Hi everyone so this video is about creating a colorful capsule wardrobe or
adding color to your capsule wardrobe and I've talked about this briefly
before in a Q&A but I wanted to create a separate video about it and give you
guys some more examples. So the easiest way to add color to your capsule
wardrobe is if you only have color in clothes that aren't worn together. So in
this first example and this is the same example that I was showing before where
all the tops are different colors and that's totally fine as long as they're
not pieces that are being layered together they can be any color you want.
Dresses can also be any color you want because you aren't wearing two dresses
together. So then bottoms, jackets, any layering
items, accessories, and shoes are all pretty neutral so they'll go with
basically any of the tops and the dresses. And these same concepts can
apply if you want to mix prints or have a ton of different prints in your
capsule. So here's another example but the bottoms are colorful now this is
more difficult to do because people tend to have color in their tops and not so
much their bottoms but you can definitely structure things this way if
you really like printed pants or colorful skirts. So for all the tops and
layering pieces are creams, whites, greys, blacks, tans so they'll go with
any of the bottoms the shoes are also neutral, and then again you can do
whatever you want with the dresses. All you have to think about is whether they
go with your shoes and any jackets or other things you might layer on top of
them. So now what if you want to have color in different areas of your
wardrobe? It's still possible but it does require more planning. So the first thing
to do is figure out the color that you wear the most in your wardrobe and that
you wear with the most different colors. So you can take colors to other areas of
your wardrobe if they still go with a lot of other pieces in your capsule. So
in this example the tops again are quite colorful but they're not totally all
over the place and you'll see how it kind of ties in as we go into the rest
of the capsule, but we have reds, pinks, yellow, blues, and green colors as well as
some neutrals. So the easiest thing to do if you want colorful tops and bottoms is
to go for prints - and look for prints that combine all of your favorite colors
to wear. So both of these skirts include all of the different colors from the
tops so they can be worn with any of them. Now for these examples we're just
looking at color I didn't choose these items because of
their shape or anything like that, just to show the different kinds of color
options. Technically your dresses could again be any color if you went with
neutral shoes and layering items but I decided to stick with a similar color
palette to what we've already established. For two other bottom options
I went with the neutral as well as this dark blue which goes with a lot of the
tops. I wouldn't say it necessarily goes well with all of them but with the
capsule wardrobe you don't need every item to go with absolutely every other
item, you just need it to go with a lot of different items. So for the jackets
they're basically neutral but there's a little bit of color with the warm brown,
the dark navy jacket, and then I decided to add the pink coat it's a very very
light pink basically a neutral but I decided to add that because I found that
this pink went again with a lot of the different items
I wouldn't necessarily pair it with the red sweater for example but because it
is a long sleeve sweater chances are that you might not be wearing it with a
coat I didn't design any of these capsules with winter in mind they were
all meant to be a very mild temperature kind of capsule. So it definitely would
be easier to just go with neutral jackets if you have a lot of color in
your capsule but you could also pick something that goes with a lot of your
options and then for the shoes I also selected a blue pair of heels because
again even though it is a color it's pretty neutral and it does go with a lot
of the different options - it goes with all the dresses and any of the dressier
tops either contrasts nicely or it goes with the color palette. So the next
example is more planned out around a color palette so as you can see all of
the tops are pinks, peaches, reds, warm colors or, neutrals. And to contrast that
we're going to the opposite side of the color wheel and doing all Blues in the
bottoms. So in the shoes I brought in some of these warm colors again you can
really go any direction with the shoes - all neutrals, keep it with the blues, or
go to the pinks like I did. So the dresses, again, just really need to go with the
shoes, and maybe layering items, so I picked again some of those warm colors and the
navy stripe dress. And then for any layering pieces keeping it neutral but I
did throw on this printed jacket because there are a lot of solids so again we're
using the same principle as the other example
where we're looking for a print that combines all of the different colors. So
very likely you wouldn't wear this printed jacket with the printed skirt or
the printed dress but there are a ton of other options in the capsule wardrobe
that the jacket could go with so it's still a really functional piece in the
capsule. So this capsule example is very much
designed around a specific color palette. If we compare to the previous example
there's a lot more colors in that one but they can be tied together through
items like the printed skirts and strategic colors which are really
flexible. If you have an existing wardrobe that has a ton of color in it
you're probably coming from more of this kind of place. If you are trying to bring
together different colors look for those really good neutrals or possibly prints
that will help tie all your pieces together, whereas if you're just jumping into it
and you don't have a lot of color in your wardrobe, then you can start
building and designing your capsule wardrobe with a color palette in mind.
Your color palette can be as complex as you want but I think it's definitely
easier to start off with fewer colors. The thing to consider is what you're
wearing with other pieces, so you always wear tops and bottoms together and then
shoes and any layering items so I think it's good to kind of assign a color to a
certain area and that way you're not wearing a red top red pants and red
shoes unless you really like a monochromatic look. But with building
any capsule you should always build it around the colors and pieces you like
wearing most, so if something doesn't go with everything else in the capsule
wardrobe that's totally fine as long as you have some different options, but
definitely wear the items that you love wearing. So to recap the easiest way to
have a colorful capsule is to keep your colors in one area where you're not
wearing the same pieces together, and keep everything else neutral. If you want
to have color in different areas using prints that combine your different
colors is a great way to tie them all in together. And if you want to build a
capsule with color in a lot of different areas, establish a color palette based around
your favorite colors, and assign the colors that work together to different
areas of your capsule wardrobe so you have lots of pieces that mix-and-match.
So I hope you found that helpful. Unfortunately there aren't a lot of
examples of colorful capsule wardrobes - most people tend to go pretty neutral. I
think that's because it just is easiest to have things go together if
everything's neutral, but that doesn't at all mean that you can't have color in
your capsule wardrobe or that you can't build a really bright and patterned and
fun and crazy capsule wardrobe. You can make your capsule wardrobe whatever
works for you, and also if you find that you really like the capsule wardrobe
concepts but maybe the "rules" don't work so well for you, they're just guidelines
they're not rules and you can adapt things to make them work for you and
your lifestyle and your wardrobe. So if you'd like to see more of my capsule
wardrobe videos I will include a playlist down below. Thank you for
watching, and thank you so much those of you supporting me on Patreon and I'll
see you in the next one.