CONSCIOUS CLOTHING

Are you familiar with this scenario:
Standing in front of a closet full of clothes, stuffed from bottom to the very top and still couldn’t decide what to wear, almost an everyday ritual before leaving for college. This “decision fatigue”, the dilemma of not having anything to wear even after having a literal overload of clothes.

Did you know that the average person only wears 20% of their wardrobe on a regular basis? That means 80% of those clothing items we simply couldn’t live without spend the majority of the time in the wardrobe, while we reach for the same well-loved dress again and again.

“Have you ever thought about intentionally having less?” Less debt, less clutter, less stress, less stuff! 

A capsule wardrobe is a practice of editing your wardrobe down to your favourite clothes (clothes that fit your lifestyle + body right now), remixing them regularly, and shopping less often and more intentionally. It refers to a collection of 30-40 practical and versatile pieces of clothing put together to create an entire wardrobe for a season.

Have a look at the Project 333 as one of the ways it can be implemented:

Focus on finding yourself in your wardrobe instead of defining your style by other people’s standards. Courtney created an outline called Project 333™, which urges participants to choose 33 different items to wear during three-month increments. Project 333 focuses on seasonal capsule wardrobes, which suggests picking 33 items (yes, including shoes, accessories, and jewellery) for three months (for Spring, then Summer, Fall, and Winter). This type of capsule wardrobe helps to declutter your life and encourage intentional styling throughout each season.

 

Creating a capsule wardrobe is a great first step towards developing a sustainable wardrobe. And because you buy less clothing with a capsule wardrobe, you’ll be able to afford to add more ethical and sustainable brands to your wardrobe. Adding a couple of new ethical pieces in a year is a great way to add to your wardrobe with thought.

This important change in our consumption habits in the age of fast fashion represents a shift in thinking about how we wear clothes. A minimal approach to fashion helps to approach the closet more intentionally, not aiming for the largest number of things. Rather, the aim is a wardrobe that fits your lifestyle, and is filled with high-quality pieces that suits and reflects your personality and will, hopefully, last years.

“Personal style is vital to finding confidence in ourselves, and that means that even combatting the mainstream fashion world shouldn’t be one-size-fits-all.”

Thinking mindfully about how our fashion purchases might improve our daily lives fosters an emphasis on timeless styles over trends and quality over quantity, reducing waste and saving us money in the long run.

By SAMIYA GOYAL

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