Published By: Arpita Aadhya

10 Winter Wardrobe Essentials: Building a Capsule Closet for Winter

Who doesn't love a minimalist winter wardrobe where layering is easy yet chic with a few classic pieces which never go out of fashion. Here's a list.

Winter is the time for channeling your inner fashionista and stepping out in effortless glam with a few essentials that you can layer up every year.

Keeping in mind that fashion is extremely personal, we have selected 10 closet essentials that would never be not trendy.

Checkered Blazer

A checkered blazer is an effortless lift-me-up which can change your entire look from drab to fab. Our favorite look is when you pair it with black dress pants and boots. Very Emily in Paris.

Cashmere Turtleneck Sweater

A Cashmere turtleneck sweater is essential for your chilly days. It is extremely comfortable and chic which you can always wear to dress down or dress up according to your mood. Our favorite look? With a long trench coat and block heel knee boots. More about that later.

Trench Coat in Neutrals

A winter wardrobe is incomplete without a couple of beautiful trench coats in neutral shades. For starters, get a beige or brown one which can be paired with almost anything and everything.

Leather Jackets in Pastel

Leather jacket in pretty pastel hues? Simply iconic. With a black leather jacket, you always wonder if it is too much for casual hangouts but a pastel-colored leather jacket is easy to pull off, goes with everything, and an effortless fashion moment for all the times you want to state, less is truly more.

Wide Leg Trousers

Winter or not, wide-leg trousers will always be a classic dress-up that you simply need to have in your wardrobe. Start with neutral colors to play with the layerings.

Black Blazer

We all know that a winter wardrobe is not complete until you throw a black blazer in it.

We are swooning over the velvety black blazer and black boots pair, a go-to look for any wintry evening party.

High-waisted Jeans

By now, we all know good slim-fit high-waisted jeans ( read Levi's) is a must-have for your wardrobe. A tip to get the perfect one? The one that fits your waist perfectly.

A Cami Top

Winter shouldn't stop you from being adventurous when you want to be. A lace cami top adds an understated oomph to a wintry evening look, a timeless fashion moment.

Camel Cigarette Trousers

Neutral colored cigarette trousers are something that you will be opting for throughout the year. Get a beige one for winter to champion a Parisian fashion moment.

Black turtlenecks

This one is a no-brainer. A comfy black turtleneck that hugs your body perfectly to create that perfect base for layering is something you can't miss to have.

We can't end this list without mentioning a few of our all-time favorites that have survived the test of time. A good pair of white sneakers, oversized blazers in pretty neutrals, knee length boots, a cute black jumpsuit, and loose-knit sweaters in lavender or daring plum.

A timelessly iconic wardrobe isn't that hard to build, is it now?