Here is another take on those "basic wardrobes" or "capsule wardrobe" as they are known in CM (classic menswear), but this one is more like a definitive one since it comes from a well-known, though now dormant, SF poster, M.
And it's pretty easy to complete, I think.
As at August 2022, it's been long near completed for me; in fact some items that were achieved previously may have gone, but here is how it stands:
-a blue odd jacket. If you live in a two-season climate, then two, one for warmth and one for the cold ✔ have many more than 2 all blue, odd, including blazers
-mid gray flannel pants ✔
-decent, non-chino khakis ✔
-at least one funky (but tasteful!) non-blue tweed jacket -
-a mid to dark gray worsted single-breasted suit ✔
-a navy worsted single breasted suit ✔
-a white FC shirt -
-several blue BC shirts, at least one BD ✔
-black stitch caps ✔
-some tasteful brown oxfords (exact configuration up to you) -
-loafers in medium brown calf, suede or shell or else burg shell ✔
-a solid black tie, knit or grenadine ✔
-a solid navy tie, knit or grenadine ✔
-a plain white linen hanky -
So the basics are nearly all done and have been done for a long time.
Actually came across the above while browsing through necro treads on SF, specifically this one - If You Do Not Own The Following Things, You Are Not Well-Dressed and it is a good one too.
