My Summer 2025 Capsule Wardrobe: Minimalist Casual For Hot Climates
It’s the spring season, but we have already been having summer-like temperatures. I live in Alabama, where it our summer season should be called “Hot Season” since it is always hot and humid! The hot temperatures and humidity usually lasts usually through September. When you live in a humid climate in the summer, you can just walk outside and you will start sweating! You want to wear clothes that are airy and fabrics that breathe well in the hot weather. The sun is bright and hot, so you also want to wear open toe shoes like sandals! I’ve created my own Summer 2025 capsule wardrobe that I will be wearing all summer in our hot climate. Since we have a long summer season, I have 33 pieces in my capsule, which includes tops, bottoms and shoes, in mostly neutral colors with a mix of minimalist styles. My capsule wardrobe is based on the Coastal Vibes Capsule Wardrobe Season Series, but I customized with several pieces I already had in my closet and by changing the base color from navy to black. I’m showing everything in my own capsule wardrobe in my closet.
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 and am transparent about the outfits I wear. 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.
I created my own capsule wardrobe based on the Coastal Vibes Capsule Wardrobe Season Series and expanded the capsule by adding a few extra items from my closet. In the season series, there are convenient online shopping links for each piece in the capsule plus accessories, 100 outfit ideas, outfit calendar and more!
The shopping links for everything in my summer capsule wardrobe is below!
My Personal Style & Lifestyle
My full-time job is working at home creating capsule wardrobes and content on Classy Yet Trendy blog and social media. Since I work at home, I like to wear casual styles like tees, jeans, shorts, pants, light layers and comfy shoes. I live in a rural, casual, river town of Alabama and if I wear dresses or skirts, it is to church (along with jeans and pants to church).
My Color Palette
For this Summer 2025 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 for the season, feel free to use your favorite neutral base color (other base colors can be navy, gray, brown, etc). I added a few pieces in blue and green as accent colors.
The capsule wardrobes I share from my own closet every season are clothes that I have in my own closet and is my personal style. Everyone has their own personal style as well as color preference in clothes and may be based on the weather where you live, so your wardrobe may be different from mine. Feel free 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 from my capsule wardrobe throughout the season, as well as outfit collages and outfit ideas!
Minimalist Style
My favorite styles are ones that are classic, simple and minimalist. I prefer to wear mostly solid, neutral colors and rarely wear patterns. I do enjoy wearing patterns , (my favorite is stripes) and sometimes, like florals, dots, etc, but I wear solid colors more, so those are the ones I mainly include in my capsule wardrobes.
Since my favorite colors are mostly neutrals and blue, I chose those colors primarily for my color palette! This season, I also added green.
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!
How Did I Create This Capsule Wardrobe?
I 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 own Summer 2025 Classic Casual Capsule Wardrobe. I included 33 tops, bottoms and shoes in casual styles. When I create a capsule wardrobe, I select my tops first, but you can also start building your capsule by choosing bottoms or shoes first! Here is my capsule wardrobe on the clothes rack in my studio room.
Here is everything in my own capsule wardrobe, along with shopping links below to either the actual or similar items (in case it is sold out), so you can add them to your closet!
Tops and Layers
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.
Tops
Talbots tank in “white”
Amazon open stick crochet top in “white”
Old Navy white cotton gauze top in “white lilies”
Everlane white linen top in “white”
Amazon tank in “almond”
Quince linen sleeveless top in “flax”
Madewell linen shirt in “oat”
Nordstrom chambray shirt in “light wash”
Old Navy puff sleeve top in “cashmere blue”
Loft wedge tee in “fresh ivy”
Target peasant top in “black/white floral”
Boden striped tee in “ivory, black”
Talbots tank in “black”
Gap Factory tee in “black”
Shop The Tops:
Bottoms
I linked “similar” items if any of my exact ones are sold out.
Pact linen blend pleated trouser in “black” Click HERE to get 15% off your first purchase at Pact!
Amazon linen skirt in “black”
Loft cuffed shorts in “black”
Loft cuffed shorts in “fresh ivy”
Levi’s @ Target denim shorts in “ticked & untied”
Lands End chambray shorts in “evening sky chambray”
Quince linen pants in “flax”
Amazon linen skirt in “beige”
Madewell linen shorts in “oat”
J. Jill linen pants in “white” similar, new style
J. Crew Factory chino shorts in “white”
Shop The Bottoms:
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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
Shoes
TOP ROW (Left To Right):
Dreampairs via Amazon strap sandals in “black”
Amazon slide sandals in “black”
Tkees via Amazon Mia Napa Sandals in “sable” / Also here at Tkees / budget style on Amazon!
Spanish Sandal Company avarca sandals in “ecru”
BOTTOM ROW (Left To Right):
Dreampairs via Amazon strap sandals in “brown”
Nisolo huarache shoes in “almond”
Sam Edelman white/cork slide sandals in “natural”
Birkenstock arizona strap sandals in “white” / budget style on Amazon!
Shop The Shoes:
I’ll be sharing outfits I wear from my capsule wardrobe on my Instagram @classyyettrendy!
Here are 10 outfit ideas using a few pieces from my capsule wardrobe. I’ll be sharing more outfits on my Instagram account @classyyettrendy!
Which outfit is your favorite?
Let me know in the comments section below.
Thank you for visiting the blog! 😃❤️
A Bit Of Inspiration For Your Day:
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” – Matthew 25:35-36
