From Work To Weekend: 4 Versatile Tops

If you have a 9-5 job where you have to wear dressy clothes, do you have a separate wardrobe just for your work clothes?  Then, do you have clothes that you wear on the weekend?  My closet used to be the  same way!  I had clothes that I wore just for work, then I had just my “weekend” clothes.   I spent lots of money buying dressy clothes, then buying casual clothes, until I started using a “capsule wardrobe“!

 My closet used to be packed full of clothes with so many patterns and colors that didn’t mix well with other clothes in my closet.  I basically had two separate wardrobes in one closet.  One day, I discovered the “capsule wardrobe” system, and my life changed!  I found out that you can have one wardrobe and just by using clothes that can be multi-functional, you can wear them to work and on the weekend.  Using a capsule wardrobe has dramatically cut my spending on clothes and keeps my money in my wallet, instead of throwing it away on clothes that I don’t need.  Using tops like this crew neck sweater, this striped turtleneck, this long sleeve white top and this black mock neck top lets me have both dressy and casual outfit options!  I can wear them with my favorite jeans or with this versatile pencil skirt.

I have been using my capsule wardrobe going on 3 years now and I absolutely love preparing my capsule wardrobe each season!  I look forward to shopping my closet every 3 months and put together my wardrobe that I will love wearing.  To make the most of my wardrobe, I include clothes that will mix and match with one another, thus producing outfits that are both dressy and casual!  The key to mixing and matching clothes is to use color tones that compliment each other.  My favorite color tones to use first in creating my capsule wardrobes are neutral colors.  Those colors are black, navy, gray, white, ivory, beige and camel.  The most commonly used neutrals are black, white and gray, but navy is a popular alternative, especially in the Spring.  At the beginning of a season when I create my capsule wardrobe, I choose my core closet essentials first.  Then, I build on my essentials by adding more tops, bottoms and layers, until my capsule wardrobe is finished!  Then, I enjoy getting dressed everyday, knowing I’m making the most of my clothes and saving money too!

In this post, I’m sharing 4 versatile tops that will go from work to the weekend.  All the outfit ideas shown are in the eBook, The French Minimalist Capsule Wardrobe: Winter 2018 Collection.  Just 23 clothes and shoes can make 100 outfits!  That’s a complete wardrobe for the Winter season!