7 Reasons I Have a Capsule Wardrobe

[@NicholasGarofola]

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[@bsk87]

I adopted the capsule wardrobe way a few years ago, one of the best decisions I’ve made. I've got 9 t-shirts (olive green, navy blue, and black), two pairs of jeans (blue and black), two pairs of jogger pants (black and gray), one pair of black chino pants, two sweatshirts (black and gray), one black bomber jacket, one navy blue parka jacket, one pair of black shorts, one pair of black Bermuda shorts, a white button-down shirt, and a gray suit. I have 6 pairs of black socks and 6 black boxers. Living the boring life. I only buy new clothes once a year, if needed.

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@bsk87 Love that 👍🏻

[@FULLM3T8L]

With 6 boxers does that mean you do laundry every 6 days? I have a similar wardrobe but made sure boxer/t-shirts/socks wise I have enough for 10-12 days so I do laundry tops 3 times a month.

[@bsk87]

@@FULLM3T8LEvery Wednesday.

[@BornBurmese]

As someone who hates shopping for new clothes. Buying quality pieces that will hopefully last me decades is key 👍

[@BornBurmese]

Or a couple years. Decades might be stretching it 😅

[@michaelbevan1081]

I don’t blame you

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@BornBurmese Exactly! Clothes shopping isn’t my favorite activity by any means

[@KA2HRO]

I’ve come to understand that people don’t see US let alone our clothes. Clothing has become a nonissue for me regardless of the quality.

[@johnnymartinez1497]

the seemingly minor details in your videos are amazing. you speak on thoughtful purchases and place your shirts on the rack. when you transition to longevity, you take the shorts off the rack.

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@johnnymartinez1497 thank you for noticing the details 👌🏻

[@voiddoctor]

I love these videos because, unlike other creators, you don't place an emphasis on the products you use. It makes the video feel far less like an ad and more like I'm just receiving advice.

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@voiddoctor Thank you for noticing that 👌🏻

[@Jfree441]

I always thought high-quality merino wool shirts would be the end game for my capsule wardrobe. I bought several kinds, Woolly, Proof, and finally landed on Unbound, spending hundreds of dollars over a few years. If you only have 3-4 shirts, they won't last a year with daily use. I felt let down because I love the feel, the fit, and the anti-smell but they just don't last and for the price. I have now gone back to $5 old navy athletic shirts and they have served me much better in the durability department, even if I have to wash them a bit more often due to holding odor. I say this because I bought what was supposed to be some of the highest "quality" wool shirts, and the material itself is the weak point even if the rest of the build quality is perfect. It was never a seam that busted, it was always the fabric getting a bad run and tearing or just holes that show up out of nowhere after a good night sleep. I am curious what your experience has been with those Proof shirts and if you are seeing the same kind of letdown in the material as I have experienced.

[@undercvrwtch]

A simple, straightforward video is always refreshing. Excellent camera work as well 🖤

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@undercvrwtch Thanks!

[@SeanOulashin]

You've definitely gotten me more interested in minimalism! I love how you frame it so simply (and minimally lol). I've been rocking a pretty minimized wardrobe for a long time now, close to three or so years, for all the exact reasons you laid out here. Great work, looking forward to your next upload!

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@SeanOulashin thanks brother!!

[@lancegiobaliuag1965]

This dude is my inspiration in minimalism! ❤

[@eringreenberg240]

Congrats on your channel's continued growth!! Keep up the good fight!!

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@eringreenberg240 Thanks for sticking around for so long Erin!!

[@sylvainalain6637]

I’m a minimalist guy because I travel with my 40l backpack. 7 shirt from true classic , 7 socks , 3 pairs of unbound merino socks , 7 drywear underwear, 3 pairs of jeans , 2 hoodys and a couple of winter/autumn north face and arc’terys coats. 2 pairs of running shoes , 2 pairs of winter boots and 1 trek shoes, that’s about it. I plan to upgrade my shirt to some unbound merino shirt in the futur. I have only my iPhone , no watch or iPad.

[@RandyVazquez]

I do the Project 333 method: 33 items in your entire wardrobe for 3 months. It reduces that fatigue for me!

[@michaelbevan1081]

I’ll have to look into it

[@marshapaisley6801]

Project 333 is wonderful!

[@JeromeAnselm8]

You’re a really awesome & intelligent individual! I just discovered your channel & I’m glad I did :)

[@NicholasGarofola]

Thanks so much!!

[@stevejones2347]

Been trying to implement a capsule wardrobe recently, using solid colours in the tees, black, white, navy, grey, charcoal, along with a couple of pants, mainly dark colours, black and taupe, with one sand coloured pant. Find solid colours are easily mixed and matched to make things more streamlined. Ideally, I’d like to reduce it down to 8-9 tees 4-5 pants, including 1-2 sports or comfy pants Nailed on 2 dress shorts 1-2 sportier shorts 2 jumpers 2 shirts I’m actually thinking the older I get, the more basic I need to keep things, as much as I like to believe it, I’m not 24yrs old! And yes, I completely agree with the fact if you spend a little bit extra on some of the items, you tend to take care and pride in them! Love the video as always.

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@stevejones2347 Very well said. It’s so nice having different things that can all match no matter how they’re arranged

[@alonememe]

Not many guys are talking about capsule wardrobe, it's nice to hear the new point of view.

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@alonememe Thanks Martyna! Glad to see you’re still here 👍🏻

[@maverickbonato8164]

I refuse to waste more than a few seconds getting ready in the morning, I've always been like this since I was a child. I'm not really a minimalist but probably since I don't go out much all my clothes could fit in a single drawer with room to spare and they're all basically the same xV

[@josiahpetermann]

7 tshirts, 3 shorts, two black jeans, two pairs of shoes, 1 jogger, 1 hoodie, 1 coat! No logos/labels or graphics. It's been freeing! P.S.- The Colorful Standard is dope for a minimalist wardrobe!

[@DannyB-t6k]

Is that a brand?

[@colorpilot]

any recommendations on shorts, struggling to find a good pair.

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@josiahpetermann Thanks Josiah!! I’ll check out that brand ✔️

[@SamPeterson-g4s]

THAT pause hahahahhhaahahha Annabel Doll hahahhahahhahahaaaa

[@aliciaannewoodward]

My warm-weather minimalist wardrobe: 8 black dresses in various styles from casual to dressier + 2 pairs of sandals + a jean jacket, if needed. 🖤

[@NicholasGarofola]

Hi Alicia! Love that 😄

[@marshapaisley6801]

Wow…. Impressive!

[@J0S3PH_56]

You keep outdoing yourself on the pauses! Keep it up!

[@Dannyjeon1]

Could you do minimalism on food?

[@traviswilkinson3680]

My 2025 bingo card has ‘Nick makes a 7 minute video which consists of an 0:40 intro and 6:19 pause and a 0:01 thanks for watching’ 😂

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@traviswilkinson3680 I have to do this now

[@roxana.calinescu]

Hi from Bucharest, Romania 😊 Can you please do a video about the new trends in minimalism in 2024? Thank you & stay awesome!

[@vickiterry1877]

Your hair is looking good.

[@NicholasGarofola]

Thanks!

[@bertinibb]

Having a rotation of basic high quality pieces that go with each other was the best thing I could do to simplify my life.

[@VinceButler]

I’ve got that same Flint and Tinder jacket and I love it! Huckberry should be sponsoring you 😜

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@VinceButler they actually did hook me up with it a while ago 😅 glad you’re enjoying it!!

[@JosephDickson]

This minimalist Needs a level. 😉

[@amymaude5798]

I think it shows Nick's not taking himself too seriously. Cool Dude, right?!?!

[@grantmoorlag]

I recently finished my capsule wardrobe. All of my clothes except for outerwear fit's into one Ikea Alex drawer!

[@ShayanQureshi-h8q]

Nicholas we need more digital minimalism videos.

[@Kuhreenuh13]

No one else is going to comment on the YT plaque all crooked in the background? 😅

[@NicholasGarofola]

it was 😅 it’s corrected now

[@Kuhreenuh13]

@@NicholasGarofola I actually did think it was done on purpose but surprised no one else noticed. Too busy with the awkward pauses in the beginning 😅

[@LazyVic]

You should make a minimalist car setup

[@KarimGutermann]

Great video! I wouldnt want to own only a few clothes, although I can understand why someone would.

[@ns2953]

That's intro and the gap before starting that's incredible, btw your play button was not properly set or something, And sponsor Tege hanley is a company of ARON MARINO aka Alpha m.✌🏼😇❄️

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@ns2953 it was crooked for weeks but good now 😂 and yes that’s true!

[@traciekeane9802]

love the Annabelle Doll reference :)

[@davidadonnis]

How do you go about work out shirts? Do you use your every day shirts to exercise too? I’ve heard that doing that shirts the life span of your tee’s, is this true?

[@NicholasGarofola]

I have a t shirt from a brand called Ten Thousand, it’s dry-fit material and I use that for anything active

[@davidadonnis]

@@NicholasGarofola thanks for replying. You’re awesome!

[@LucasSouza]

I'm buying my clothes now thinking of that, while giving away the old ones. 🥰

[@moisesofficial8852]

I really like your videos, keep it up!

[@scavenger1362]

I’m sure that I’ve asked back in the early days, but how’s that Flint and Tinder wax jacket doing? Do you have to give it special care since it’s waxed? My wardrobe consists of things each for my 3 life essentials. Casual, work, and exercise. Majority of them being black.

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@scavenger1362 I actually haven’t waxed it ever since owning. Now that’s it’s broken in its much more comfortable and I like the beat up look much more

[@MinimalisTech]

Here I am shaving my head every couple weeks cuz my hair grows dumb. Then my homie here has thicc luscious hair

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@MinimalisTech 🥹

[@DannyB-t6k]

A list of the items with links would be awesome dude

[@gabewally]

I love my capsule wardrobe. 😁

[@tentpitchr]

I don't have a capsule wardrobe but i spend less than 30 seconds picking out what to wear. So no fatigue here

[@justkVz]

We'd love a list :)

[@inline885]

I tried to cut down on my wardrobe and stick with more timeless stuff, but my problem is I tend to be drawn towards muted colors and too much muted tones doesn’t look great together at all.

[@games4us132]

any info on jacket shown @ 1:43 ?

[@richarddutchholland4780]

As I’ve gone past 50 I’ve become more minimalistic in my life…..There’s something liberating in owning less items in your life as you become older…

[@olovstener618]

OMG your silver play button is tilted, i can't focus haha :D

[@NicholasGarofola]

It’s fixed now!

[@marcellodellabartola3494]

Nice stuff 😮

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@marcellodellabartola3494 Thanks brother!

[@ComResKi]

Need some help here please Even if we mix n match, ultimately we're repeating clothes. And we and people are very aware of that. Where as I see people wearing diff outfits and rarely repeating stuff. This becomes tricky specially in social, office, wedding n party situations. How to handle this. How many clothes set shd we really have that people n us too don't remember that we're wearing the same thing.

[@radu_c]

How do you come up every time with something different for the subscribe button?! :D A apartment tour would be cool ;)

[@okechukwuanudokem2060]

Finally I found someone to replace matt de avelia since he quit yt , don't stop making vids bro 🔫

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@okechukwuanudokem2060 Never stopping 👍🏻

[@raselmahmud5517]

please make video of your capsule wardrobe

[@ahmedrzaki5189]

Already 2 videos existed in the channel

[@hrishikeshbagal]

A house tour video please

[@BuscandoMarco-sx7tm]

I can only afford a capsule wardrobe. Almost everything came from charity shops.

[@davide2268]

What brand are the shorts?

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@davide2268 they’re American eagle

[@MrSpaha-kx7ie]

What’s that backpack?

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@MrSpaha-kx7ie Bellroy Via

[@PedroHernandez-fl8xl]

The pauses are getting uncomfortable 😂

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@PedroHernandez-fl8xl I agree 😅

[@JCU84]

1:12 I thought video was buffering LoL

[@valdiarief]

Normalize skincare routine for men 🔥💪🏼

[@happy191000]

I have the same Nike shoes. :D

[@jethroibarrola]

You look like the guy from @evildousharm

[@omarashraf27]

Alright, now you're just missing with us with these pauses

[@DannyB-t6k]

My man is starting to look like the great Dave Grohl.

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@DannyB-t6k 🥹

[@caseythoren8318]

Reporting for doody 🫡 ✈️🌽

[@NicholasGarofola]

@@caseythoren8318 💨

[@mauricioflores3732]

Yeah following a trend is the stupid thing you could do. You’ll waste so much money just to impress who? No ones cares 😅

[@ShayanQureshi-h8q]

Boring but still interesting