Well, hi, and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian, and you're listening to Episode 511 of Sustainable Minimalists.

This is a listener-supported show about intentional and eco-friendly minimalist living.

And what are we doing on today's show?

Oh, my goodness.

Today's show is a closet crash course.

We've all been there, right?

Some of us more than others,

me more than you, likely. You know what I'm talking about. It's the wasting the time,

standing in front of our closets, not knowing what to put on. It's not knowing necessarily what matches, what goes with what. It's throwing something on in the 11th hour

and feeling less than your best. Again, I'm in that position an awful lot in my life. Clothes

and Stephanie do not tend to mix. Capsule wardrobes are all the rage in minimalist circles. And the idea behind a capsule wardrobe is really strong, right?

Get rid of all the filler in your closet so that you're left and you see only what's killer.

I love the idea.

But what sounds great in theory does not always work in practice. I'll say for myself,

the capsule wardrobe solution left me with too few clothes, so I actually didn't always necessarily

have enough on hand for a wide breadth of events or obligations or stuff to do outside of my home.

I didn't have the right clothes for those instances.

My guest today believes that it's less about creating a capsule, less about having a certain

number of items in specific categories like

pants, like blouses. It's instead about having a clear system that works for your lifestyle.

So knowing where you're going to go and having clothes within those categories.

Today I'm speaking with Lauren Morley. Lauren is a co-host of the

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