Summer 2018 Capsule Wardrobe

Last Updated on June 1, 2020

We’re settling into life in Canada and after about 10 years living in pretty cloudy places I’m really enjoying all the sun we get in Edmonton. ☀ Living in a new place also means thinking about my capsule a little differently due to the weather. We can get really hot and sunny days but also cool, cloudy days, and even some pretty intense rain/thunderstorms. So I had to plan for a good mix of clothes for different kinds of weather. I also needed a few new pieces for this capsule wardrobe and you can check out my video where I went secondhand shopping for them.

Also I’m now going into my 5th year of capsule wardrobes which is pretty crazy, I can’t believe how long it’s been!

The items in my summer 2018 capsule wardrobe:

1. Blue tank – secondhand
2. Draped tank – old, upcycled from a dress
3. Purple tank – Comazo Earth
4. Navy tee – Lanius
5. White linen tee – Lanius (read more about my love of linen)
6. Brown oversized tee – old
7. Black tee – Funktion Schnitt 
8. Long shirt – ArmedAngels
9. Striped oversized shirt – secondhand
10. Plaid draped shirt – secondhand
11. Beige cardigan – old
12. Denim jacket – secondhand
13. White oversized jacket – old
14. Green shorts – ArmedAngels
15. Black denim shorts – secondhand
16. Blue Tencel pants – Recolution*
17. Dark jeans – Mud Jeans*
18. Linen skirt – NotPerfectLinen* (read more about my love of linen)
19. Yellow skirt – handmade & dyed
20. Ikat jumpsuit – Matter Prints* (more about ikat and the jumpsuit)
21. Silk romper – secondhand
22. Floral dress – handmade
23. Grey/black tank dress – old
24. Grey tee dress – Kowtow
25. Beige purse – Angela & Roi 
26. Backpack – Matt & Nat (please read why I no longer support Matt & Nat)
27. Black hat – secondhand
28. Beige hat – old

My capsule wardrobe is adapted from the Project 333 challenge. Over the course of creating many capsule wardrobes I’ve been fine-tuning them to figure out what works best for me. Last year I decided to no longer include shoes as part of my capsule wardrobe, I feel I have a good core “shoe capsule” and the one thing I occasionally seemed to miss was a certain pair of shoes. This has worked well this last year and I will continue to have a separate shoes from my wardrobe. My “shoe capsule” includes a pair of boots, heeled boots, sneakers, sandals, slip-ons, heels and athletic/running shoes.

I also no longer try to hit a specific number, just build a wardrobe I think would work well. It usually ends up being around 30-35 pieces, often on the higher end in fall/winter and lower in spring/summer.

Hope you have a beautiful summer! 🌴☀

*item was gifted from the brand