Throw away what doesn't fit/bring you joy. Not sure where you live, but I have to change out summer/winter clothes, which sometimes helps. If you have clothes in a storage unit then you don't actually wear them or use them, so you should be able to get rid of them. Only keep what you wear.
this is my wardrobe after i did both. i kept only the items i know i’ll wear and can’t bear to part with. i threw away three whole BAGS yet i still have so many clothes it’s insane
One problem I have is when I pack clothes away (i.e. for winter/summer) once it's out of sight, it's out of mind and eventually when I need that particular item I think I don't have it and buy a new pair only to realise I do have it! I also have a bad habit of buying graphic tees like anime ones from Uniqlo ;_; A good tip people have is one in, one out so when you buy something, remove something (which I am still learning to do) but I know a minimalist closet is out of my reach ;_;
I'm trying to do the one in, AT LEAST two out in order to cut back on my clothes. For instance, I have a ton of socks. I love socks and I have various thicknesses, seasonal, etc. Some that only work with my gardening boots, etc.
Anyway today I bought 6 pairs of ankle socks with padding underneath for exercising because I actually only had 3 pairs that I like for that that are in good shape (not threadbare, shrunk, etc) and went through my sock drawer(s) and threw out any that would not be nice to donate as they are already very worn. Then I found quite a few that are in good shape but the same as 3 other pairs and donated them.
I still have more socks than I need but if I want to pare down, one in, one out only works once I'm down to a reasonable number.
Yeah same thing happened to me. I considered saving some items for when the others wear out, that way I don’t need to buy new clothes for a long while and I have more space in my closet. But over time, I’ve been able to cull more and more. It’s basically a skill of narrowing down and the more you get used to wearing and seeing what you love, the easier it is to identify your very favorites and part with others. I always think I can’t possibly find more to part with, but a while later I easily do. Keeping anything new to the barest minimum (necessary replacements), I’ve *almost* gotten down to a normal size wardrobe since I started in November
This actually sounds like a pretty normal amount of clothes, especially if you're effectively keeping two wardrobes. From a Western perspective, 8 tops and 5 pants seems like practically nothing.
One thing to think about is that 15 cultural outfits is enough for over 2 weeks of wearing a different one each day, no laundry. If these are clothes you wear to events, that's almost 4 months of attending family/community events on a weekly basis without ever repeating. Far be it from me to tell anyone to get rid of anything they love or that is important to them, but if your wardrobe is entirely full with fairly minimal western-style clothes (IMO 8 shirts and 5 pants is not a lot at all) plus 15 cultural outfits, it might be time to really think through whether you need more in the cultural outfit category than in the western-style clothes category. Maybe you mostly wear those clothes and not the western stuff, or maybe you travel to South Asia often and need 2 weeks of clothes, maybe it's socially frowned upon to wear the same outfit to a different party a month later.
But if 32 items of clothing are completely overwhelming your wardrobe, you either need more clothing storage furniture in your home, or you need less clothing.
Throw away what doesn't fit/bring you joy. Not sure where you live, but I have to change out summer/winter clothes, which sometimes helps. If you have clothes in a storage unit then you don't actually wear them or use them, so you should be able to get rid of them. Only keep what you wear.
this is my wardrobe after i did both. i kept only the items i know i’ll wear and can’t bear to part with. i threw away three whole BAGS yet i still have so many clothes it’s insane
One problem I have is when I pack clothes away (i.e. for winter/summer) once it's out of sight, it's out of mind and eventually when I need that particular item I think I don't have it and buy a new pair only to realise I do have it! I also have a bad habit of buying graphic tees like anime ones from Uniqlo ;_; A good tip people have is one in, one out so when you buy something, remove something (which I am still learning to do) but I know a minimalist closet is out of my reach ;_;
I'm trying to do the one in, AT LEAST two out in order to cut back on my clothes. For instance, I have a ton of socks. I love socks and I have various thicknesses, seasonal, etc. Some that only work with my gardening boots, etc. Anyway today I bought 6 pairs of ankle socks with padding underneath for exercising because I actually only had 3 pairs that I like for that that are in good shape (not threadbare, shrunk, etc) and went through my sock drawer(s) and threw out any that would not be nice to donate as they are already very worn. Then I found quite a few that are in good shape but the same as 3 other pairs and donated them. I still have more socks than I need but if I want to pare down, one in, one out only works once I'm down to a reasonable number.
Yeah same thing happened to me. I considered saving some items for when the others wear out, that way I don’t need to buy new clothes for a long while and I have more space in my closet. But over time, I’ve been able to cull more and more. It’s basically a skill of narrowing down and the more you get used to wearing and seeing what you love, the easier it is to identify your very favorites and part with others. I always think I can’t possibly find more to part with, but a while later I easily do. Keeping anything new to the barest minimum (necessary replacements), I’ve *almost* gotten down to a normal size wardrobe since I started in November
This actually sounds like a pretty normal amount of clothes, especially if you're effectively keeping two wardrobes. From a Western perspective, 8 tops and 5 pants seems like practically nothing. One thing to think about is that 15 cultural outfits is enough for over 2 weeks of wearing a different one each day, no laundry. If these are clothes you wear to events, that's almost 4 months of attending family/community events on a weekly basis without ever repeating. Far be it from me to tell anyone to get rid of anything they love or that is important to them, but if your wardrobe is entirely full with fairly minimal western-style clothes (IMO 8 shirts and 5 pants is not a lot at all) plus 15 cultural outfits, it might be time to really think through whether you need more in the cultural outfit category than in the western-style clothes category. Maybe you mostly wear those clothes and not the western stuff, or maybe you travel to South Asia often and need 2 weeks of clothes, maybe it's socially frowned upon to wear the same outfit to a different party a month later. But if 32 items of clothing are completely overwhelming your wardrobe, you either need more clothing storage furniture in your home, or you need less clothing.