My 29-Piece French Riviera Casual Summer 2023 Capsule Wardrobe

See everything in my own capsule wardrobe, which includes tops, bottoms, layers and shoes, in mostly neutral colors. My capsule wardrobe is based on the Simplified Style®: Classic Casual Capsule Wardrobe. I’m showing everything in my own personal capsule wardrobe in my closet, here on the blog.

For those of you that follow the Classy Yet Trendy blog, you know that I have been using a capsule wardrobe in my closet for several years. I absolutely love using a capsule wardrobe every season, as it helps me get dressed quickly and easily everyday. A capsule wardrobe is a small set of clothes and shoes, which all mix and match, so you can have dozens of outfit combinations ready to wear. Using a capsule wardrobe lets you focus on more important things in your life and takes the stress away from getting dressed.

My full-time job is administering Classy Yet Trendy, as the sole person who does everything while working at home. Since I work at home, I wear casual clothes like jeans, casual pants and shorts. My job everyday consists of: working at my desk, doing photo sessions of clothes and shoes, moving about creating flatlays for Instagram, etc., so dresses or dressy skirts are not feasible for my work-week lifestyle. On Sundays, I do wear skirts and dresses to church, in addition to wearing outfits from my capsule wardrobe since everyone dresses mostly casual at our church.

Living in Alabama, the temperatures of our Summer season are HOT & HUMID. Since we have tropical-like weather it’s important to wear breathable fabrics like cotton and linen.

I created my mostly neutral capsule for my closet based on the women’s Simplified Style®: Classic Casual – A Year-Round Foundation Capsule Wardrobe. In Simplified Style®, there are 400+ outfit combinations for the entire year, capsulea for all seasons, outfit calendars and more!

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Simplified Style®: Classic Casual

Why I Chose The “French Riviera Casual” Style

My favorite capsule wardrobe styles I create every season for the Capsule Wardrobe Store are French Minimalist and Coastal Vibes. When you combine the two styles, the outfits are similar to the “French Riviera” style (see on Pinterest), which is a Nancy Myers nautical coastal style, but a bit more sophisticated and classic.

My Color Palette and Personal Style

For this Summer season, I chose “black” as the base color for my capsule wardrobe. I chose black as my own personal preference, so if you are referencing this post to create your capsule wardrobe, feel free to use your favorite base color. Navy, brown, charcoal gray, etc. would work well in this capsule.

The capsule wardrobes I share from my own closet every season, are clothes that I have in my own closet and reflect my personal style. Everyone has their own personal style as well as color preference in clothes, so your clothes and shoes in your capsule may be different from mine. You are welcome to use my capsule wardrobes here on the blog as inspiration for creating your own! While I don’t have a guide of outfits for my own personal capsule wardrobes, feel free to follow along on my Instagram account @classyyettrendy, where I share outfits I wear throughout the season, as well as outfit collages and outfit ideas!

My first and foremost favorite style is “Classic” with a bit of “French Minimalist“, which includes solid color tees, button-down shirts, casual pants, jeans, cardigans, denim jackets, loafers, mules and flats. What is “classic” style? Classic style includes timeless designs that stand the test of time in mostly solid, neutral colors. I love the simplicity of classic style and I enjoy wearing this style the most. I create French Minimalist capsule wardrobes every season…see them here! This season I mixed Classic Style, French Minimalist and Coastal Vibes for a French Riviera inspired capsule!

If you need a complete wardrobe for the season, then you may enjoy using one of my “ready to wear” capsule wardrobes in other styles available in the Capsule Wardrobe Store!

My own capsule wardrobe from my closet…

How Did I Put This Capsule Wardrobe Together?

I created my own capsule wardrobe for my closet based on my best-selling capsule collection, Simplified Style®: Classic Casual Capsule Wardrobe. I also followed the 4 steps in my blog post, How To Start A Capsule Wardrobe: An Easy 4-Step Visual Guide to create my capsule.

What Is In My Capsule Wardrobe

Here’s everything in my Summer 2023 French Riviera Casual Capsule Wardrobe. For my own capsule wardrobe, I included 29 tops, bottoms and shoes.

When I create a capsule wardrobe, I select my tops first, I guess it’s maybe out of habit, but you can also start building your capsule by choosing bottoms or shoes first! To give you a visual of what a capsule wardrobe looks like on a clothes rack, here is what my capsule looks like on my clothes rack.

Here is everything in my own Summer 2023 capsule wardrobe, along with shopping links to either the actual or similar items (in case it is sold out), so you can add them to your closet!

Tops and Layers

I used mostly closet foundation essentials with some French Riviera inspired pieces to build my capsule wardrobe! You can use similar pieces to mine (shopping links are below) OR you can “shop your closet” too, including your favorite pieces for your capsule.

Left To Right:
I linked “similar” items if any of my exact ones are sold out.

Talbots white tank exact
Ann Taylor white scoop neck tee exact
J. Jill white gauze top exact
J. Crew white linen shirt exact
Loft white eyelet top exact
Quince flax linen tank (similar) in “driftwood” color / mine exact one is the Eileen Fisher linen tank (old)
J. Crew flax linen tee exact
Amazon blue cotton gauze shirt exact / also like this Ralph Lauren linen shirt
Loft chambray top exact
J. Crew blue stripe tee exact
J. Crew blue stripe cotton gauze shirt exact
Boden striped breton tee exact, but this is the new style
Talbots black tank exact
Tommy Bahama black tee exact

Shop The Tops & Layers:

You may also like:

How To Create A Carry-On Capsule Wardrobe (Spring Edition) + Outfits
How To Create a Core Closet
How To Create a Classic Wardrobe
How To Dress Like a French Woman

Bottoms

I have 9 bottoms in my Summer capsule:

Left To Right:
I linked “similar” items if any of my exact ones are sold out.

Old Navy black linen shorts exact
Old Navy black linen pants exact / similar in more sizes
Madewell denim shorts (very similar style)j
Talbots chambray pants exact
Talbots chambray skirt (similar) (my exact one is from J. Crew Factory a few years ago)
Quince linen pants in “driftwood” color c/o exact LOVE these pants!
Karen Kane flax linen shorts exact
Talbots wide leg linen pants exact
J. Crew 7″ white chino shorts exact

Shop The Bottoms:

Shoes

TOP ROW (Left To Right):

Walmart Rattan Slide Sandals in “raffia/tortoise” color exact / also LOVE these Sam Edelman Rattan Slides!
Sam Edelman Bay Slide Sandals in “almond patent” color exact
Nisolo Catalina Slide Sandals in “black” color c/o exact (Use code my promo code CLASSYYETTRENDY for 20% off the Huarache Sandals at Nisolo.com)
Olukai Waiau Black Strappy Sandals exact

BOTTOM ROW (Left To Right):

Walmart Slingback Sandals c/o exact / also LOVE these Cole Haan Flynn Slingback Sandals!
Steve Madden Hadyn Sandals in “cognac” exact

Shop The Shoes:

Accessories

Some of my bags, hats and belts I’ll be wearing with my capsule wardrobe…

Shop The Accessories:

I’ll be sharing outfits I wear from my Summer capsule wardrobe on my Instagram @classyyettrendy!

A Bit Of Inspiration For Your Day:

“For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” – Matthew 7:8