Stylist on the Street

My friend emailed me today as she’s sorting out her wardrobe. She’s on the move again, for the tenth time in 12 years and she said she wanted to make sure she edited it down to the basic capsule plus a few special items. It got me thinking just how much we really need to organise our wardrobe into capsules. So what is a capsule?

It means we have the essential pieces in our wardrobe that fit our lives. Whether you’re at home with the kids or a high flyer it means that you always have something to wear.

It means that your clothes all mix and match and, apart from the odd very special item, it means that everything goes with everything else.

Something very important about a capsule is that it needs to be pretty classic. Take a look at this great capsule I have created from Hobbs. Hobbs now delivers world-wide! www.hobbs.co.uk. If you fancy ordering anything Hobbs is quite generous, and they also stock it at House of Fraser as well.
I based it around the stone suit which you can see would look great with at least three of the tops and the skirt is great as a separate.
The big chunky striped skirt adds a modern touch and looks great with the blue cardi and the stone jacket.

Don’t fret too much about exact colour matching either – if the blues are a little different it’s fine! 

Notice the nude shoes and nude bag too – easy to mix and match and will go with everything. 

If you are going out straight from work the silk red top is quite luxe and will carry you to after work cocktails, as would the yellow blouse and trousers with some great drop earrings.

Every item in this wardrobe would be a great investment as it would be worn loads of times. Concentrate on cost per wear rather than the actual price.

See that I have also based the wardrobe around just a couple of colours, which makes it easier to add the shoes and the bags.

Have a look in your wardrobe and see if you have a great capsule, if not we might need to go for a little shop!