A Sarcastic Stylist’s Coronavirus Capsule Wardrobe
We’re stuck at home — it’s just a fact. There’s nothing we can do about it so let’s try to have a few spots of laughter.
As a style blogger — I was brainstorming about what I should be writing about during these strange times. What are people doing at home? What do they want to be doing? What do they miss the most while quarantined?
So, I came up with a very basic fashion concept and adapted it to what is currently my ideal audience…
THE CAPSULE WARDROBE
A capsule wardrobe is a group of clothing that can be mixed and matched by color, style, type of clothing and more. The idea is to be able to go a while with just wearing the clothing in that capsule. It’s great for clients who are more minimalistic, or for those more comfortable with pieces that will always work well together.
So here goes! If I missed anything, ladies — don’t hesitate to let me know!
Leggings — I think all my girls would agree that leggings/joggers are the number one necessity for quarantine style. For the sake of keeping this a simple capsule, of course I’m going to say Black — in WHATEVER fabric you want right now. Because who needs to pick a legging with the most uncomfortable feel. The look? Does the dog care if it’s a matte cotton or a shiny lycra? Does your husband? Do you care? Personally, I love as high a waist as I can get, especially at the end of the day when I realized I ate an entire bag of tortilla chips (and maybe some queso).
Sweatshirt — the style of sweatshirt is really up to you. You like a pullover? Go for it. You like it to zip up so it doesn’t mess up your hair? I suggest a hoodie so you can zip it all the way up, pull the hoodie over your head and tighten the cord so your face can be completely covered when asked to help with homework. Oh! You can see me? *whispers to the cat* How do you stay so covert all the time?
T-Shirts — you’re going to need a few — one to wear, one that just got a stain on it from making family dinner AGAIN (didn’t I just do that yesterday?) and the laundry one. The stain one becomes the laundry one as the UNENDING amounts of dirty clothing that has to be washed rotates. How are they getting their clothes dirty indoors?!?!
Sports Bra — I don’t know if you actually NEED this or if it’s just something you put on INTENDING to do some sort of yoga or workout video. Really, do we even need actual bras right now?
Hair Accessories — for long hair, it’s the hair elastic that’s ready to break because it’s the only one you can find in the house. For short hair, it’s the fabric headband pushing your hair back to look like Billy Idol’s in Dancing with Myself (post electrocution).
Socks — preferably ones with the little grips on the bottom so you don’t go head first into the dishwasher because you forgot about the family dinner in the oven that’s been beeping for 10 minutes while you stare off thinking about what it would be like to feel feelings again. If not, maybe a dark color so they don’t show the amount of filth on the floor that you know you SHOULD clean but just don’t have it in you. Besides, it’s going to be there tomorrow and the day after, and the day after that. So why not wait until it’s worse?
Fashion Accessories — a never ending list of accessories — past your wildest imagination. There’s the margarita glass with the small amount of lime juice sitting at the bottom in that little cup in the stem. The Clorox Wipes canister in your favorite color/scent — yellow, green, blue, teal… so many choices! If you were lucky enough to have had a pair or two already — ear plugs! They have them in neon, pastels, brights — you could even mix and match depending on if they have the same density and noise blocking function. My personal favorite is a plethora of Journals with titles such as “Zen as F*ck,” “Fuck this Shitshow,” “Leo Queen — Living My Best Life,” and “I Totally Got This — a Work Journal.” All of which I haven’t touched since this Hell started.
This capsule is a great way for you to feel like you’ve got your style shit together. The capsule includes but isn’t limited to the above suggestions, but this can be used as a “jumping off point” as you continue your pandemic lifestyle.
