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The Forever Wardrobe: Find your style. Transform your clothes. Save time and money.
The ultimate capsule wardrobe guide from fashion editor and social media influencer, Anna Cascarina
'Anna champions ageless style, body inclusivity and staying in love with your clothes. Her book is a go-to for anyone who needs advice on how to dress' ? Sarah Tomczak, Editor-in-Chief of Red magazine
Have you ever opened your wardrobe and, despite it being bulging with clothes, don't know what to wear? Enter the capsule wardrobe, a streamlined approach to creating a long-lasting and empowering wardrobe, whatever your style or budget. One that's good for you and the planet.
Let fashion editor Anna Cascarina give you the tools and knowledge to create a wardrobe full of pieces you'll love and wear time and time again. With easy-to-follow steps, tools and questionnaires, this book will help you build a wardrobe and dress in a way that not only reflects your personality and style (it's not just solely neutrals!) and fills you with confidence but it will also help you understand how to consciously buy items (be it new or vintage as well as renting), take care of clothes and avoid fast fashion trends once and for all.
'Using Anna's advice, creating your dream wardrobe becomes a process that feels like second nature and just makes sense. Everything that you need to know about personal style is in here!' ? Anna Newton, @theannaedit
'Beautiful, inspiring, useful – this should be the fashion manual for everyone who wants to fall back in love with getting dressed' ? Jo Elvin
'Anna champions ageless style, body inclusivity and staying in love with your clothes. Her book is a go-to for anyone who needs advice on how to dress' ? Sarah Tomczak, Editor-in-Chief of Red magazine
Have you ever opened your wardrobe and, despite it being bulging with clothes, don't know what to wear? Enter the capsule wardrobe, a streamlined approach to creating a long-lasting and empowering wardrobe, whatever your style or budget. One that's good for you and the planet.
Let fashion editor Anna Cascarina give you the tools and knowledge to create a wardrobe full of pieces you'll love and wear time and time again. With easy-to-follow steps, tools and questionnaires, this book will help you build a wardrobe and dress in a way that not only reflects your personality and style (it's not just solely neutrals!) and fills you with confidence but it will also help you understand how to consciously buy items (be it new or vintage as well as renting), take care of clothes and avoid fast fashion trends once and for all.
'Using Anna's advice, creating your dream wardrobe becomes a process that feels like second nature and just makes sense. Everything that you need to know about personal style is in here!' ? Anna Newton, @theannaedit
'Beautiful, inspiring, useful – this should be the fashion manual for everyone who wants to fall back in love with getting dressed' ? Jo Elvin
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192 pages, Hardcover
Published July 23, 2024
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November 13, 2024
i really liked the breadth of material covered in this book and the author's approach to a capsule wardrobe (longevity > trends, invest in quality, play around with rules, all body types are welcome), but a lot of the material felt surface level and left me wanting more. the biggest value i got from this book was the itemized list of capsule wardrobe basics, the end-of-chapter reflection questions, and the list of questions to ask yourself before buying a new garment.
also, a nitpick, but the author's style manifesto template is quite long-winded, and i think choosing only 3 adjectives would be simpler and more concise. (her exact manifesto template so you get what i mean: _ and _with a touch of _ to give a _ feel that is _and _)
~about that surface level criticism~ some of the chapters felt too short to really delve into the topics at hand and get into the nitty gritty. most of them consist of the author's opinion on the chapter's topic (like fashion rules, tweaking outfits, balance/proportions), then some examples of what she means or a few tips, next chapter, rinse and repeat. i would've liked to see a more structured approach to chapters that assumes the reader wants a more in depth break down of the concepts and will refer back to the book over time.
ex: give us lists of items you recommend pairing together to give good balance/structure or a list of color pairings that go together well for inspiration, not just a few illustrated examples.
areas where i would've particularly appreciated more depth:
- when choosing a material, what fabric types are best for what properties? (coolness, waterproofing, anti-piling, warmth, draping, anti-wrinkle, breathability etc.). she says it will depend on what the wearer is looking for, but she doesn't provide any guidance here on how to choose.
- deciphering care symbols on garments, like for laundering. this is usually covered in textile courses.
- what accessories does she recommend for a capsule wardrobe? i was hoping for a list similar to the one in her "basics" chapter.
also, a nitpick, but the author's style manifesto template is quite long-winded, and i think choosing only 3 adjectives would be simpler and more concise. (her exact manifesto template so you get what i mean: _ and _with a touch of _ to give a _ feel that is _and _)
~about that surface level criticism~ some of the chapters felt too short to really delve into the topics at hand and get into the nitty gritty. most of them consist of the author's opinion on the chapter's topic (like fashion rules, tweaking outfits, balance/proportions), then some examples of what she means or a few tips, next chapter, rinse and repeat. i would've liked to see a more structured approach to chapters that assumes the reader wants a more in depth break down of the concepts and will refer back to the book over time.
ex: give us lists of items you recommend pairing together to give good balance/structure or a list of color pairings that go together well for inspiration, not just a few illustrated examples.
areas where i would've particularly appreciated more depth:
- when choosing a material, what fabric types are best for what properties? (coolness, waterproofing, anti-piling, warmth, draping, anti-wrinkle, breathability etc.). she says it will depend on what the wearer is looking for, but she doesn't provide any guidance here on how to choose.
- deciphering care symbols on garments, like for laundering. this is usually covered in textile courses.
- what accessories does she recommend for a capsule wardrobe? i was hoping for a list similar to the one in her "basics" chapter.
January 28, 2025
Not a lot new here. Say after me.... blazer, trench coat, white shirt...
And not sure you can make 'forever' and 'better for the planet' claims while stating it's okay to replace the 20% of your wardrobe that's fashionable. Particularly after pointing out that 'donating' mostly means landfill these days.
I'm off to read something by Orsola de Castro now.
And not sure you can make 'forever' and 'better for the planet' claims while stating it's okay to replace the 20% of your wardrobe that's fashionable. Particularly after pointing out that 'donating' mostly means landfill these days.
I'm off to read something by Orsola de Castro now.
March 23, 2025
I understand that we should not have 1 time use clothing. I felt like I was being chastised throughout the book for even buying clothes. I keep clothes long, today I wore a top purchased in 2011.
I found the question do you prefer 1-6 helpful. They confirm the words I was already thinking.
I found the question do you prefer 1-6 helpful. They confirm the words I was already thinking.
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