We’ve all been there. Weekend bag empty, clothes strewn all over the room, trying to think about what you’ve got planned and what you can wear. Only to get there and leave half of the items unworn.

Well, we’ve discovered a new capsule packing method that’s a game changer for short breaks:

5 tops

4 bottoms

3 pairs of shoes

2 dresses

1 coat

It’s a good way to focus the mind and you can pull lots of different outfits together from these combos. Here’s how we’d use it to pack a capsule wardrobe for a weekend staycation in the UK…