As users took to Instagram wearing brand-new outfits for each post, many found it difficult to keep up with the endless fast-fashion hauls and OOTDs being presented to them. Overconsumption was rife, but then, things started to turn. As a community, fashion lovers banded together to call for more sustainable shopping habits and championed getting sufficient wear out of the clothes they owned rather than replacing them when a new trend or aesthetic came around.
Still, creating a capsule wardrobe is a very personal endeavour—one that takes time, perseverance, and a lot of analysis. What works for one person’s capsule wardrobe won’t for another, so there’s no hard and fast rule to assembling one. Realising this, I decided to ask some fashion experts who have gone on their own capsule-wardrobe journeys to share their experiences, as well as favourite staples. What I learnt from their insight was that times change, trends move on and so do tidy solutions. And it turns out we might have taken the capsule-wardrobe approach too literally.
