A capsule wardrobe is a basic starter wardrobe with all the clothing you need for a week, allowing you to dress up or down as needed. Practical and compact, with it you could travel the world.
- 2 Jackets: 1 blazer, 1 casual
- 8 shirts: a mixture of t-shirts, polos, button-ups, and henleys
- 3 pair pants
- 8 pair underwear
- 8 pair socks
- 1 pair dressier shoes
- 1 pair casual shoes
And for a complete office wardrobe add:
- 1 pair dress black shoes
Pieces should be high-quality and versatile, in solid, neutral colors. You may need a separate capsule wardrobe for each season depending on the climate. And of course if you’re into running, skiing, hiking, you may need a separate capsule wardrobe for each activity.
But there is no reason why it should not and cannot be fitting for young men in all circumstances, whether at home or on the field, to be dressed decently, neatly, elegantly, with due restraint and with attractive things of low cost and often replaced.
Geoffroi de Charny, A Knight’s Own Book of Chivalry, 1306-1356 A.D.