We've been talking about capsules a lot recently and members have posted some great photos of their capsules. Something gelled for me today while I was getting my 'hair did' (there's a bit of time to think while you're waiting for your hairdye to soak in) and I realized two things.
1. I have three main purposes that I need to dress for on a regular basis, and I could make a capsule for each of them:
a - work at home days: comfortable but still OK for running errands, being seen.
b - smart casual for days out, working with critique partners, writers' group meetings, dinner with the spouse, general life stuff
c - weekend / loungewear - casual, comfy, but not sloppy or worn

I have some thinking to do about what each of these should include/symbolize but I really like the idea of when buying something new, make sure that it works for at least two of the capsules. Then there are formalwear and athletic wear capsules too which don't overlap, I don't think.

2. Seasonally, I was thinking about Suz's excellent six season idea but then realized that eight seasons might make even more sense for me. Besides, I already do a lot of planning and goal-setting based on the eight cross-quarters of the year (loosely based on the ancient Celtic calendar, basically the solstices and equinoxes and the cross-quarter days halfway in-between each of them, which often correlate with cultural/religious holidays, e.g. May Day, Halloween, etc.). That gives me eight 'seasons' that are 6-7 weeks long each, and I can develop a version of the three capsules above for each season. I like this idea because I struggle sometimes with Angie's capsule formulas, because I'm afraid I'd get bored wearing only four pairs of pants, say, all fall. But if it's just early fall and for late fall I could pick another set, I can imagine that working really well.

I would love to hear what anybody thinks about this, or whether I've finally gone 'round the bend with over-planning.