I'm the little weirdo that would one day want a minimalist wardrobe yet I can't seem to make it work! I've managed to whittle down to 24 pieces but they were not happy pieces!
The thought of a good capsule wardrobe still eludes me.
"But what about when the only holes you have are the ones you dig on purpose?"
I relate to this like you wouldn't believe! And this is why my capsule wardrobe never works! For instance, I have a very uniform silhouette (slim, long over lean), but the top lengths and bottom lengths always throw me off! Argh!
Look into another wardrobe blog called into-mind.com. She has three methods of building a wardrobe that includes statement pieces! Maybe you can look into that?