Although beach vacations are the easiest to plan in my opinion, let’s use it as an example with the length of stay as 2 weeks. To keep things really simplistic, choose a ‘base’ color with 2 accent colors for the capsule. I’ve actually chosen 2 base colors of blue and white with pink and yellow for accent colors.
A 2 week stay will require 14 outfits total for the whole trip, 2 of which will be travel outfits. I usually wear capris and a tee for travel days so there are 2 items. Of course you’ll take a swimsuit and cover-up but we won’t count those in the capsule.
However, to cover the whole trip, you’ll need 7 clothing items and 6 accessories. So to the pair of capris and tee, add 2 tops, 2 bottoms, and an outer-layer. As far as accessories, choose a straw ‘beach’ type tote, a straw hat, a cross-body, sandals, a pair of sneakers, and a pair of flip flops. This travel wardrobe capsule will give you so many outfit options covering the full 2 week trip with many outfits leftover!