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Barbara Newcomb is a wardrobe consultant and lifestyle writer based in Portland, Oregon, with over fifteen years of experience helping individuals build functional, personal wardrobes that reduce decision fatigue and support their daily lives. She holds a degree in Textile and Apparel Management from the University of California, Davis, and began her career in retail merchandising before transitioning to personal styling, where she became frustrated with the industry's emphasis on trends and volume over genuine utility and fit.
In 2014, Barbara launched her consulting practice, Wardrobe Sanity, through which she has worked one-on-one with hundreds of clients ranging from corporate professionals to remote freelancers, parents to retirees. Her approach is grounded in the belief that a wardrobe should be a practical tool, not a source of stress, and that the best wardrobe is the one that makes you feel capable and comfortable in your own skin. She has been featured in *Real Simple*, *The Kitchn*, and the *Portland Mercury*, and has spoken at events including the Northwest Sustainable Fashion Summit and the Clutter-Free Living Conference.
Barbara is also the creator of the popular newsletter *The Weekly Hanger*, which delivers capsule wardrobe tips, outfit formulas, and slow-fashion reflections to over fifteen thousand subscribers each week. She lives with her partner and their two cats in a hundred-year-old craftsman house, where she maintains a personal capsule wardrobe of thirty-seven pieces and a deeply held belief that pockets belong in everything. *The Capsule Wardrobe Blueprint* is her first book.
