Style guide

A 12-piece capsule that works

A capsule is a small set of clothes chosen so that nearly everything goes with everything. Fewer pieces, more outfits, faster mornings.

Start from your week, not from a list

Generic capsule lists assume a life you may not have. Write down what a normal week asks of your clothes: office days, remote days, weekends, the one dinner out. The capsule should cover the week you actually live.

The structure

• Two base neutrals from your palette, one darker and one lighter, for trousers, skirts and outerwear.
• One or two accent colors that suit you near the face, for tops and knits.
• One silhouette rule that suits your proportions, for example high rise with full tuck, or straight leg with a top worn out.

A worked example: 12 pieces, autumn and winter

For someone with a soft, warm palette, a shorter torso, a hybrid office schedule and a $1,000 budget:

1. Camel wool coat, knee length
2. Chocolate brown straight-leg trousers, mid rise
3. Dark indigo straight jeans, mid rise
4. Cream midi skirt, A-line, ending just below the knee
5. Cream merino crewneck
6. Olive merino V-neck
7. Rust silk-feel blouse
8. Two long-sleeve tees, oat and chocolate
9. Soft-shouldered blazer in brown check
10. Brown leather ankle boots
11. Clean leather sneakers in off-white

Three bottoms, six tops and one blazer give more than fifty combinations, and every top works under the coat. The mid rises and tops worn out or half-tucked suit the shorter torso. Rust and olive sit close to the face, and the neutrals carry the rest.

Fill gaps, don't replace

Start with what you own. Mark what already fits the structure, then buy only to fill gaps. Spend more on the pieces you wear most often: the coat, the trousers, the shoes.

How Eskara uses this

Eskara can suggest a capsule from stores you like, inside your budget, and explain why each piece earns its place: the color, the proportion, and what it pairs with. If a piece isn't available in your size, it says so and offers the closest alternative.