Featured: Stylist Essentials—Building a Capsule Wardrobe for Real Life

Capsule wardrobes are not minimalism contests. They are flexible collections designed for your real routine. Start with 8–12 mixable pieces across tops, layers, bottoms, and shoes. Anchor your palette with two neutrals and add two accent colors you love to wear. Fit first, trend second.

Audit your week by occasions—work, casual, social, fitness—and map each item to at least three outfits. If a piece cannot work three ways, it must earn its place with a unique function.