Why the trifurcated closet sucks & how to get the most out of your closet | Episode 47

“It’s not a bad wardrobe, it’s just a bad outfit.” Love this way of framing it for a learning experience, thank you!

This is very difficult to avoid as a blue collar worker. I've had to accept that I need more clothes than my minimalist heart wants because I actually need two sets of clothes that don't cross over. I have started wearing earrings to work to get more use out of my jewelry though.

My dad was in the Navy and because he wore a uniform he had very specific ideas about clothes. There were “street” clothes (out about/work clothes), home clothes and special clothes. When we came home from anywhere we immediately changed-think Mr. Rodgers. I’ve always done this and I’m 65. While some items I do interchange, some I don’t. My work pants can also be special occasion pants etc, but I’d never wear my work pants at home. I’m messy, have a yard, dogs and don’t want to wear out my work wear because it’s just too hard to replace. This might be why I have some clothes that are 20 or more years old. For me there is a mindset such as; I’m in my work pants so I am now in work mode, or I’m in my home clothes so I can relax, even better, oh boy! I feel so special because I’m wearing my special clothes. For my peace of mind I’ll keep this philosophy of dress. It saves money and headaches. Plus replacing worn out clothing is impossible. I’ll just use what I have judiciously.

Oh, this subject resonated so much with me. I truly appreciate your ability to mix and blend items from across your wardrobe, Alyssa. I think you are the queen of mixing outfits. To be honest, I never look at someone's outfit and think, "Why are they dressed up in the supermarket?" I will look, admire their outfit, and imagine this individual has a much more exciting life than me 😂 I used to do this, mix my pieces, but now I dress down and attempt to blend in and be invisible. I miss feeling excited to dress up. Thank you, ladies. I am so grateful for your excellent content ❤

Oooh, this discussion reminded me of something me and my mom used to do a lot in the 90s and 00s. We would saw or hunt down pieces with unusual fabric-cut combinations. Like silk track pants, knitted blazers, flanel suit pants, leather beach bags and the like. I've always loved that styling trick and I think its such a quick one to spruce up any wardrobe.

Alyssa has talked on her channel about our wardrobe "staples" (which are not always necessarily basics). They are the pieces that we basically cannot live without. So when mixing our wardrobes and trying to wear things in different ways, making sure we are wearing one of our wardrobe staples can really help us be comfortable and feel like ourselves! Like Christina and her blazers!😊

I like separate capsules as long as I wear most of my clothes. I do not combine my lounge clothes or exercise clothes with my street clothes except for running short errands. Most of my casual clothes are also my work clothes because I don’t work in a career that requires formal wear.

To be honest, I decided that I didn’t need a “reason” years ago. If I want to wear it and it’s appropriate for the occasion, then I will. I work in a casual setting and I wore a silk maxi skirt w/vintage sweatshirt and mule sandals. Today I’m wearing a “fancy” crop top, ripped jeans and birkenstocks. It really doesn’t matter if you FEEL good in it!!

My hero piece is a Japanese apron. I pop it on whenever I’m doing something that might get messy, then whoop it off afterwards & my outfit looks as good (& clean) as it did when I put it on. No more wearing old clothes in case they get stained, & I wear all my clothes all the time (in season ;o)

This is something I am definitely guilty of doing! I have my “nice clothes” which I only wear when I am without my 2-year-old son (which is the exception 😅) and then I have clothes that I don’t love which I wear the majority of the time, when I am with my son. This has left me so unhappy with my style and what I look like most of the time 😢 I would love to see Signe’s video when she will try to blur the lines in her own closet!

This is a really interesting discussion on how to maximize the use of our wardrobe by putting pieces together that aren’t necessarily on a similar level of “sophistication” or aesthetic. We can also move clothing that was maybe everyday or “dressy” into a more utilitarian part of our life when they show wear, stains, etc. I’ve taken cotton and linen tshirts and made them into pajamas and then onto cloths for cleaning! I reorganized my closet 2 + years ago when I started following all of you. By putting similar colour families together within the categories like blouses, Tshirts, sweaters, blazers, etc. it has made me use them in all manners of dress excluding yard and house chores. Mixing silhouettes, textures, and fancy/plain has really changed how I wear all my pieces.

I worked in a corporate office for 13 years through my 20's and early 30's and honestly found the opposite to be true for me. In my attempt to have pieces that could cross over I bought SO MANY items that weren't quite right for the office or the weekend and it led to overconsumption, always on the hunt for the perfect go anywhere pieces. Now in my 40's with a solid grasp on how to build a small versatile wardrobe, if I could go back I'd build a small office capsule and a small weekend capsule, of course allowing room for cross over where it naturally occurred but it mostly wouldn't have at the time. I think it's so dependent on what arenas you have to dress for and what your style preferences are. Maybe you touch on this and I'm not there yet, just my two cents. Love all your channels and this collaboration!

I sort of agree and sort of disagree. In order to turn my work clothes to weekend clothes i accessorize more. But I also have a style sense that is different from how I am expected to dress in the office as a professional. So I have a wardrobe where I wear certain clothes for occasion wear or weekends. I sometimes add some of those pieces to my work wardrobe but some people have cultural reasons or other where they cannot dress how they really like to dress at work so it makes sense to have a separate wardrobe.

A symphony of elegance and grace! Thank you for beautifully capturing the essence of :yt: luxdups :yt: in this extraordinary video.:hand-pink-waving:

Dressing up to go out to dinner is so alien to me! I get dressed every day (love jeans and a great blouse/jumper/jacket) but I'm not a night person and I'm happy having my dinner (vegan soup) at home. I find it a little amusing when people talk about date night or dinner outfits, just be yourself and don't try too hard, be chic and put together and be natural.

Wardrobes should be utterly seamless. Its much different today in that they can be! My parents had a fit if I wore jeans to church in the 70s, now everyone seems to. Times have changed. What would you 3 wear to The Opera? Id love to see your fashion/style choices.

Thank you SO much for introducing this concept to me! I’m a decluttering enthusiast and I’ve had my closet sorted into categories for about 5 years. As I was listening to you gals chat, I started to realized I was being too strict with my categories and I wanted to try out this new method. So today I rearranged my pieces by color…all the categories blended together. Now I’m excited to wear my “going out” tops in my everyday casual outfits. And visa versa! It’s like I have a whole new closet!

This is definitely timely. I've recently started trying to make my 'at home comfies' more in line with what makes my heart sing, and my style - so basically bringing my dream style into my everyday instead of waiting for occasions that are worth it, or waiting to be a person who is worth it.. So sporty styles, whilst I love them on other people, they just aren't my jam and I think I assumed lounge wear is sweat suits, athleisure etc. Wheres, so long as I'm comfortable, my loungewear doesn't have to look like that at all. Actually wearing casual dresses around the home makes me feel fabulous, I may not be serving instagramable cool girl looks - but it's as Signe says, it's about how you feel!

I wore an expensive "going out" outfit to work last week. I felt more confident and a lot happier to be wearing something I really love. It was a vest and trouser suit

Love this series of videos from Copenhagen, enjoyed it a lot ❤ Thank you all, ladies ❤ To the point of the discussion, I divide my wardrobe by categories and two seasons cold and warm mostly. But I liked Christina’s idea how you can dress up even a pair of leggings with right accessories, now I am so inspired to experiment with my rarely used pieces ❤