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Stylist Ale Kertzer has always had a minimalist aesthetic — wearing a collection of classics that remain true to a neutral color palette — but the last two years pushed her towards a super-pared-back shift, what she describes as “extreme minimalism.” The shift in her modern minimalist fashion choices was a result of adopting a nomadic lifestyle of sorts, first moving to Tel Aviv, and then eventually bouncing around to cities like New York City and São Paulo, hopping on flights to visit her clients, all of whom are scattered all across the globe. What was first supposed to be a four month-long stay in Tel Aviv stretched into a year, and all she had was one suitcase that consisted of seven tops, five bottoms, three jackets, and one dress. She had packed her favorites (essentials she could wear over and over again, and mix and match to yield infinite outfit permutations), and was surprised to discover that she was perfectly content with her shrunken-down, travel-size capsule closet. It made getting dressed easier in the morning, and — here’s the kicker — she found she didn’t even really need the rest of her wardrobe that sat in storage in New York. “For me, the concept of minimalism is about having less items — but [they’re] items you really, truly love,” says Kertzer, adding that many of her clients (about 70%) are now demanding a more minimalist approach to dressing, which was less common before the world shut down. “People then were so much more into buying volume. Now, clients are coming to me and they want a capsule closet. They've had a lot to think about: All the money they’ve spent and what they’ve spent it on ... people want to be more conscious. We all want to get dressed and look good, but we don’t need to buy that much stuff to look good and be happy.”
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