Yes you read right.
Five piece french wardrobe challenge.
The idea is that each season you only add five new statement pieces to your wardrobe.
The concept stems from the idea of a capsule wardrobe a way to organize your closet based on the essentials which became popular in the 1960s and 70s.
Five piece french wardrobe challenge 5pfw i think i first discovered the five piece french wardrobe after reading lessons from madame chic by jennifer l.
This coming from the girl who would average that many new pieces to her wardrobe in one month.
This season i added the new complexity of trying to buy only sustainable clothes.
Five piece french wardrobe challenge.
The rules are simple.
Five pieces one season i m talking a w here for those wondering.
It s a total cliche girl goes to paris and comes back wanting to attempt the 5 piece french wardrobe.
I m already 6 months into my five piece french wardrobe challenge.
Have to be purchased as part of the five limit.
Combine that with the current trend of reducing your closet and you ve got one compelling concept.
This is not going to be easy.
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Its been liberating i can now put together an outfit in less than 1 minute flat as well as difficult when i see new things i want but i m already at my 5 item limit.
So with much trepidation i ve decided to embark on a new challenge adhering to the rules of the five piece french wardrobe.
But here i am attempting to be like those chic and carefree parisian women who look effortless and put together.
However coats jackets trousers skirts shoes etc.
The one where i talk about eschewing most purchases for the five piece french wardrobe challenge.
The five piece french wardrobe.
Only five new pieces a season this is a six month season ie.
You are given free rein to replace underwear and basics like a white t shirt for example.
I d romanticised the idea of curating my wardrobe in pursuit of a french aesthetic and subscribing to quality over quantity.