Same. I love color, and an aptitude test showed that color discrimination is a strength, so I wear the rainbow, but not every shade, not at all times of year, and mostly solids. The clothes mix and match, although not with every other item. I wear scarves frequently, and they are usually multicolored.

So when I get dressed and know the weather and formality, I usually choose one item I’d like to wear that day and build around it, because there will be a coordinating shirt / pants/ blazer/ skirt/ sweater/ scarf/ pants/shoes/etc.

+10000000

I’m the same way – especially if something is on sale, I stock up! Makes getting dressed so much easier when I have to get the kids ready and out the door in the mornings! I’m a lawyer working in a business casual office.

+1 to your last sentence. Dresses spark so much joy.

My business formal wardrobe is now 100% sheath dresses with jardigans and blazers. For everyday office wear and casual wear I maintain a limited color palette, but for business formal (travel and off-site meetings, never in the office) I have dresses in a wider variety of colors. The sheath dress silhouette provides enough continuity to maintain a consistent signature look without restricting the color palette, and it’s hard to find sheath dresses that are flattering and fit a limited color palette unless you’re willing to have only black dresses.

I do. I live in the Bay Area and work in one of the warmer suburbs. So we don’t get snow or anything but we do have seasonal differences in temperature. Mostly I wear different fabrics for different seasons (wool and cashmere in the winter, cotton and linen in the summer, silk year round) but the lighter fabrics tend to come in lighter colors. I also don’t wear as much black in the summer. Don’t get me wrong, I think black in the summer can be very chic, and I wore it for a long time (I used to have a sharply cut black linen and cotton dress that was so, so stylish) but I am often sick of black by the time it gets warm, and I will be dying to wear navy and light beige and pink.

I can’t call myself a minimalist, but I do have a closet that works for me for any occasion and I always have something to wear.

I have tops and skirts, mostly, and some pants in all of my base colors – black, charcoal, and a deep brown this time of year. Lots of navy in the summer, and some more muted browns. My basic look is to wear a “column of color” – top and bottom in a matching base color, plus a third piece, usually in a different color but not always. So, today it’s a black skirt and a black top (Eileen Fisher basics in washable wool knit) with a purple wool cardigan that has some structure. I can always look into my closet and grab a top and skirt or top and pants that match, and then the only decision is what color to wear for the third piece.

I also have shoes and tights that go with all of my base colors.

The reason I’m not a minimalist is that I have probably too many options for the third piece – this is my way to indulge in a color or texture that catches my eye – and definitely have multiples of the base pieces.

I also have lots of shoes and scarves. And don’t get me started on jewelry.

So, not a minimalist, but I for sure have a working uniform and always have something to wear that works.

I have very few prints. I feel like that’s where it’s easy to go astray. I have a few printed tops for casual summer outfits but other than those, any print I wear comes from a scarf.