Fashion, by nature, can be fickle. Menswear trends come and go. The skinny jean transformed into a straight leg.
Logomania was replaced with understated quiet luxury. One season and the next Rishi Sunak’s wearing them – you get the picture. However, one thing that never fails, regardless of the fashion landscape, is a basic capsule wardrobe.
“A capsule wardrobe is a concise, relatively small edit of clothes that covers all bases, without being too varied,” says Charlie Teasdale, a London-based menswear editor. “Although it’s extremely elevated, The Row feels to me like what the perfect capsule wardrobe should be – really luxurious and stylish, but also very low-key.” So, it’s a selection of easily interchangeable pieces that will work for any eventuality.
Maybe it’s a classic blue button-down shirt that can be made office-friendly with a blazer, but can be undone to reveal a Shawn Mendes-coded tank top after 6pm hits. Or it could be a navy jumper that’s wrapped around your shoulders during the day, but can then be worn over a shirt in the evening for a preppy touch Tyler The Creator. But how do you know which items to invest in? “Pick pieces that aren’t super elaborate or specific, but that doesn’t mean to say they can’t be cool or interesting,” Teasdale tells .
“Work to a relatively small edit of colours, like whites, heather grey, navy, black and beige. And go for matte slubby fabrics, instead of anything shiny, because they absorb light an.
