a Foundational Core CW! Working now on adding a couple of core colors per season to keep it interesting...

I’ve done seasonal CW for most of my adult life. I’ve done the essentials too, around 50 pieces or so, including accessories. Options was challenging, then I totally loved it. Might try it again for this spring.

Love love love your content ❤

So helpful! Thank you 😊

I'm modules capsule wardrobe. Work (all suits), sports/sporty (all pants), semi formal (all dresses), casual (all skirts and shorts)

I have an all season wardrobe that I wear year round with the exception of one or 2 pieces that I only wear in one season, ie. a summer dress or a chunky winter sweater. As I live in Canada, it's boots in the winter & chucks in the summer & I layer my lighter tops in the winter so I can still wear them all. My closet usually hovers around 30 pieces & they're all interchangeable. I've been doing this since I was a teenager, long before capsule wardrobes were a thing. I never dreamed it would become an actual concept, lol.

I’d like a video on how to curate an office capsule wardrobe, as suiting and jackets are very expensive investment pieces. How many pieces to get 30 different looks?

I have a seasonal CW for years. I also try to choose items that can fit for hot and cold season. Shirts entered my wardrobe thanks to you, e.g. Thank you for your useful videos in my quest of sustainability 👌

Thank you!Another great and very educational and helpful video❤👌

I definitely have a multiple modular wardrobe, because what I have to wear to work is not what I like to wear everyday. I do however need to work on thinning out my massive wardrobe so it is a little more cohesive. Thank you for explaining the differences.

So glad I found you. You have the same outlook on fashion as I do. I enjoy the outfits and the content. Thank you!

Modules is 2 syllables not 3 🙄

I have a large walk-in-robe so am lucky that I have a lot of space - my capsule wardrobe easily has over 100 items and has clothes for all seasons - my entire wardrobe is made up of black, white and red including my accessories like scarves, beanies, bags, belts and shoes - no other colours, just black, white and red. While I don’t do stripes I have a few abstract patterns and my bit of extra is florals. I very rarely buy new, most come from OpShops and markets as I love things that are different to the mainstream and I don’t follow fashion trends - I absolutely love my wardrobe.

Great video! Lots of insight 💕 I love stripes too!

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I am working on a black white and tan wardrobe so this seems perfect.

I have decluttered my closet last saterday and sunday. The pieces were in good shape, i gave to a friend of my husband and her sisterinlaw is pregnant i gave her the pieces that were oversized. The rest was worn out. I pu in a bag well even before i could get the bag out a woman with three dogs took the bag with her. And the items that i like to wear are back in the close. But i needed a few new pair of pant, i ordered them from temu. Those leggings and nicer sweats are my favorite now to wear after i lost my baby miscarriage. My stomach cant bear any tight things now. So those are my go to at the moment.

I guess i have a caspule wardrobe, 3 uniform shirts fr work and two pairs of black jeans and black dress pants. (I have more clothes i just dont end up wearing anything else besides pajamas

Hi Emily, I have recently discovered you. Loving the way you present CWs.
I tend to be a maximalist in my home. However, in the past few years, I've focused on minimizing my clothes. I tend to work with the essentials and seasonal because I also live in a 4-season place; a small town in the high mountains of Colorado. However, my seasonal items combine warm seasons and cool seasons. This simplys my choices to 30 or 40 items. Makes choosing my outfits easier. Although I continue to tweak it.
Thx for your inspiration and information. Hugs to you. 🤗🤗🤗

PS forgot to mention, I've taught skiing, directed children's Nature Day camps at a high altitude biological research laboratory, led snowshoe walks for a Nordic Center, and drove buses around the valley transporting people to a ski area and hiking trails. SO, my wardrobe has had to be sturdy as well as layered for mountain living in the outdoors and four seasons. YEEHAW ‼️ 😃