The Right Number of Basics for Every Closet

Most women reach a point in their lives where they stare at their wardrobes and realize they might need to rethink the amount of clothes they have. Most women start to ask: What would you say is a reasonable amount of clothing to own at one time?

The term "staple" is highly subjective. One person's basics is another person's statement item, and for another person it's completely absent. For someone to tell you that you should have xx of a particular item is based on their own opinion and should be taken with a grain of salt. But of course we all have to start somewhere, right? Here are a few simple tips on how you can rethink your wardrobe and plan for a clothes clean up!

Daily Activity Match

You can start by thinking about it in categories based on your daily activity, combined with how often I do that activity and how often I do laundry?

You can also ask yourself these questions: How often do I work in an office? How often do I work from home? How often do I go to the gym? How often do I have a night out? 

And of course another thing to think about is do you live somewhere where you need different clothes depending on the season?

If you go to the office often in a warm weather city, a linen set like Bauble’s Fresh Linen Breeze Set is a good keep. It even works as a lunch-outfit with the right accessories!

And for the cooler weathers, it’s good to have a versatile multi-piece set like Bauble’s Alina Set that you can layer up and down depending on how warm you need to be. 

Say the right number of items to keep enough to rotate through at least one week without doing laundry, for all your answers above. You'll be surprised at how little and how much that can be, based on your previous closet. There's nothing wrong with being a maximalist, nor with being a minimalist as long as you know that whatever you have is being used.

Decision Making Time

In terms of what to keep and what not to keep, take the time to put on each item in your closet. If it's not a "heck yes i love this" then it goes in the donation/sell bin. That could be a t-shirt, a dress, a pair of jeans, what have you. No maybes. 

Then, when you're done with that, reassess your lifestyle. You can use this to fill gaps. It's okay to have options for things that don't happen frequently

Bauble’s fashion experts always love to have a plain but chic blazer dress similar to Bauble’s Jore Blazer Dress, it’s an effortless way look put together with an alluring vibe.

Size Consideration

If you’re the type of woman whose size fluctuates from time to time, you can also keep up to 3 size variations of each staple item. You can keep them in a separate space or back up storage. This also allows you to mix and match fits and flares depending on how you want an outfit to look across seasons. 

Final Thoughts

There’s no right or wrong number of pieces to keep in your closet. What matters most is that you have enough staples to go on without worrying about your outfit every couple days and have special pieces stored for special occasions. If you really want to make space in your closet, try on older pieces and see how they fit from there you can decide if it’s worth keeping or for donating/re-selling.