How To Shop For A Capsule Wardrobe
In order to build a capsule wardrobe you need some strategy to your shopping.
If you stand in front of a closet full of clothes but feel like you have nothing to wear, you haven’t been strategically shopping. Strategic shopping is a method created by Fashion Fix to help you maintain and manage your wardrobe. With this method you will be sure to build your best wardrobe with the most value.
So how do you shop for your closet in a way that will build your best wardrobe? Like this…
TO ADD
When you shop to add to your wardrobe you are filling a gap or a hole in your closet. Maybe you are missing a piece from the Wardrobe Essentials Checklist. Maybe you are missing a staple layer or accessory. Maybe you need to add color or pattern. Where there is something missing you need to add.
TO UPDATE
When there are pieces that you ‘make work’, but aren’t exactly the right fit or style for you, you need to update them. When you update pieces in your wardrobe you are practicing the one in and one out rule. Hanging on to what you ‘make work’ until your update with the something that just works for you. The most essential thing to remember when updating your wardrobe is to find pieces that fit your shape, style, and life. If you don’t you’ll end up right back where you are now. With a closet full of clothes but nothing to wear.
TO REPLACE
When you shop to replace something in your wardrobe you are shopping for almost the exact same thing, but newer. This is for the tried and true pieces in your closet that you go-to time and time again. Your favorite cardigan, the most comfortable jeans, the best white tee, the blazer you love. If you are wearing these on repeat they are most likely going to get over-worn and potentially damaged at some point, and they just need to be replaced. You might not be able to replace it with the exact same item, but you’re looking for something pretty darn close to it.
