The Wardrobe Architect Week 10: The Capsule Palette

Last weekend I decided to hide away all of my heavy winter sweaters and coats and pull out my warm weather clothes because spring is officially here! I ended up sending 3 bags of clothes away to the thrift shop, and I have one bag of clothes that I'm hoping to sell/ consign (I didn't even count those clothes in my wardrobe tally).

This week Coletterie's Wardrobe Architect and I are focusing on color again so that we can narrow down our palettes for spring.

original color palette from Week 5

I started off by selecting a few colors from each category of my original palette (neutrals, near neutrals,  statement and metallics) that resonated with spring.

I decided to lump teal, turquoise and aqua together because they're so similar to one another (and I could add an extra color without looking like a statement color whore).

Metallics

Gold

Silver

So my spring 2014 colors are:

• Black
• White
• Heather Gray
• Navy
• Icy Pink
• Hot Pink
• Red
• Icy Blue
• Icy Lavender
• Teal, Turquoise, Aqua
• Silver
• Gold

I would also like to focus on floral and geometric prints for spring -like this one:

It is key to remember that not everything you own needs to fit into your spring capsule palette. This is just a guideline to keep your style focused but we can all wear what we like. Next week I'll start planning my spring wardrobe.