Lessons from Madame Chic: the 10-item capsule wardrobe

VfM4meplse · 9 August 2015 at 11:16PM

Inspired by a thread on another board, I thought I would share the love from Madame Chic (a v recent holiday read from a chazzer

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The principles, in brief:
- select just a few pieces from your wardrobe (the suggestion is 10, but that does not include occasion-wear, coats and accessories)
- wear your good stuff all the time as it won't otherwise see the light of day. Use it up, look good at all times and when it is worn out ditch it.

I confess I haven't done this, mainly because my stuff is far too expensive to part with. Although I have a separate clothes rail and ironically before I read the book set aside just 6 pieces on it to wear over the course of every fortnight, including smart jeans and a summer blouse for weekends over the last 3 months - admittedly so I could manage my washing better whilst trying to fix and then awaiting the delivery of a new machine, but that's another story

! I do however feel very critical of any item of clothing that no longer looks right, and am inclined to discard both these and clothes that I would otherwise slob around the house in now I no longer wear them, so the potential is there

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Any takers? Let us know how you get on with this.

Floss · 10 August 2015 at 1:51PM

It sounds a good plan, but I work in a corporate environment so need to have workwear AND other clothes so I don't think I could keep to a low number. I do have a small but perfectly formed work wardrobe, of 7 shift dresses & coordinating cardigans which get worn in rotation until they are past their best, so I guess in principle I am already doing it!