In Fall, the weather was all over the map. I think my capsule treated me well, but all I really wanted was big snuggly sweaters. I was excited to go thru my sweaters in Winter and get more of that cozy vibe. That’s where my head was at when starting my Winter Capsule.
I‘ve been doing capsules for several years now, trying not to buy any new clothes and trying to limit the second hand clothes that come into my closet. Every season I pare down my back stock of clothing. But I’m still surprised every three months about what I have, or in Winter’s case, what I don’t have. I was pretty surprised that I thought I didn’t have very many cozy sweaters.
This made me think about a few things: Where did all my sweaters go? How many sweaters do I need? Am I going to get some new sweaters?
I love making a post for each season’s capsule bc this is the time that I really get to answer those questions or any questions I’m having.
Here’s my Winter 2020 Capsule.
5 Jeans - Can I do three months with only 5 pairs of pants? Everlane blue high waisted (ethical, sustainable) , everlane grey button fly (ethical, sustainable), white button fly (thrifted), black wide leg (vintage and thrifted), fleece lined wranglers (vintage and thrifted).
11 tops - Mostly long sleeve and for layering. American Apparel green waffle (ethical, sustainable, 10 years +), grey stripe (10 year +), blue henley (hand me down), grey ribbed henley (5 year +), Grey waffle henley (5 year+), Baseball tee (local biz), floral waffle (10year +), green waffle (10 year +), snake skin turtleneck (vintage and thrifted), ribbed mock neck (vintage and thrifted), rainbow mock neck (thrifted).
10 Sweaters - To answer some of my earlier questions: I have plenty of sweaters! And quite a variety. Sparkly mock neck (vintage and thrifted), teal (5 years+), chenille (hand me down), eye sweater (vintage and thrifted), grey light (5 year +), grey kimono (thirfted, 3 year +), John cardigan (vintage, hand me down), grey wool (hand me down), black cardigan (5+ years), Katie sweater (hand me down).
3 dresses - Denim (10 year +), silver (ethical and thrifted), burn out (hand me down).
4 tanks and under shirts - I mostly use these for layering. Salmon crop (thrifted), grey tank (10+ years), teal (5 year +). black (10 year +).
1 shirt - I’ve used this black skirt (8 years +) in just about every capsule.
12 t shirts - Again, I layer with these a ton in every season. Teal talula’s (local biz, gifted), white floral (thrifted), minutemen (10 years +), grey waffle (10 years +), AA green crew (ethical, sustainable, 10 year +), AA grey crew (ethical, sustainable, 10 year +), green band (local artist, 5 years +), spiritualized (artist tee, AA ethical, sustainable, 10 year +), Happy Birthday Sandwiches (thrifted, AA ethical, sustainable, 10 year +), Mets (thrifted, 10 year +), long sleeve black (local biz, gifted)
4 shoes - velcro vans (3 years +), floral vans (3 years +), brown boots (thrifted), black boots (3 years +).
This capsule rounds out at 50 pieces. The color theme is grey (as always), black, sage green, teal, with a bit of white. I would like there to be a few more pops of salmon, so if I find anything like that, I might swap some items out. I feel good about this capsule, I’m interested to see how it treats me for the next three months. I’ve got plenty of cozy sweaters!
Are you switching out your capsule every three months? Do you change it seasonally? What arre some of your Winter staples?