Breanna Stewart set herself a wardrobe goal that sounds deceptively manageable: trim everything down to 95 pieces. The crying emoji she attached to her Instagram caption this week tells you how that’s going.
The New York Liberty forward’s update was blunt: “Still trying to downsize to a 95 piece wardrobe.” The crying emoji said the rest. Stewart isn’t known for being precious about her public image, so watching her wrestle openly with closet chaos most people recognize felt refreshingly honest.
Ninety-five pieces might sound like room to breathe. In minimalist fashion circles, it actually isn’t. The capsule wardrobe movement has picked up real momentum in recent years. Most people in that space advocate capping a whole closet at 100 items or fewer. Project 333, one of the most recognized challenges in the minimalism world, pushes harder still. It asks people to dress from just 33 items across a three-month season. By those benchmarks, Stewart’s 95-piece target puts her squarely in serious-minimalist territory.
The idea behind capsule wardrobes goes beyond owning less. Advocates say it leads to better decisions and less waste. A cleaner personal style tends to follow. For athletes, that pitch carries extra weight. Pro players deal with a constant shuffle of team-issued gear, travel bags, and media-day fits. League-event appearances and off-duty outfits pile on from there. Shoes alone can burn through a significant chunk of a 95-item count fast.
Stewart’s profile off the court has grown considerably over her career. She’s a two-time WNBA champion and spent her formative championship years with the Seattle Storm. She later joined the New York Liberty and became a cornerstone of the franchise’s rebuild into a genuine title contender. Fashion has been part of her public identity throughout. She’s been a regular presence at league media events in sharp, put-together looks. Style clearly isn’t something she approaches carelessly.
Which makes the closet-cleanout admission land a little differently. It reads like a champion sharing a real personal struggle the same way a friend texts a group chat. No sponsored product. No polished narrative. An honest check-in on a personal goal, and she’s not pretending it’s going well.
The beauty of the 95-piece challenge, for someone at Stewart’s level, is what it quietly signals about the effort behind the simple life. Minimalism looks easy from the outside. Then you’re standing in a walk-in closet holding three versions of the same warm-up jacket, trying to make a call.
Breanna Stewart is still working on it. For anyone else deep in their own overstuffed closet right now, the company is good.
