These are the only staples you need in your life
). Of course, it's still important to be mindful when purchasing. It's all very well treating yourself to a gorgeous bias-cut sundress made from dead-stock fabric, but if you only wear it a handful of times per year, that's also not exactly sustainable is it?
The other solution? I know you’ve heard it a thousand times before, but a capsule wardrobe is king. Once you've nailed that neat little edit, it should make life easier , as well as being kinder to your bank balance. And, let’s face it, the effortlessness it exudes feels very chic. The best bit is, you can dip a toe in and still make a difference. If you've never heard of Livia Firth's company Eco-Age and its #30wears mission, you'll know that making use of your clothing is what counts. And since we can't all afford to be decked out in dense wool coats and crisp cotton shirts from the likes of Max Mara and The Row, often that means shopping on the high street.
Going forward, besides working with what I’ve got , I plan to shop sensibly. Buy more black, for easy styling, and consider how many ways I can wear a piece before I evenOh, and that reminds me: shop with an actual, physical basket. The pandemic certainly made this trickier, but I would always recommend going into actual stores; feeling fabrics and trying pieces on for size. It'll help stop the slew of plastic-entombed parcels being shipped back and forth .
For now, start building those essentials. It helps to know where to begin, though, so we've rounded up the five basic building blocks that make a capsule wardrobe right here: