Minimalizing your wardrobe basically means wearing what you love and tossing what you don’t. Having a simple wardrobe means less laundry, more space, and fewer decisions. How to start:
1. pull all your clothes out, make a big pile.
2. sort everything into three heaps - keep, maybe, toss.
3. keepers go back in your drawer, decide on the maybes or put them into a box for later, donate or give away the toss pile.
It can be a bit overwhelming if you have a lot of clothes, but the important thing is getting started. It will go faster than you think. Don’t spend minutes agonizing over which pile to put a t-shirt in. If you have to think about it, put it in the maybe pile. If it doesn’t fit or look great on you, toss it.
My spring/summer wardrobe(winter clothes are packed away)
2 long sleeves
8 short sleeves
1 dress
2 jackets
7 skirts
2 pajamas
Can’t leave out the accessories! Now I’m not a huge accessory type-of-gal, but I do like having a few simple pieces that go with everything.
earrings - 2 hoops, 1 dangle, all silver
necklaces - 1 silver necklace with my initials on it
bracelet/rings - 1 of each. You guessed it, both silver!
shoes - 5 pairs. White heels, Black flats, Cowboy boots (no southern girl’s closet is complete without a pair of boots!), Brown Flip-flops, and Tennis shoes
purses - 1 shoulder bag. Got rid of my big purse last year, got tired of carrying it around. Half the time I don't carry a purse at all..
Having a minimalist wardrobe doesn’t mean I don’t ever buy new things. I go shopping occasionally. If I do see something I really like, I just keep in mind that it means getting rid of something I already have.
Wow that's great! no pants?
ReplyDelete@Arianne Thank you! Nope, no pants. Prefer skirts, but I certainly don't have a problem with other people wearing pants. =)
ReplyDeleteGreat! yep, I totally understand.
ReplyDeleteThat's a very smart way of seeing it, when you said: Having a minimalist wardrobe doesn’t mean I don’t ever buy new things. I go shopping occasionally. If I do see something I really like, I just keep in mind that it means getting rid of something I already have.
ReplyDeleteIt's so amazing, that you think and do those things as an teenager, unbelievable :) I like it! your blog is so inspiring!!
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ReplyDeleteI am considering ditching jewellery altogether. Never been a big fan but seem to wear less and less. My shoes are barefoot invisable shoes (though might need some other shoes if it snows). My purse is a zip lock bag, it folds down to next to nothing.
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI have done this a couple of times already over the past few years and cut down the number of items I have, however after my last move and reading your post I have decided that I still have far too many items ... so many of which never get to be worn so I think I will have to go through them all again!
Jason