I am a man of many passions. Clothes aren’t one of them. I’m on year 7 of a capsule wardrobe. No, not 30 items or fewer, or the same black t-shirt worn daily. But a fairly simple wardrobe that works for me.
Philosophy
In general, I want all of my uppers, lowers, and layers to work together. I keep the colors complementary and neutral rather than vibrant, and while I may not be the nicest-dressed on a given day, I’m rarely the worst. Best of all, I don’t put much thought in it.
Lowers
Lululemon ABCs. I have a slate, navy, and black pair. When one rips or wears out, I get another. I wore 2x pairs of Outlier Slim Dungarees for more than 5 years. Still have them, but have shifted to the lighter-weight ABCs 99% of the time.
I loved the Oliver All Over Shorts. Oliver went out of business, so I bought a bunch of navy and slate pairs before their doors shuttered.
Patagonia Baggies: These are swim trunks and beach shorts. I have (shocker) black and navy pairs.
Tops
I have 4x Wool and Prince tees. 2 black and 2 gray. I wear those every day.
4x Uniqlo white Supima t-shirts. These I mix in occasionally or wear as undershirts.
I have a bunch of cheap Hanes tank tops as undergarments.
For button-downs, I have a navy-checked W&P and their standard light blue. I also have a comfy tan-and-red flecked flannel from Patagonia.
Underwear
Uniqlo Airism underwear. A few nice socks, Darn Tough quarter socks, and a few cheap Under Armour socks.
Dressier
3x Matching Suits and Separates from Bluffworks. Not the nicest, but super comfortable.
1x unstructured Bluffworks blue blazer. This sees pretty much all the use.
Overwear
Patagonia NanoPuff in light blue, a few warm hats, and wool buffs. Patagonia Micropuff in black and an Icebreaker buff for the rest of the time. Wool and Prince gray hoodie. Bluffworks navy hoodie. Black zip-up hoodie that turns into a backpack.
Shoes
Black ballistic trainers and mid-boots from GoRuck. Brown Wingtips. Vivobarefoot Chelsea Boots. Vivobarefoot white trainers. Lem’s Boulder boots.
Accessories
Are belts accessories? I have 3. Light brown. Black. Brown and black reversible.
Loungewear
Gray sweats. Both pants and shirts. Wild stuff.
Do I have any fun?
Yeah! With my gym clothes.
I have way too many gym shirts with phrases, cats, and colors. I wear Ranger panties when working out at home and when embarrassing my wife and kids at campsites. But I have no-sole lifting shoes that are actually Merrell minimalist hiking shoes, and two running shoes. Then all the running goofiness. Tights, and shorts, and quarter zips and sleeves. This is where maximalist me comes out.