A Winter Capsule Wardrobe on a Budget

It might inspire you to pick up a piece or two to update your winter wardrobe, for a nice little closet refresher without making you feel too guilty.

Fall and winter are my favourite fashion months, but they are also the seasons that are quieter for us here and I have limited disposable income.

Making it frustrating when I want so go all out on my fall and winter wardrobe.

So after many, many years of practice I have got good at maintaining a style on a budget.

Even 99% of anything that I own that is designer is secondhand.

It is all about taking inventory of what you have first, which will help steer you away from buying something similar or something that checks that same wardrobe box.

Because how many times have you bought something only to realize that you already own something similar?

I am sure we can all raise our hands over that one.

It can be hard to keep a mental wardrobe inventory when you are in the midst of a potentially adrenaline-driven shopping moment.

Then you bring it home and are like, “well, shit. I already own something like this”.

So it goes into the closet to take up room and took money away from something that would have been a better choice for your wardrobe.

This is why it is so important to deeply understand your personal style.

You will be making every purchase with the proper intention behind it therefore never bring home something that you own already or something that will not work with the rest of your wardrobe.

Because when you are conscious of your personal style, you will make wardrobe purchases that work with that style.

And when you have a closet full of pieces that are all very you, then you will never have the problem of having nothing to wear.

Amy Smilovic who is an expert in this area had a great video today talking about not having a wardrobe that is trifurcated.

Meaning, not having one wardrobe that is broken into three sections of work, home, and play. You want to be able to use your entire wardrobe over every facet.

You want to be able to wear all your clothes for any reason.

This mindset is also a great way to save money because you are using all your clothes for every facet of your life because they will work properly for you when you buy with your adjectives/personal style in mind.

It is worth going into a deep dive of her videos because she has a lot of gems and aha moments in there.

My style very much falls under the same chill modern and classic adjectives she uses but in my life, while I love modern, I am also a huge vintage lover so the modern adjective didn’t work for me.

I buy my pieces with the adjectives chill, classic, and versatile in mind, with the modifier unexpected.

This is how I am able to buy pieces and build a wardrobe that works for me. If I wasn’t aware of these things I would flounder in my purchases and my closet would have a lot of pieces that work in a one-of type of situation.

And when you are on a budget then this is not a good way to make the most of your wardrobe.

So my tip is to become very familiar with your adjectives/modifier/style, and you will never make a purchase for your wardrobe that doesn’t work for you.

If you are looking for another winter capsule wardrobe on a Budget, I put together a Zara Winter Capsule Digital Shopping Guide yesterday as well.

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