Capsule wardrobe quiz.

What this quiz answers

Capsule wardrobe content is overwhelmingly written for "the average person" — which doesn't exist. The right capsule wardrobe for a 28-year-old hybrid-office worker in NYC who likes Aimé Leon Dore is materially different from the right capsule for a 55-year-old retired teacher in San Francisco who prefers Eileen Fisher. The quiz exists to surface the right guide for your specific combination instead of forcing you to read everything and synthesise.

The five variables that materially change the recommendation:

1. Gender — affects piece-list (silk blouse vs Oxford shirt, midi skirt vs pleated trouser, ankle boot vs Chelsea boot).
2. Lifestyle — office heavy = more tailoring, more dress shirts, more leather shoes. Remote = more knits, more denim, more sneakers.
3. Aesthetic — old money requires tweed and heritage materials. Minimalist requires monochrome. Smart-casual prefers Aimé Leon Dore-tier prep. Streetwear wants different proportions.
4. Palette — warm vs cool neutrals don't combine cleanly. The wrong palette undermines the multiplicative outfit math at the heart of the capsule philosophy.
5. Budget — determines which brand tier we recommend (Uniqlo at value, J.Crew at mid, Brooks Brothers at premium, Brunello at luxury).

After the quiz, you'll see your primary capsule guide (the main 25-30 piece build), two paired guides (aesthetic + palette), one brand-tier-specific recommendation, and an estimated total cost range. From there, the AI try-on lets you visualise pieces from the build on your body before clicking buy.

Why these specific questions

We tested a 12-question version. Most people abandoned at question 8. The 5-question version captures 90% of the recommendation accuracy at one-third the cognitive cost. The cut questions (where do you live? how often do you travel? how many social events per month?) were redundant — their information was already encoded in the lifestyle + aesthetic answers.

Caveat: the quiz is a starting point, not a verdict. Most people refine their capsule over 6-12 months as they identify which pieces actually see wear. The quiz gets you to a working capsule on day one; you iterate from there.