If you want something a bit longer, this one from Seasalt via JLP will do the trick.ĭon’t be too clever with the colour way, just go for simple dark blue on white, it looks best.Ī plain black swing camisole top like this one from TopShop comes in very handy. Weekend by John Lewis is actually very brilliant quality – I have a sweatshirt from there I have worn for 5 years and if I ever lost it I would, well, lose it. This looks to me like a really good one from John Lewis I have 3 for different moods and I also have 2 sleeveless striped tanks. No capsule wardrobe would be complete without a standard Breton. The problem comes with wearing them every fucking day with the same pair of fucking skinny jeans. Keep your Breton! Buy another one! There is nothing wrong with Bretons or stripes in general. Relax – I am not going to make you get rid of your Breton. PLEASE – leave a comment in the comments box if you have a favourite T-Shirt, where it is from, how much and what kind of shape you are for the enlightenment of fellow Spikers. T-Shirts are a bit like jeans in that every body shape has their go-to shops for favourites. Don’t suddenly go mad and get a turquoise one, thinking “Esther is just wrong.” Turquoise is not capsule. The sizes at Hush are very generous – I am a size 12 on top with quite big boobs and I take this T-shirt in an XS! If any sizes are sold-out, just hang on for a re-stock as they always get more in. I have yet to meet anyone who doesn’t look good in a Hush t-shirt. I get my t-shirts from Hush, because they are a good length, great value at £27 and don’t cling at the middle.

You can add colourful accessories and glittery shit if you really want later (more in another post). Plain as you can – no gold pineapples on the front, please, or diamante round the neckline. You need 2 white t-shirts and 2 grey t-shirts. You are! You will! You will have your Studio 54, white patent-boot, jumpsuit fabulosity.īut life isn’t just about Studio 54, it’s also about doing the school run or visiting friends or having breakfast with your kids in a cafe without feeling like something that got caught in a drain. In no way am I saying that you are never going to dress excitingly or madly or fashionably again. If you have them but they are in any way shabby or old or worn out, replace them. If you don’t have any of these items, get them. There is no such thing as a “boring” item of clothing, only a boring or frumpy way of wearing it. You may look over some of the following recommendations and be boggled by their boringness.īut I am here to tell you that this is not boring! This is CAPSULE. When I open my wardrobe I always hesitate over anything that a) needs dry-cleaning b) is tight c) is in anyway slightly the wrong fit or size d) wacky. When it comes to a capsule wardrobe, your focus ought to be on everything being quite plain, not dry-clean and a good fit.ĭon’t give any of your clothes an excuse not to be worn.

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