Summer capsule

2	Rohan travel linen jacket						1
4	Quechua blue jacket						2
10	Green Craghopper ss t shirt						3
11	Colombia ss shirt						4
12	Rohan cream thick ss						5
13	Rohan pink ss t shirt						6
14	Rohan khaki vest top						7
15	Rohan khaki sleeveless top						8
16	White Rohan vest top						9
17	Blue Berghaus ss t shirt						10
20	Boden thin cotton top						11
21	Cheesecloth long tunic						12
22	Monsoon silk patterned top						13
23	Rohan essence blue ss tshirt						14
24	Rohan essence red ss tshirt						15
26	Rohan blue essence vest						16
27	Rohan spotty t shirt						17
28	Rohan travel shirt flowers						18
49	Rohan software hoody light blue						19
50	Pink Rohan light cardigan						20
52	Rohan dark rose microgrid zip top						21
53	Rohan aqua microgrid zip						22
54	Rohan dark rose tourers						23
56	Rohan sand zip trousers						24
57	Rohan sand trousers						25
58	Rohan blue light trousers						26
59	Craghopper green shorts						27
60	Rohan sand shorts						28
61	Rohan elastic shorts						29
62	Rohan pink flowers skirt						30
63	Rohan cream flower skirt						31
68	Rohan travel jeans						32
74	Rohan blue travel linen trousers						33

 

Whilst I have been working on Project 333 in the larder, the kitchen and the campervan I have not been neglecting the wardrobe. In fact, now that my entire wardrobe is pretty much 100% technical clothing I rarely have to think about what to wear. The seasonal capsules seem to formulate themselves naturally. However, I decided it was time for a full review. A few items have crept into the closet recently, and I wanted to check how these fitted in to the overall plan and whether there was scope for any more donations to recycling. The total clothes count, including coats but excluding shoes, bags and scarves, now stands at 74 items. I’d like to keep it below 80, so a visit to the Rohan summer sale is not ruled out.

Today it’s the first of July and the weather is forecast to be over 35°^c so it seemed an ideal opportunity to put together a summer capsule. We’ve only just returned from a campervan trip down to Spain where the weather ranged from 35^o as we are expecting this week, to a cooler 24^o up in the Pyrenees. I’d thrown in the usual spring/ summer selection, pretty much the same as I’d taken to Portugal in February, with the addition of shorts and thinner trousers. I could have got away with less clothes, but space is not an issue in the ‘van and the technical clothes are so lightweight they almost don’t count. I reckon I wore about three quarters of the items taken, and we did wash out t-shirts a couple of times. I’ve still not had the opportunity to wear my new Rohan travel linen trousers, which proves that I certainly didn’t need three pairs of creased linen trousers!

The summer capsule came together easily after I’d checked through the wardrobe and drawers, and the grand total is exactly 33 items. Only two items don’t fit the technical criteria. There’s no summer clothes left over in the closet so this capsule is made up of all of my summer clothes. I’m afraid that the bag for the clothing bank is quite small. I’ve finally decided to throw out the light brown – OK, beige – waterproof jacket with the ripped pocket, a pair of brown jeans that somehow missed the previous cull and were lurking in the suitcase, and a quick turn-around on a pair of very cheap sandals bought from Decathlon on impulse that rub my toes.