The Basics
- When: Every three months (It’s never too late to start so join in anytime!)
- What: 33 items including clothing, accessories, jewellery, outerwear and shoes.
- What not: wedding ring / sentimental piece of jewellery that you never take off, underwear, sleep wear, in-home lounge wear, and workout clothing (you can only wear your workout clothing to workout)
- How: Choose your 33 items, box up the rest of your clothes, seal it with tape and put it out of sight.
- What else: You are creating a wardrobe that you can live, work and play in for three months. It is not a project in suffering. If your clothes don’t fit or are in poor condition, replace them.
Bonus Rules
- Use the first week of each phase if you need it to finish your collection and throw away/donation process.
- Choose three additional items and put them aside in your closet. You may swap these items in during the next three months, but three other items have to be swapped out, and stored/donated.
ExampleWinter wardrobe
- 20 items of clothing (boot cut jeans, skinny jeans, leggings, skirt, formal dress, 2 x everyday dresses, tank top, 2 x sleeveless shirt, 3 x long sleeve shirt, 2 x sweater, sweatshirt, long sleeve t-shirt, blazer, coat, short trench coat)
- 4 pairs of shoes (flats, heels, boots, walking shoes)
- 6 accessories (laptop bag, purse/handbag, sunglasses, hat, gloves, scarf )
- 3 items of jewellery (earrings, necklace, bracelet).
CC says: When
I build my winter capsule in January, it will include most of the pieces from
the fall wardrobe. I’ll remove a couple of sleeveless shirts and add in warmer
tops. Even though I have 4 different capsule collections during the year, I
don’t have 33 different pieces for each.
