Capsule Wardrobing

Late this winter I was perusing YouTube for interesting videos and I came across an entire genre of videos I had never seen before: capsule wardrobes.  Admittedly, any video with wardrobe in the title gets my attention (#clickbait), and I started binging.
I ended up being fascinated by the idea of only having a few pieces that are worn seasonally.  Like most people I am guilty of looking into my closet and finding that I wear the same things over and over OR I have nothing to wear (because the things I always wear are dirty).  Plus I had tried the Marie Kondo thing, but really all my clothes spark joy in me and therefore it did nothing to clear my overflowing wardrobe.
If you have never heard of a capsule wardrobe the concept is simple (and basically stated above):  You narrow down your wardrobe to only a few items that you actually wear.
While watching the hours and hours of videos I found there are many schools of thought when it comes to capsule wardrobes:
1. One teeny tiny wardrobe of all clothes and accessories.  Like a total of 30 items at the most.
2. A seasonal teeny tiny wardrobe of only 20 things.  And by seasonal I mean two.  One wardrobe for fall/winter and another for spring/summer.
3. A seasonal base wardrobe of 10 key (and as high end as you can afford) staple items.  All other items do not count. However, you only wear the 10 key items all season long. You just style it differently with accessories.
4. A seasonal wardrobe (either all four season or spring/summer and fall/winter) of 33 items - including all outerwear, accessories, and shoes.
After reflecting I chose to go with a system like option #4.  I am currently trying it out for spring. I have 29 items that I wear.  Sounds like a lot, but this includes shoes, jewelry, scarves, outerwear, and handbags.  I also chose to go the 4 season route.  I felt like choosing this wardrobe would give me the most options.  'Cause I like having options.  Another caveat I made was that I would have two additional wardrobes - workout wear and professional attire.  My workout wear is pretty much fleshed out, but I have yet to work on professional attire as I am currently staying home with my daughter.  However, when I return to work in the fall I plan to have a field day sorting through what I already have and filling in the gaps to create an awesome professional wardrobe.

So far I am really enjoying having a capsule wardrobe and I am learning a lot.  I don't want to give to much away.  At the end of May I plan on sharing my complete thoughts on my wardrobe.  Next week I will share how I created my spring wardrobe.  If capsule wardrobes sound intriguing I highly suggest looking them up on YouTube.  And of course following my journey!

Have a great day!