My Winter 2017 Capsule Wardrobe

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1. I love the capsule wardrobe. It’s really helped me clean out my closet, which need to be done desperately. I did have one quick question. I was wondering how you handle your sweaters on those hangers. When I try to put sweaters on a hanger, I always end up with weird spots on the shoulders where the hanger pokes out and leaves lumps. How do you avoid this?

2. I purchased the Stay at home and the athleisure. I love the options above too. Is the ebook listed above more of a combination of French and General? I am trying to figure out the best combination of wardrobes. They are all intriguing. I wonder if maybe an ebook of 5 items from each would be possible? Or that wouldn’t be capsule then? 🙂

3. Jennifer,

   My Winter capsule wardrobe is a combination of the French Minimalist and Essential capsules. I incorporated a few pieces from each capsule, plus a few of my own I already had. You can combine a few pieces from each of the eBooks. It will still be a capsule wardrobe if you stick to a set number of pieces, say no more than 30, and use that capsule all season.

4. Suzanne,

   You can keep your sweaters folded in stacks on a shelf, say on the shelf above your rack in your closet, or in a drawer. I hang my sweaters on my wooden hangers in my closet. The wooden hangers prevent shoulder lumps as they keep the shoulders in my tops smooth.

5. This may be my favorite post you’ve ever done! I love that you talked each step through, and explained how you select items, and store other items. The visuals always help too! I’ve purchased a full year of capsule guides now and look forward to seeing how I can use the items I’ve purchased year after year.

   Oh! Wanted to mention that J Crew Factory has the herringbone vest again this year, just saw it in store last week for anyone still looking!

6. Thank you Teresa! I love sharing my capsule wardrobe with everyone each season! The herringbone vest is one of my favorite layering items to wear. I’ve had mine for a few years now and it still looks new!

7. Hi – I am ready to radically clean/filter my closet. What do you keep in the wicker baskets on your shelves? Your scarves would probably fit in one, so what’s in the others? Just curious – before I run out and invest in totes and baskets. Thanks!
   Tammie

8. Tamara,

   I keep off-season scarves, my small handbags and extra hangers in my wicker baskets in the top of my closet. I love the wicker baskets not only because I can store small items in them, but they also provide a bit of color and texture to my closet.

9. Leanne, I love seeing your very practical wardrobe! I can see all of those pieces working for many occasions. What do you do to have a few items for dressy wear? I’m wondering what the best way to go to have appropriate items for parties, occasions such as funerals, weddings, church, parties, etc?? I am struggling with creating a capsule for those types of rare, but necessary occasions. Any thoughts? Love your posts!!

10. Sheri,

    Thank you for your comment! I have a couple of skirts and dressy tops, plus a few dresses set aside in my closet for dressy outfits. I don’t include them in my capsule wardrobe, as I don’t wear them everyday, but wear them to church and social functions. Here’s what I have for the Winter: black and gray pencil skirts, two solid color tops that can be worn with the skirts. One of my dresses is a sweater dress. I also have a patterned dress and a black long sleeve dress. For the skirts, if you have cardigans in your capsule wardrobe, you can wear those with the skirt outfits!

11. This is another way. 🙂

12. https://snapguide.com/guides/hang-a-sweater/

13. Thank you for including that post Carolyn! Very helpful!

14. Thank you for responding, Leanne! I find that I’ve neglected that part of my wardrobe, and then it sneaks up on me when I least expect it! I appreciate the suggestions. I also like the suggestions to some other comments of combining pieces from more than one capsule. I think that could help expand the overall choices 🙂

15. Thank you Sheri!

16. I love your capsule, but was wondering if you had a pin with the complete outfits you can wear from this? I need a lot of help in this department and would love to see all the different outfits you can get from this! Thanks!

17. Amanda,

    I don’t have a pin with all the outfits, since I just created my capsule for the winter. You can follow along on Instagram under @classyyettrendy and this blog to see what outfits I wear.

18. Have you created a link with complete outfits with this capsule? I love it!

19. I have ordered a number of your ebooks. This morning I thought i was ordering the one that is above but the one that came in was the one with the blue shirt. Not sure what i did wrong.

20. Wren,

    If you’ll send me an email to classyyettrendy@gmail.com with your invoice number in the email from Paypal, I’ll look into your order.

21. I don’t have a pin with all the outfits, since this is my custom capsule wardrobe. You can follow along on Instagram under @classyyettrendy and this blog to see what outfits I wear!

22. I would like to purchase my first e book but am not sure which one to purchase. I’m thinking the Winter 2918 is the one as your post had the same color palette ( black, gray, pink, etc.). But when I click on the link it says the palette is blue not black. Can you confirm is the palette blue or black. Thank you.

23. Stephanie,

    If you are asking about the Essential Winter 2018 eBook, the base color is navy.

24. I tried the French Minimalist travel capsule on a recent 8 day pre-holiday trip. The selection of clothes and shoes easily fit into a carry-on. I had so much fun mixing the pieces to create different outfits and, if I say so myself, looked fabulous. I’m so glad I discovered your capsules, Leanne. Thank you!

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