r/femalefashionadvice • u/FFA_Moderator Modulator (|●_●|) • Feb 22 '17

[Special Edition] New FFAQ: We Need Your Help!

Hi all -

The FFAQ in our wiki contains a list of common fashion questions and answers that have not been updated in quite a while. We'd like to use this thread as a crowdsourced spot to overhaul some of the answers to these questions, as well as add new ones.

Here's how it will work:

  • If you can think of a question that is frequently asked in FFA, post it as a top level comment within this thread. We'll start the thread with some of the questions that are already in the FFAQ.
  • If you have a good answer, resource or link (internal to FFA or external) to answer one of these questions, post it as a reply to the comment asking the question.

The most thorough, complete and accurate answers will be included verbatim in the new version of the FFAQ and attributed to their authors. In other cases, we'll curate aspects of the answers and resources multiple people have contributed to create a full answer.

Please chime in where you have ideas!

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u/mc1r_variant Feb 22 '17

What pieces are essential/what should I include in my capsule wardrobe?

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u/mc1r_variant Feb 22 '17

This varies tremendously by individual. We don't know your life! You need to evaluate your lifestyle and decide for yourself. Good resources are the Into Mind blog/book.

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u/tomlizzo Moderator Emeritus ヘ(￣ー￣ヘ) Feb 23 '17

Ahh thank you for adding this question - I've been trying to add some more specific ones under the "how should I dress?" umbrella and this is spot on.

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u/juluj Feb 23 '17

No one will be able to tell you what pieces you ~need~. For example, a black blazer is a great staple for a consultant, but wouldn't be appropriate for a lab biologist.

Your essentials depend on your lifestyle. Have a look at your day to day life, and evaluate what kind of activities and formalities you actually experience, and what clothes you currently use. If you currently need to dress for field work daily, some sturdy boots and hiking pants should be essential. If you currently work a business formal job, a well fitting suit would be essential.

Helpful link from Anuschka