Journal

Use the change of season to see what you really wear, what needs care and whether anything is actually missing from your wardrobe.

Ten pieces can form a practical example base for autumn. What matters more is that the layers, colours and fits suit what you already wear.

For a long car journey, clothing is mostly about seated comfort, room to move and layers that are easy to adjust. The packing list depends on trip length, weather and laundry options.

A co-ord set is two pieces that belong together. Here is how to wear it as a set and combine the pieces separately with the rest of your wardrobe.

A statement piece gives an outfit character, as long as the rest stays calm. Here is how to choose the piece and build a balanced whole with plain clothes.

A new job calls for a wardrobe that works straight away. Ten pieces you can combine in the first month, without having to renew a whole wardrobe.

Office drinks, Christmas dinner, Boxing Day and New Year's Eve with six garments. Here is how a man can build a capsule for all the holidays.

For your first job you do not need a full wardrobe. With six well-chosen basics you build a work wardrobe you can vary for weeks.

With eight well-chosen pieces, a man can dress polished all summer, from office to terrace. This is the list, with fifteen outfits you can make with it.

In April you wear fine-knit knitwear in light colours: a polo, a cardigan or a knitted T-shirt. That is how you layer them on cool mornings and mild afternoons.

March and April are unpredictable: cold mornings, sunny afternoons. With this capsule of nine pieces, you dress well all spring without a crowded wardrobe.

Anyone with a fixed colour palette gets dressed faster and buys more consciously. Here is how to define base colours, neutrals and accents, and build a wardrobe in which everything goes together.