To expand on the poll, I think a limited number of clothes helps to establish a fashion identity, but I don't think the number has to be low. I think I have quite a lot of clothes, which is still about 50% of what I used to have, so I don't think it's an excessive amount. I used to follow quite a lot of people who had very restricted capsule wardrobes, and they would just end up constantly buying more stuff and getting rid of the old stuff, because they were bored wearing the same thing asll the time but were obsessed with the idea of it being a numbers game.
I think the issue is when a large wardrobe just consists of the same things being bought over and over again, when people get so caught up the cycle of always "updating" the same basic pieces - its always a blazer and jeans, whatever shade of beige or hem width is currently trending, and that's a game you can never win.
Yes. I absolutely agree - thank you for this thought.
There is no particular number of clothes that is right - I also think I have a lot of clothes. But in reflecting on my pants only, now that I have distilled them further, I maybe have 5 or 6 pairs, but they are all really different.
I think there could be room for another pair or two next year, but i’d really have to think about why they exist. What role they would play in my life and be very strict on when something is 100% right. ❤️
I do not want to be a minimalist, a midimalist or a maximalist.
thank you for your reflections Liz, they're insightful and just as thought provoking! 💓 I love what you mentioned in your reply to Louise about being an intentionalist.
it strikes me with greater clarity now that following trends/microtrends can also be a form of (unconscious?) intentionality — but maybe towards art or experimentation or validation or something else altogether, which then seems to "justify" all the purchases and consumption. whereas your intentionality appears to stem more from the activities you dedicate your time towards, and your intentional selection of clothes then reflect you when you're doing what you do to give you purpose :-) in other words, while both types of people look to fashion as an outlet to express identity, they find their inspirations/definitions for "who they are" in different places, which informs what and how (!) they consume fashion. there is something to be said too about the no-shop approach vs maybe "less-shop", but perhaps a conversation for another day! 🤭
Thoughtful as always Sarah. There are so many ways to live with clothes and no right or wrong way to dress. I think there are more than two approaches, there are countless and each is then nuanced within that.
Creating spaced to think about your clothes and your own approach to fashion, is what I hope to give people as part of this project.
The answers can then be and should always be individual. x
To expand on the poll, I think a limited number of clothes helps to establish a fashion identity, but I don't think the number has to be low. I think I have quite a lot of clothes, which is still about 50% of what I used to have, so I don't think it's an excessive amount. I used to follow quite a lot of people who had very restricted capsule wardrobes, and they would just end up constantly buying more stuff and getting rid of the old stuff, because they were bored wearing the same thing asll the time but were obsessed with the idea of it being a numbers game.
I think the issue is when a large wardrobe just consists of the same things being bought over and over again, when people get so caught up the cycle of always "updating" the same basic pieces - its always a blazer and jeans, whatever shade of beige or hem width is currently trending, and that's a game you can never win.
Yes. I absolutely agree - thank you for this thought.
There is no particular number of clothes that is right - I also think I have a lot of clothes. But in reflecting on my pants only, now that I have distilled them further, I maybe have 5 or 6 pairs, but they are all really different.
I think there could be room for another pair or two next year, but i’d really have to think about why they exist. What role they would play in my life and be very strict on when something is 100% right. ❤️
I do not want to be a minimalist, a midimalist or a maximalist.
I want to be an intentionalist. ❤️
I love that! I want to be an intentionalist too 😍
thank you for your reflections Liz, they're insightful and just as thought provoking! 💓 I love what you mentioned in your reply to Louise about being an intentionalist.
it strikes me with greater clarity now that following trends/microtrends can also be a form of (unconscious?) intentionality — but maybe towards art or experimentation or validation or something else altogether, which then seems to "justify" all the purchases and consumption. whereas your intentionality appears to stem more from the activities you dedicate your time towards, and your intentional selection of clothes then reflect you when you're doing what you do to give you purpose :-) in other words, while both types of people look to fashion as an outlet to express identity, they find their inspirations/definitions for "who they are" in different places, which informs what and how (!) they consume fashion. there is something to be said too about the no-shop approach vs maybe "less-shop", but perhaps a conversation for another day! 🤭
Thoughtful as always Sarah. There are so many ways to live with clothes and no right or wrong way to dress. I think there are more than two approaches, there are countless and each is then nuanced within that.
Creating spaced to think about your clothes and your own approach to fashion, is what I hope to give people as part of this project.
The answers can then be and should always be individual. x