Free Capsules

 The best travel capsule wardrobes don’t just save space in your suitcase—they maximize your stylish outfit potential so it looks like you packed your whole closet. It should feel like your favorite closet essentials got the invitation. 

Seven pieces. Thirty-six outfits. This casual winter capsule is built around the staples you already love—jeans, leggings, a quarter-zip, elevated sweats, a button-up, a great tee, and a versatile jacket. Pick your style lane, stick to your color story, and get dressed faster while looking more put together than ever.

You’ll be “throwing a fit”—the good kind—when you see how easy it is to get dressed this holiday season. Your calendar may be full, but your closet doesn’t have to be. This eight-piece festive capsule is all you need to sparkle from Walmart-to-Nordstrom without skipping a beat. Think dark-denim dressed up, the viral cami trend you’ll wear on repeat, a fair-isle sweater that says après-ski chic, corduroy pants and boot skirts that flatter every figure, and sheer layering tops that feel like a little fashion frosting. Add a bow-tied blouse for that “bow ho ho” energy and finish with a blazer-coat that makes every outfit feel like a present.

Forget the 25-piece, $5,000 “Pinterest-worthy” fall capsule that takes an economics degree to afford—and an arts degree to style. This semester, I’m teaching Capsule Wardrobe 101, and this is the cheat sheet. All you really need are 8 fresh fall finds that fit your budget, flex with your lifestyle, and remix into more outfits than there are days in the month. Think of it as capsule wardrobe Cliff Notes—with my free 27-page lookbook as your study guide. I’m the kid who carried the group project, so you get to ace the final without breaking a sweat. Want extra credit? Add a striped polo or lace slip skirt. Layer in suede accessories, and congratulations—you’ve officially made the fall fashion honor roll.

We all know hot sex takes effort. Hot sets? Not so much. Think of these capsule kickstarters as the quickie your closet actually needs—adding instant spark to your style. Do you want a new wardrobe? Start smaller. Kickstart capsule wardrobe sets—just two chic pieces styled as one outfit—are the two-piece trick that lays the foundation for dozens of looks. It’s a DIY capsule wardrobe formula: add seasonal layers, pair with new finds or old favorites, and suddenly your closet choreographs itself into endless outfit options. From workdays to weekends, these starter sets prove you don’t need more clothes—you just need the right starting point.

They say May is like December—but in a tank top! With so many events and travel plans packed into summer, having flexible and stylish capsule wardrobes is the key to feeling great and keeping your outfits effortless.

The students you know are getting a break from work this summer, but if you’re not, you can use this fashionable summer travel capsule wardrobe for work. I made a fashionable work capsule wardrobe inspired by my travel to Texas and San Diego this summer. You can make at least 26 different outfits with the nine pieces on my checklist. Create even more work outfits by changing your accessories to suit the day, for meetings, or the evening, for business dinners and events. Maximize your outfit potential with double-duty fashion essentials that you can style to give them a different look.

Every year the Nordstrom 6 June Drop gets better. This drop inspired me to make you two new capsules with lots of outfits for summer.

This never happens to me. I thought I had lost my shopping mojo last week when I left Nordstrom empty-handed. Inspired by all the different hats women wear, I wanted to gift you some new capsule wardrobe formulas. At five O’clock on Friday night, I put on my shopping black belt and headed to my small neighborhood Nordstrom Rack. I left with four brand-name capsule wardrobes from Nordstrom, including shoes, a designer bag, and premium denim. All the pieces in the capsules mix and match, regardless of the combinations you choose, so you’ll have plenty to wear.

I really did pack over one hundred outfit combinations for our trip to Europe during shoulder season. Most of my European travel capsule wardrobes include fewer than 10 pieces that make at least two dozen travel outfits. For this trip to the biggest fashion capital in the world, I wanted to embrace my inner Emily in Paris fashion fantasies, so I combined the most versatile pieces and fashionable accessories to make a travel capsule wardrobe that had outfits for any reason or season.