Hi All,

I have been playing with the idea of having a separate capsule wardrobe for Spring, Summer and Autumn for some time now. I have a very large wardrobe of around 250 pieces and more (excluding shoes, scarves, hats) and I find it a bit overwhelming. Also hardly any of my clothes wear out because they are not worn very often. Yes, I actually want some of them to wear out

I am not talking about winter. Winter is long and boring in terms of clothing. I have the necessary warm turtleneck jumpers and puffers.

So I did a closet move around as the weather has warmed up enough to stash the washed heavy turtleneck jumpers at the very top of the cupboard. Since my hair is now silver I am drawn to a navy/grey/white and pops of color for a palette. So I pulled together the list below from my cupboard just pulling out items that I really want to wear and guess what, my preferred color palette has come together organically. Yes, there is still quite a bit of black, it will take a while to replace the black with navy, and fortunately it does still suit me. I consider dark denim navy. Overall I am really happy with the color mix. There are a lot of items, around 45, excluding shoes and toppers. This is because we have a Cold Spring for a month, and then a warmer Spring which takes us into the middle of June. So this is really 2 capsules in one. I do like variety as I am sure is quite evident. I have blazers and leather coats I can call on if need be but decided not to include them in the capsule.

Any suggestions and comments welcome. Sorry no pics. These pieces are all thrifted or fairly old. Hopefully my descriptions make sense, as they are in my own shorthand (eg. M's = stolen from my husband :))

Oh and a poloneck = turtleneck.

CAPSULE ITEMS FOR SPRING 2022 (April to Mid-June)

Black Poncho
Black Zipper Cardigan Sisley
Black Knit S/Less Funnel Neck
Grey Leopard Duster
Kelly Green Cardigan

Black Mockneck Knit
Blue 3/4 Sleeves Knit
Blue/White Striped Pullover Knit
Teal Cashmere Poloneck
Magenta Funnel Neck Knit
Mocha Knit Pullover
Pale Yellow Poloneck Cotton Knit

Black/Taupe Chain Pattern Tissue Mockneck
Black L/S T WW
Navy/White Striped Cotton Knit L/S T
Navy Graphic Cotton L/S Sweatshirt (M's)
Navy L/S T CK (M's)
Khaki L/S T
Dusty Mauve Graphic L/S Cotton Sweatshirt
Mauve 3/4 Sleeves Top
Magenta L/S T
Red/White Striped L/S T
White 3/4 Sleeves T

Navy Levies S/S T (M's)
Navy HK Graphic S/S T
Navy Dance Graphic S/S T (M's)
Light Grey BG S/S T
Light Grey/Black Striped Knit S/S T
Black MRP S/S T (M's)
Black S/S T WW
Black S/S T Fresh
Magenta S/S T WW
Red/White Striped S/S T
Turquoise S/S Poloneck T

Cobalt Blue Plaid L/S Button Down (M's)
White/Purple Plaid L/S Button Down
Light Grey D/Layer S/S Button Down
Denim Chambray L/S Button Down
Navy/Green Plaid L/S Button Down

Black Camis X 3
Red Cami

Denim Pencil Skirt
Dark Wash Bootcut Jeans WW
Dark Wash BF Jeans
Charcoal Grey BF Jeans Mango
Light Grey Cord Skinnies
Cerise Pink/Red Cropped Jeans

Light Grey Bomber Jacket
Black Hooded Racing Jacket
Navy/Red Polka Dot Moto Jacket
Red Suede Moto Jacket
Cognac Teddy Jacket

Red Loafers
Red Mules
Pale Blue Mules
Blush Puma Leather Sneakers
Navy Ankle Boots
Camel Suede AnkleBoots
Black Chelsea Ankle Boots