Minimalism is a very streamlined and basic way of living, and it inspires me. We don’t need or use half of the things we own. This country conditions us to think that we do need these things. More is better. Bigger is better. Buy a 1.2 million dollar home and fill it with awful tasteless things and spend the rest of your life paying for them because they were on sale or because you can’t let go of the 80 macaroni projects your three children did. Can I take the twenty dresses in my closet and give ten of them to a women’s shelter? Do I really need fifteen pairs of pants? Three pairs of black heels? We have way too much going on here.
That being said, whenever I come across a minimalist wardrobe, I am bored to tears. I see a lot of the same thing, black item, black item, white item, accent color, repeat. BLAH. I cannot picture myself being simplistic enough to be satisfied or happy by limiting my wardrobe to solids. I would do it differently. I enjoy minimalism because there is no strict set of rules. You find a form that works for you. A person with what I think is a bland ward robe is be perfectly happy with the items they have chosen, because it’s what works for them and what satisfies their desires.
Here I have created my minimalist inspired thirty-three piece wardrobe. It completely fits my needs. Since I am a weekly church goer, I need more dress up items than the average bear. The majority of the items, both dressy and casual can be mixed and matched. I did not count items like socks, underwear/bras and two cami’s and a swim cover-up. Some of the items you see are things that I already own.
- Two skirts
- Two knee length dresses
- Two maxi dresses
- One nice top
- Three Cardigans (because I have ice water in my veins)
- One tank top for working out or to put under a cardigan
- One pair of yoga pants
- One pair of work out shorts
- One pair of dark jeans
- Four pairs of shorts
- Four casual tank tops
- Two casual shirts
- One hoodie
- One obligatory Angels and Airwaves t-shirt
- Six pairs of shoes (that for me, is a miracle)
- One swimsuit
So I showed you mine. What about yours? Comments welcome.
