General question relating to a capsule wardrobe idea: how do you go about putting together outfits? Do you actually spend the time to try on all the possible combinations of the pieces you have? Or do you just put the outfits together mentally? Or some other method (arranging the outfit on the bed or on a hanger)?
I am asking this question because I often find myself thinking that a certain combination of my pieces would look good together but in practice when I actually put it on, it doesn't work. It may work well in theory, or one aspect of it may work, but there is something else wrong. For example, it may be the right color combination but the shape is wrong, or it's too bulky together, or the length is wrong, or the textures don't work together, or I feel overdressed, etc. When I buy a new piece, I try it on for size and fit, but I don't go to the next step of actually trying it on with every other thing in my closet that I think may go with it. As a result of this, I tend to have set outfits and combinations and I don't do a lot of mixing and matching.
So what is your process and what method works for you?