Now that you’ve purged your closet and are relatively comfortable with the number and types of pieces you decided to keep, what next? Go on a shopping ban? Isolate yourself? Get off the Internets? Become a nun?
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Here’s the thing with us (lovers of fashion, clothing & personal style): things matter. And they always will. We love things. We love beautiful things we can carry, wear on our bodies & feet and use to adorn our necks. We admire excellent fit, interesting shapes, colors & patterns.
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Minimalism isn’t for everyone, but for me, it is the natural progression of my desire to have quality pieces over MORE pieces, my financial constraints/goals right now (getting out of debt), and my overwhelming urge to just HAVE FEWER and more meaningful things.
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By appreciation I mean a couple of things: first, that we appreciate what we have ALREADY, and second that we can appreciate things on others, without having to emulate the look on ourselves. I have struggled repeatedly with both issues, but the second is what comes hardest to me.
Keep ReadingThe Minimal Closet : Minimalism for Shopaholics
I started my push towards wardrobe minimalism in earnest a month or so ago. Why? because my closet was suffocating me and I was overwhelmed every time I looked inside. I had too many things that I loved, but didn’t wear. *click on the post name or image to go directly to the article!
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