The 20/80 shopping rule Hilary Swank uses to get the most out of her wardrobe

When it comes to decluttering your life, Marie Kondo’s spark joy test is pretty much the gold standard as far as organization goes. The one downside to her method, though, is that it’s focused on helping you part with things you already own. If you’re looking to become more mindful with how you spend your money in the first place and guarantee you reap the most satisfaction from what makes it into your closet, you might want to try Hilary Swank’s 20/80 method instead.

“The goal is to find items that take up only 20 percent of your wardrobe but control 80 percent of what you wear” explains the actress and founder of luxury womenswear label Mission Statement, which recently made a major mainstream expansion. (It’s now being carried at Nordstrom.)

How does the Oscar winner do this? “I’m always looking for fabrics and designs that are of incredible quality and look that will hold up for many years,” Swank says.

It’s the intention she sets for herself as a consumer as well as a creator of fashion. In fact, Swank started her own clothing line in 2016 because she was having a hard time finding pieces that followed her rule. Her, ahem, mission became making “evergreen wear for everywhere,” as the site refers to it: A skort disguised as a skirt that functions as well at the gym as it does for a museum date, a dress appropriate for your dance cardio class or the red carpet (as Swank has done before) and more.

Suffice it to say, there are no one-trick ponies in Swank’s wardrobe. If you’re looking for new multitasking pieces that’ll stand up to the test of time, plus a tough sweat sesh—like a leather jacket that’s hand washable (!!)—here are our picks from Mission Statement’s most recent collection.

3 pieces that pass Hilary Swank's 20/80 rule

Mission Statement Get Up & Go Skort $190

Mission Statement Strides Running Tights $185

Mission Statement Passion Leather Jacket $1,150

See what other celebrities are getting into the activewear game and the major sneaker trends for fall 2018.

This story was originally published on September 26, 2018; it was updated on November 23, 2018.