How to Build a Capsule Wardrobe WITH COLOR 🎨 

Lovely. So tired of those boring black wardrobes everyone is showing. I think it's easier to start with a couple of pieces in a print you really love, then get your solid colours from that. It's hard to start with assorted colours and then search for a print that has them.

I have a tip I wanted to add to this video. I have personally found a lot of success in my capsule wardrobes sticking to tones. Color theory goes a long way when trying to have a versatile capsule wardrobe. So my advice would be to design your wardrobe with all of your pieces staying in 1 group. Either "Tints", "Tones", "Shades" or "Pure Hues". The ROY G. BIV color pallet is endless that way and you can mix and match colors very successfully if they are lightened by white, softened with grey, enriched with black, or unaffected being a pure hue. Patterns are a HUGE success in my capsule wardrobe also because it helps connect my whole wardrobe. I love finding patterns in scarfs, kimonos, and blouses because they can connect my solid pieces and add that touch of detail I love so much. Hopefully this was helpful for anyone looking to build their colorful capsule wardrobe.

VERY informative! I was so tired of the neutrals everywhere capsule. It's pretty obvious that everything would match if I only own grey, black and white pieces, but I honestly feel drab and hate looking like it. Thanks so much for this reasonable approach.

Finally, a "normal" wardrobe! I see lots of colors I would wear. And great idea about the prints to tie the colored pieces together. 🙂

Wow, I was just wondering if I've been doing the wrong thing w/ my wardrobe. I've always have dark colored jeans, black & khaki pants w/ colorful tops along w/ print dresses. Sometimes I wonder if I'm normal for only owning 2 pairs of heels (black & tan), 1 pair of sneakers for gym until they fall apart (literally) and 1 pair of dress sandals for casual places like malls, supermarket and 1 pair of flip flop for home. I always wonder how people can own so many pairs of shoes when I only buy the pairs I'd wear on daily basis. Thank you for "validating" that I've been embracing a minimalistic wardrobe and that make me feel somewhat "normal".

Love this! Most of the capsule wardrobes feels so plain to me with all of those neutrals, black and whites. I LOVE color and patterns so it was really nice to see a video with examples that work so well and contain tons of color and prints

Great to see a colorful capsule for a change.

WOnderful ideas and very like my wardrobe! I am a warm blonde, wram skin, warm eyes and look terrible in black esp near my face. Black & white wardrobes are also SO boring! My neutrals after years of experimentation are warm browns, camel, and navy I mix these with warm tops and bottoms...reds, oranges, corals and a warm pink just as you show. I look for prints that tie the colors together so I have some pattern. The heaviest clothing I need where I live are suede and leather jackets which I have in brown, burgundy,cognac and camel.I have these in blazers as well as casual jackets. I focus on the same colors in shoes and boots. WHen I really need some pattern to tie things together I also use silk scarves. This took me nearly five years to build this wardrobe and I tossed everything boring and grey or black out except one black dress which I always wear my colors with to warm it up. A navy basic dress is my usual go to for formal or business situations.Thank you SO much for a colorful basic wardrobe I hope women struggling with wearing black or grey that do not suit them see your video...it explains just how to do it!

This is genius!! I really enjoy color and so I've struggled with making capsules bc so many capsule creators talk about limiting color but this was so helpful!! Thank you!!

Finally I found a video about colourfull capsule wardrobe. Thank you

This is probably the most helpful colorful-capsule video I’ve seen!

Thanks so much! This is definitely needed. More people would try a capsule if they knew they didn't have to be monochromatic!

This is the most thorough and practicable video on this topic that I have come across, and being a color fiend, I have been watching every one I can find for more than a year, now. I love that you present everything in ways that are easy to put into practice, that you offer multiple examples and contrasting approaches, and that you consider both sides of where a person might be coming from (adding color into a capsule plan, versus being colorful already but new to capsules). I am so happy to have this video as a shareable resource. I cannot thank you enough.

This came in the best moment!Thank you so much, it is quite difficult to find a video that helps to build a colorful Capsule 😄💕

After about three seasons I finally figured out how to build my capsule around my personal style. I wish I had seen this video earlier. Every bottom I own is printed and all but one are skirts. I adore stripes, polka dots, plaids and florals in various textures and styles. In the cooler seasons, I throw on tights and boots. My biggest challenge were tops. I finally realized I was re-wearing the same three shirts, 2 solid black and 1 solid navy. I've since added a couple more. One cooler days I pair skirts and tops with either a long asymmetrical black cardigan or a knitted navy cardigan. My shoes are black and brown. Understanding my personal style has really helped me narrow down my wardrobe. I have fewer items, but I love every one. I feel confident and comfortable in everything I own. I can take items from casual to dressy. It's basically my uniform: patterned skirt, basic top, cardigan.

This is the best capsule education I've seen yet! Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking to learn.

While I’m not planning to do a capsule wardrobe per se, i do want to make my clothes look more cohesive. This was a particularly helpful video, thank you for posting!

Nice! Great to see colors AND prints AND dresses!

Thank you! I love colors and patterns, so I've been feeling like a capsule wardrobe wouldn't work for me, even though I'm trying to make one. I will definitely have your advice in mind when I'm moving and taking only the essential pieces. I'm planning to add more navy blue to my clothing because I know I look very good in it, and I also love yellows and oranges that would go well with it 💛 You encouraged me to think more of the colors I wear.

Great video! I am still a rookie at capsule wardrobing and this helped alot. Black and dark blue are the basic colours in my wardrobe, and I have been wanting to add more colourful pieces - but I am very insecure about mixing colours with anything other than said neutrals :P these tips really helped with that!

Really great video! I started out with a very neutral capsule wardrobe, and have been adding more and more colour over the years. After seeing this video, I realized I've done the first scenario: colourful tops and neutral bottoms! Also, very helpful tips on how to add prints and colours, thank you!

I'm a new subscriber and this video was literally made for me!!! Ok, not literally... but you've just helped me SO MUCH. I'm currently creating my first ever capsule wardrobe and this is the best guide I've seen yet

THANK YOU THANK YOU! I am not a neutrals girls! This is great. I also enjoy mixing patterns.

I love these ideas, thanks for putting this together!

Love this! Thanks! I tend to do neutral bottoms and then burgundy/red/purple and neutral tops. Super fun.

Thank you SO MUCH for making this!

Thank you for this! I am starting my minimalist journey this year but love color in my wardrobe too.

Patterns and colors my style and wardrobe. Love it. Finally

Thank you for this video! I love color and prints so this is exactly what I needed

Thank you so soooo much!!😍💞 That print idea to tie all the colors is genius! I had no idea how to make my summer pieces work together and I didn't want to buy a lot and replace my current clothes. Now I only have to buy a nice printed fabric and sew a skirt or maybe a white fabric and paint it myself. You saved my wardrobe, thank you again ❤❤❤

Miss Minimalist taught me to choose neutrals or colors that go together, so you can dress in the dark and still look put together. It helps one not have to buy one of every color shoe or belt, or a blazer in black and grey and brown and navy. So for example, for neutrals you'd go with either black/grey/white or browns or navy blue. You can also use dark colors (purple, forest green, even a consistent shade of red) as a neutral. For pop colors you go with color families. Brown neutrals go well with red, olive green, mustard, forest green. (Mentally check how they would look together: red/olive, red/mustard, red/forest, olive/mustard, olive/forest, mustard/forest - that all works together). Navy blue neutrals go with lemon yellow, aqua/teal, pink, kelly green. (Check: lemon/aqua, lemon/teal, lemon/pink, lemon/kelly, aqua/pink, aqua/kelly, pink/kelly - yup that works) Navy and white neutrals go with lemon yellow or kelly green pops (and kelly/lemon go together), OR with red and aqua (but not all of those pop colors together: red / lemon yellow looks like Ronald McDonals and red / kelly green looks like Christmas). Me personally, though, my neutrals have become what once were my "pop" colors. Kelly green, teal, purple, or lemon yellow dresses or blazers are my base pieces, and I accessorize from there. If I wear trousers, those tend to be in dark colors, but that's pretty much only activewear. (Note: purple and lemon yellow don't go together, but I love both so bend that dress-in-the-dark guideline)

Thanks so much Erin! It was really useful to have examples of colourful top/neutral bottoms and vice versa. :D

I,m so happy you made this! I've been so overwhelmed with creating a functional cap. ward. This makes it seem more doable. Thanks a lot!

This is very helpful. I love color, and have many colorful favorites. Thanks so much!

that's so informative i would like to declutter my wodrobe more but i love colour and it really helps me to establish good start in that

I love your video thank you for sharing!!! I needed to see color!!

Thank you for solving my biggest doubt of capsule wardrobe. I thought I have to stay netural and it just would not reflect my personality. But now I learned from you, keep the layering pieces, shoes and accessories neutral, then I can mix in a bunch of colors! Thank you!

Super helpful video and I loved the examples!

I definitely use the colorful top approach as opposed to colorful bottoms. I love your tips!

I've really apprecited the video, i feel i understand better how to combine colors and patterns, thank you.

This is awesome! I personally love wearing colorful pieces and this is super helpful! The first how-to about creating a capsule wardrobe with color!! 😄

Thank you so much for this video. I am more of a colorful person but also a minimalist so this is really helpful.

Awesome tips Erin 😊 I follow a lot of these guidelines for my capsule as mine is definitely very colorful (in the spring and summer at least!) most of my colourful and patterned pieces are dresses or tops and I keep the other pieces more on the neutral side! So glad to see a video talking about a colourful capsule! Xx

This is similar to mine, because I love color! Love this so much!

Good job girl ;) very helpful. Thanks!

Hi! I love your channel and I particularly love this video. I’m working on my capsule wardrobe and been twisting my brain on how to make things work since I love colours. Thanks for the inspiration!:)

Another great video :)! Time to add in some colour in my capsule

Thanks so much for sharing this!! One of my biggest "problems" with considering a capsule wardrobe is how dreadfully neutral most are! Haha!! I love color & pattern!! This helps a lot!!

Very useful video! Thanks, it's made a lot of things more clear.

I dont have a casule wardrobe per se, but everything fits together as I definitely have colours assigned to certain categories. The colours in the category suits similar colours as well. Since i dont shop online I can always tell if an item is going to look good as I always wear the same colours. If it doesnt look good with what I'm wearing today it wont look good with anything else i own. It is however tricky if and when my taste in colour changes. I really love every type of green and I'm trying to incorporate deep turqoise and/or mint. I think this video will come in handy. Thank you for making it!

Thank you! This was really helpful!

I love this! This is so helpful, as I tend to dress super colorful. Now I want to use my clothes and make an inspo board

Colors!! Alleluia!

Wow...thanks for this! I am kicking around the idea of doing a capsule wardrobe, but was not thrilled with the completely neutral ones....I love me some color! Thanks for all the great ideas...I’m feeling more encouraged now!

Ooh this was super helpful! My capsule wardrobe colors are burgundy/red, blue, black, white, and pinks. Coats and sweaters I keep in that same palette but no prints since all my dresses are patterned :) hopefully going to share my capsule wardrobe soon

This is so helpful. Thank you!

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO SO LONG!!!! YYYYEEESSSSS

I super love your video! I'm new to this capsule wardrobe and minimalism concept on clothes. But I like colour on my clothes because it reflects my personality. Thank you for helping me figure out how to include my colorful items in my capsule wardrobe. I have a hard time accepting that I have to throw away the 'colors' in my wardrobe just for convenience (as per other tutorials). This is really helpful.

This video is amazing, helps so much!

Wonderfully done! Really creative

This is the only video about a capsule wardrobe that speaks to me.

I just have to say, This is such a well thought out and planned video! I appreciate all the effort you put into it, this is so useful! Thank you!!!!

This was so well-done and thorough!

Been waiting for this my entire life...,😍😍

The third capsule wardrobe is so interesting! This is so helpful.

Great tips! Thank you!

Great! I loved this video! Just what I needed. There are quite a few vids already on the subject, but I find this one so practical, so helpful! Job extremely well done! Thank you!

Well done! Love your ideas and concepts. Hoping for more. Love your smile.😊 Namaste and lots of love from India.

I might post a colourful capsule wardrobe on my blog now because I get fed up of the usual neutral non patterned stuff. I've had one for a while and don't find it so difficult but I realise people do so thanks for the video to give that extra help

Brilliant video!

Thanks for covering this topic. I think figuring out my color palette is definitely the hardest for me because I love every color out there, but I also love neutrals too. Loved the video! :)

This was super helpful!!!

Such a helpful video!!!

I’m attracted mostly to colors but looking to add a few neutral items to mix and match the colorful rainbow I already own which I like indeed. I clean my closet at least twice a year and sometimes more so things are pretty neat. This helps a lot. Thanks!

Thank you so much for this, I've been struggling as though I don't wear a lot of colour the two colours I wear are red and green so just never go together. This has helped with my feelings of having to choose as I've always felt like I can't capsule as there are some things that don't go together. I'm going to be more relaxed and while my red jacket may never work with everything it's alright.

I'm so glad I found your video! Thank you for making this. I'm trying to declutter down to a capsule but I thought I had to buy a bunch of new neutrals 😕

These are great staples for spring or summer

Thanks for the video. It is rare to find approaches to capsule wardrobes that include color and pattern! I am working on focusing my wardrobe around more of an overall palette (with color and patterns) but I like the different approaches you outline here. Helpful!

This was very helpful for me, thanks! I am just trying my first capsule for winter after my pregnancy, which had me take on a capsule wardobe without planning it before. I love color and was afraid it wouldn't allow for the capsule system. Best

this is a really good vedio. I'm new to capsule wardrobe thing and researching for a while and all the vedios showing neutral color wardrobes and were pretty boring. I love colour and prints. just about to give up on making a capsule wardrobe. glad I found this vedio. thank you very much!

ty, i've narrowed mine down to 100 pieces trying to get it to be a 1/2 and 1/2 daily / formal / mixmatch capsule that's cohesive working together and lots of colors

this was such a helpful video! I enjoy wearing more color so this was filled with great tips

Great vídeo and ideas! Saludos de México

Interesting tips! I prefer darker colors myself but I also think a natural tan or a light yellow looks good on me also.

I love this! Thank you! Honestly I was worried, but looking at my wardrobe now, I guess I do tend to go for the same few colors. And if my pale pink/ hunter green pieces have to be put away till spring so my jewel tones can have fun this fall, I think I can finally get to doing a capsule wardrobe. It's just going to take willpower not to dig my other stuff out of storage when I think about it lol

Great examples, I really enjoyed this!

I love the différents models,

This is lovely. I'm a color and pattern type of person so this is helpful 😊🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

Brilliant!!!👍🏽🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

Thank you!

Thank you. I was looking for different kind of capsule, because I have so much colourful staff and I can't wear a lot black and dark colours.

This is some really helpful and beyond basic. I don't see that a lot.

wooow u look sooooo pretty

Wise!

The patterned jacket and skirt is totally doable with a plain top or even the striped top. I love mixing prints it jazz things up it is an art though lol

Great video. My tip for people who love colors that don't necessarily go together is to separate your colors by seasons. I do have a lot of great neutrals that work well year round but I bring out a different set of colorful pieces each season. Not all of the colors have to work together and it helps keep my wardrobe feeling fresh and new because every three months, I add in new pieces I haven't worn in a while with no shopping required. If anyone is interested, I do share my more colorful capsule wardrobes on my channel.

I do have several different colored tops, but I did stop buying patterns when I switched to a capsule wardrobe. I found that a lot of them were just trendy, and wouldn't be in style very long. The only patterned piece I have now is a navy blue shirt with white daisies and cherries on it. It was my mother's, and whenever I wear it, I get so many comments on it! Lol.

Hello, I think it would be a great idea to explain how to dress in winter warmly (really warm) while buying consciously

thanks so much for this video! I've been refusing to make a capsule wardrobe for years because though I live a minimalist lifestyle, I do not have a minimalist style! It's been frustrating not to have much inspiration. I don't understand why people think color is unprofessional/unsophisticated or whatever.. so dumb! LOL

Great video! Where is the trench coat from?