My fall wardrobe is just shy of 80 items (not counting gear or undergarments). I anticipate saying goodbye to a few of these before the season is over, and adding in a few new items as well. Breakdown is as follows:

9 casual pants, 2 dressy pants

2 casual skirts, 1 dressy skirt

4 dresses -- can dress up or down

12 cotton jersey tops (a mix of short sleeve tees, henleys, bretons, and tank tops)

8 casual cotton (woven) shirts, 2 dressy (silk) tops

4 pullover sweaters and 1 cardigan,

3 hoodies and 1 crewneck sweatshirt

5 casual toppers

2 blazers

4 gear-casual outer layers (rain shell, softshell, puffy vest, puffy jacket)

9 shoes (3 sneakers, 4 casual boots, 2 dressy-ish -- oxford and mary-jane)

Over 50% of these items see year-round wear. Most of them are in heavy rotation, except for the few dressy/formal items, which I consider to be their own capsule, due to my extremely casual lifestyle. From time to time I will dress down a blazer or a silk top, but only for occasions when I’m not around children or pets, which is pretty rare! (Actually, I’ve been “saving” my white jeans and white denim jacket for kid-free occasions too, otherwise they would be perpetually soaking in peroxide solution!)

As I mentioned, this list doesn’t include specialized clothes: backpacking and running gear, my chore/painting clothes, or my lounge/sleepwear, or my undergarments/hosiery. All important, but not categories where I’m prone to overbuying, so I don’t really bother to count.

My shopping list for the rest of the year:

1 or 2 full midi skirts

1 or 2 pants/jeans

1 or 2 dresses/jumpsuits

1 or 2 sweaters/cardis

1 or 2 pairs boots/booties

NO tops! It is waaay too easy for me to buy tops and I don’t need anymore (I say this every single season, but, obviously, if the right one rolls around…).

(ETA: Sorry this is in bold; I copied and pasted from my Notepad app, and my phone freezes when I try to un-bold it or add bullet points to the lists. Ah well.)