A throwback to my time in the navy. It’s far behind me now, but this pic, which doesn’t even use a filter, makes it look even longer ago!

Sculptures by Tony Cragg and others

It’s been 6 months since I last bought clothes and while I’m able to ride out the summer, it will be time for a wardrobe reboot this autumn.

As always with these kinds of things, I will spend an impressive amount of time overthinking everything.

Requirements

These are my initial requirements:

1. Capsule wardrobe with everything I need, nothing more, nothing less
2. Every single item must get frequent wear (or address a special, recurring need, such as swimming shorts)
3. Enough items to do laundry every 14 days
4. Equipped for all 4 seasons in London
5. Low-effort, where everything can be combined without thinking
6. Relaxed-casual-as-default, with a minimum quantity of slightly smarter pieces as required
7. A bit more variation in terms of colours (my current wardrobe is very black), without going crazy

Draft numbers

After some initial thinking, I think the required numbers look a bit as follows.

Having to rely on public transport rather than walking does have a visible impact on my budget, but not as much as I worried in terms of my daily step count.