Eternal Style: How to Build a Capsule Wardrobe

You can see why fast fashion was popular, but times have changed. People are beginning to understand that throwaway fashion is not only terrible for the environment, but it’s also pretty terrible for your wardrobe, too. Fast fashion may be cheaper, but it also looks cheaper — and the style seems to go out of fashion just as fast as it arrived.

So if fast fashion is out, what’s in? Investing in quality pieces and building a timeless capsule wardrobe not only ensures that you always have something to wear but also that you always have a quality, head-turning outfit. It turns out that you really don’t need to have a thousand items to dress well — you just need a few quality essentials. 

We’ve put together a few key pieces that everyone should have in their wardrobe. While you may want to add a few other pieces from time to time, you’ll find that having the following allows you to put together a great outfit for the vast majority of occasions. 

Durable Jeans

Good quality jeans should be a mainstay in your wardrobe. After all, you can wear jeans through most periods of the year; in fact, it’s really only the height of summer when they’ll be given a break. The key words here are, of course, good quality. Jeans should be durable and ready to rumble, while also looking good. Spending a little extra cash to get well-fitted, well-made jeans is worth the expense, since you’ll find that you wear them again and again for many years to come. 

A Dress (Or Two) For All Occasions

Having a couple of quality dresses in your capsule wardrobe will ensure that you always have something to wear to classy cocktail hours and other slightly more formal events. The main decision you’ll have to make is the color of the dress. If in doubt, we’d recommend royal blue, because, well, who doesn’t love a classy royal blue dress? It’s a color that pairs well with a bunch of other colors, including gold/silver jewelry, black shoes, and white blazers, offering it a degree of versatility that other dresses can’t match. 

Quality Sneakers

Quality sneakers serve two purposes: one, they look great, and two, they’re comfortable. No one builds a capsule wardrobe only to sit around their homes all day; it’s all about getting out there and looking your best. A pair of white sneakers can be worn with about a million different outfits, and so long as you keep them clean, they’ll always do a job. Dolce Vita makes a great pair of affordable white sneakers that might just become your favorite footwear. 

Plain White T’s

Finally, we’d recommend investing in a couple of high-quality plain white t-shirts. They’re not showstoppers, sure, but you’ll find that having a quality t-shirt in your wardrobe ensures that you always have an outfit to wear. You can wear them with jeans, shorts, skirts, and, well, just about everything — they’re a good addition that can let other standout pieces do the talking. 

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