Capsule wardrobes created by Alison Gary of the Washington D.C. fashion blog Wardrobe Oxygen. Looking for inspiration on how to have more style with fewer items in your closet? You’ve come to the right place! Capsule wardrobes for stay-at-home moms, business travelers, telecommuniting, retirees, vacationers, and more. Scroll through the archives to also find tips on how to extend your style, pare down your wardrobe without sacrificing your style, and how to look stylish on a budget.
This transitional capsule wardrobe post was originally written in 2023. Revisiting it a couple years later, some items are no longer in stock and popular colors then may not be as popular now. (Not that this should stop you from wearing them—you know how I feel!). I don’t want to entirely recreate this post as…
This July, my family, our dog, and I strapped the rooftop carrier to our Subaru and headed north. We drove straight to Salem, Massachusetts for almost a week, spent a night in Providence, Rhode Island, and then a couple of nights on Long Island. This trip was part sightseeing, part visiting relative, and part R&R…
I recently visited the DC M.M.LaFleur showroom and tried a lot of their spring and summer offerings. One item I fell for was the O’Hara Blazer in Plaid Sharkskin. A lighter-weight blazer but still full of professionalism and quality construction, this is how to style the boyfriend blazer of 2023 in a sophisticated manner. I…
My sister Debbie recently went on a weekend getaway to Miami, Florida. She shared that without even planning, she created a capsule wardrobe. I invited Debbie to share what was in her weekend capsule wardrobe for Miami, thinking it may help others who are planning weekend getaways and looking to have everything fit in a…
After my recent spring capsule wardrobe, I had some folks reach out asking if I would consider putting together a spring work-friendly capsule wardrobe. One of my DMs on Instagram mentioned they purchased the Old Navy blazer and matching trousers so I decided to make a spring to summer workwear capsule wardrobe based on those…
As I look through my closet for this season and as it gets colder, I am assessing what I already own, and what I think will work with my existing closet, and I can’t help but think about capsules. What will be my fall to winter capsule wardrobe? What will mix and match, making it…
It’s clear by now that I am a fan of creating capsule wardrobes. Wardrobe Oxygen for many years was known for its capsule wardrobes, but they tapered off in recent years. But in the past couple of years, I really see the value of shopping less, shopping carefully, and working with a capsule mindset to…
I recently went to the beach for a long weekend with some of my best girl friends. I looked at what I packed and realized if I added just a couple of items, I’d have a great active beach getaway capsule wardrobe that would extend far beyond three nights. I decided to take some of…
I’ve struggled with M.M.LaFleur fitting my short, curvy body in the past when shopping online; I decided to visit one of their showrooms to try in person to see if I would have more success. Going in person gave me a whole new perspective, and everything I was trying worked together like a travel-friendly capsule…