Anyone else trying to thin the herd regarding clothes?

[TheGrey]

Yes! I just reassessed my closet and put a bunch of stuff I hadn't won in a year in the donate bag, and I also went through items needing to be mended or have buttons re-sewn, etc.

I could truly pare down even more. I tend to shop at the thrift stores because I may find high-quality stuff, but much of what I have is lightweight, cheaply-made crap. :/

There are a couple of trends right now: The "Capsule" wardrobe, which pares your wardrobe down to 37 items, and the KonMari method, which has you consider each piece of clothing to see if you REALLY need it.

The Capsule method means each piece must work with each other, so neutral colors, styles, etc. are best. This doesn't take into account specific uses for clothes, such as hunting/fishing, construction, seasonal clothes and so on, but the basic principles could still apply.

The KonMari method takes much more time, but forces you to assess each item in your wardrobe to see if it "brings joy" and proves as useful as you'd hoped. If it doesn't, it goes to be donated.

[tmckay2]

Yes! I just reassessed my closet and put a bunch of stuff I hadn't won in a year in the donate bag, and I also went through items needing to be mended or have buttons re-sewn, etc.

I could truly pare down even more. I tend to shop at the thrift stores because I may find high-quality stuff, but much of what I have is lightweight, cheaply-made crap. :/

There are a couple of trends right now: The "Capsule" wardrobe, which pares your wardrobe down to 37 items, and the KonMari method, which has you consider each piece of clothing to see if you REALLY need it.

The Capsule method means each piece must work with each other, so neutral colors, styles, etc. are best. This doesn't take into account specific uses for clothes, such as hunting/fishing, construction, seasonal clothes and so on, but the basic principles could still apply.

The KonMari method takes much more time, but forces you to assess each item in your wardrobe to see if it "brings joy" and proves as useful as you'd hoped. If it doesn't, it goes to be donated.

The capsule is more what I have been doing. Earth tones and blacks, grays and whites that can be paired with nearly anything so you can wear the same pieces two days in a row but different combination