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15 Pieces, Countless Possibilities

How often have you peered into your closet, taken stock of what's hanging in there, and thought to yourself: Man, I have way too much stuff—and I don't like any of it. It's a common enough problem with a familiar enough solution: the capsule wardrobe. On paper, whittling down your clothes to what you wear most often sounds pretty simple. (Keep what you like, toss what you don't.) In practice, though, it can get complicated.

So to help you do just that, and jumpstart your spring cleaning in the process, we put together an all-killer, no-filler list of 15 pieces that could plausibly replace the rest—provided, of course, you pick the right versions of each. Here's where we'd start.

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Avidan Grossman
Senior Commerce Editor

 
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Polo Ralph Lauren

The Big Bayport Jacket

$298

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Gitman Vintage

Japanese Striped Oxford Shirt

$235

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Orslow

105 Jeans

$480

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Meermin

Chelsea Boot

$265

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Richard James Striped Silk and Linen-Blend Gabardine Neck Tie

Your weekly reminder to get a tie you that you like—before you're forced to wear the one you own but aren't thrilled with.

$190 $95

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