/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

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I would suggest starting by collecting a bunch of inspiration outfits (maybe an entire week's worth of unique outfits to get started) and identifying which items are the essential items that "make" the look and going from there.
I'm starting by just doing capsule wardrobes, since it makes it easier to make sure everything goes together when you're only working with 37 items in total. When buying, I like to add the potential item to my spread and see how it looks, if it sticks out or looks natural, and then go and check that there are at least three or four items that it goes with. That's been a good system for me in making sure that my purchases actually fit in with my wardrobe and make something cohesive.
The other thing I like to do is to look at items that I've bought but haven't worn or have only been able to make one or two outfits with, and try and figure out what I'm missing to coordinate it with.

For a while you're going to have two separate wardrobes: your cute new wardrobe and your old wardrobe. What I like to do while I'm building a new wardrobe like this is to buy only in small chunks (about 5 items per order) and wait until everything comes in to buy more. Then I'll challenge myself to go one week only wearing items from my new wardrobe. For a while, this is going to be impossible, but on the days that you are forced to pick from your old wardrobe, you can figure out what you're missing. You'll probably find yourself continuously reaching for certain items that aren't yet in your wardrobe... and those are the things you'll want to go out and buy next.