How to Build a Small Wardrobe That Always Works

Fewer pieces, more outfits

Start with a calm core palette, a few neutrals plus one or two colors you love, so every top works with every bottom. Choose simple, well-fitting basics in good fabrics over trend pieces you will wear twice, and let a few accessories add the variety.

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Before buying anything new, ask whether it goes with at least three things you already own. If it does not, it will sit unworn like the rest. A tighter wardrobe built this way produces far more outfits than a crowded one ever did.

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