Fall Capsule Wardrobe for a Toddler

So if you know me, you know I wear the same 3 shirts all the time, so obviously I am a fan of the capsule wardrobe trend. Unfortunately, I haven’t quite perfected my own capsule wardrobe yet, but it’s definitely the way to go for a little one who outgrows everything every 3 months.

Since we didn’t find out Graham’s gender before he was born, we never really had a huge stash of baby clothes. So each season I go out and buy a few pieces for him to wear for the next few months. I don’t really go crazy with it, because baby clothes are kind of pricey, so it’s nice if they all go together well and can be mixed and matched.

For this season I tried out shopping through thredUP. It’s an online secondhand clothing store that has a ton of adorable baby clothes (they have loads of women’s and kids’ name brand stuff too!). I don’t usually take the time to purchase clothes secondhand – even though I really should to be socially responsible – but thredUp is super picky about what they accept and everything we got was clean. It really felt like we were getting a shipment of brand new clothes.

Anyway – for $50 I was able to get him 7 shirts, 2 pairs of pants (joggers and a pair of pajama pants), and a pair of shoes (Carters, H&M, Striderite, American Apparel). The striped tee, camo tee and shoes in the above pictures are all part of our purchase, along with the pieces shown below. I thought that was pretty great and definitely way more than I’d get buying brand new clothes! I saved 58% off the full retail value which ended up being $110 in savings – I’ll take it. Combined with the clothes he got for his birthday, he is set for this fall. A couple of the pieces we ordered are a little too big right now, but should fit him this winter. I am loving camo this year and am excited to layer it with chambray and other prints!