If you fancy trying out this sartorial detox, but feel a little overwhelmed about where to start, no need to worry. Rector has a five-step approach to building your very own capsule wardrobe:
1. Pare down your closet to 37 items.
2. Wear only those 37 items for three months.
3. Don’t go shopping during the season until…
4. During the last two weeks of the season, plan and shop for your next capsule.
5. The amount you buy for the next capsule is up to you, but less is more.
Sounds doable? Now, I am thinking to
not go completely crazy and actually toss the majority of my wardrobe, but rather bundle it into bags and stick them in the attic. That way, it will be like a little security blanket. You know, just knowing that, should I get sick to my teeth of the 37 bits and bobs hanging in my wardrobe, I can just climb into the attic and retrieve my old clothes.
And then if I, after a year or so,
haven't had a relapse, or felt a longing for my much more well-stocked wardrobe of the past, I can toss or donate my old clothes and probably feel much more confident about doing so. Genius, or what? Here's hoping I do better with this clothes detox than I did that time I tried a juice one...
Doubtful? I was too. But as with most other things, maybe the whole idea of simpler being better will ring true for my wardrobe too. I sure feel inspired to give it a try. And if you are sick of rooting through your overflowing wardrobe every morning too, here are Rector's reasons why a 37-piece wardrobe is the way forward.
