Capsule Wardrobes Save Space
This is one of the important ones for me in the context of traveling. In a capsule wardrobe, everything works together. Thus, each piece does duty in multiple outfits, which means that you have fewer total things if you want to build a wardrobe that can work for multiple occasions. A great example is a black t-shirt in my wardrobe.
Of course, I’m fine with sleeping in a black t-shirt. It also pairs very well with a classic pair of light jeans. It’ll also look great with a pair of khakis, or a pair of shorts in any color. With some navy suit paints, it’s a slightly dressier look. Top it off with a cardigan and you’re ready for a meeting. Add the suit jacket, and you’re going out to a nice restaurant. You get where I’m going with this: the more uses you can get out of any one thing in your bag, the more worthwhile it is to carry. The same applies in a closet: the more versatile each item is, the fewer items you’ll need.
They Make Getting Ready in the Morning Easier
As I mentioned before, the whole idea of a capsule wardrobe is to coordinate around a few colors or a theme. If you’re like me, the time and mental energy savings can really add up if everything in a wardrobe looks good for everything else. Since I teach at the university level most days, my schedule is busy enough that I do not want to spend what little free time I have thinking about coordinating colors or planning outfits.
Instead, as my morning coffee is brewing, I can pull out a button-down shirt, some pants in a coordinating color, and some dress shoes. It doesn’t terribly matter which ones I pick since when I bought each item, I thought about how it looks with the rest of the things I already own. Thus. by the time the coffee is done, I have planned an outfit, steamed the shirt, and can focus on getting to class on time and prepared instead of worrying about whether or not my outfit makes sense. This might be a small thing, but saving that time every morning takes one thing off of my to-do list.