Anonymous wrote:The 98% poster is my inspiration! I wish I knew you in real life. I grew up around malls and constant shopping. But am trying to be more minimalist now. My closet is not bursting with clothes, but I still wear the same items every day. I’m going to see if I can pare down even further.

This doesn't inspire me at all. Imagine if someone said they ate 98% of the same thing day to day, or even week to week. I'd rather die than have that diet. Some people are into uniform dressing, but not me.

The 98% poster is my inspiration! I wish I knew you in real life. I grew up around malls and constant shopping. But am trying to be more minimalist now. My closet is not bursting with clothes, but I still wear the same items every day. I’m going to see if I can pare down even further.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait, you don't have regular clothes, fat clothes and skinny clothes? I have like 3 sizes in my closet, depending on how much I weigh at any given moment.

Uh no. This would depress me.

For some people, small changes in weight really affect fit.

I’m 5’1 so I understand that even 5 lbs makes a huge difference. But having fat, regular, skinny clothes is crazy. Adults should be able to maintain their size to not be veering from skinny to fat year to year.

I wear ~70% of my wardrobe regularly. But I also curate it a lot. I do have shoes that I don’t wear regularly.

Since we are immigrants with different cultural clothing from our country of origin, and since we have a large social circle - we have regular American wardrobe and our own cultural specific quite extensive wardrobe.

We are continually buying clothes for events we attend.

I have two closets and a lot of clothes. At last count, I had about 60 dresses. I wear about 40% of my clothes. The rest are there for reasons unclear. I purge about twice a year.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait, you don't have regular clothes, fat clothes and skinny clothes? I have like 3 sizes in my closet, depending on how much I weigh at any given moment.

Uh no. This would depress me.

For some people, small changes in weight really affect fit.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait, you don't have regular clothes, fat clothes and skinny clothes? I have like 3 sizes in my closet, depending on how much I weigh at any given moment.

Uh no. This would depress me.

I can't even imagine a need for 3 sizes. Even in pregnancy I only needed stretchy pants for the last 2 weeks.

Anonymous wrote:Wait, you don't have regular clothes, fat clothes and skinny clothes? I have like 3 sizes in my closet, depending on how much I weigh at any given moment.

Uh no. This would depress me.

I love the Stylebook recommendation. Sometimes, you don’t remember what you have if there’s a lot of clothing. I organize between athletic/workout gear, casual warm and cold weather clothing, work clothing, going out events/black tie type wear. I realize I have more than enough event type wear since that’s more fun to shop. Hence, seeming like I don’t utilize my closet as much. Also, having too much clothing that requires dry cleaning/special care that makes me it less often.

90% I’m not naturally organized but I hate clutter, so I’m ruthless about clearing out my closet.

PP love the Stylebook app idea!

The challenge for me is having a balance between dressy clothes vs. Casual vs athleisure. I have a ton of dressy but I enjoy buying that stuff bc it’s more fun. I stink at casual and wear the same t-shirts and jeans and notice that I need to really focus on this area and beef it up bc I am not feeling pulled together on a daily basis. Also, I feel guilty about getting rid of expensive things I don’t wear anymore

I have been the same size most of my adult life. I used to buy high quality clothes thinking they were an investment. Realized that I had too many. Stopped buying those but still had the itch for current trends, so started buying cheap (Walmart, Shien etc..) and you know what, those clothes hold up just fine for me. So know I still have too many clothes. I also just retired so am trying to figure out what my wardrobe should be transitioning to as I sit here in my Walmart leggings and kids hand me down sports tshirts with closets full of professional clothes. And lets not talk about shoes. I really need to Marie Kondo my stuff.

Anonymous wrote:5%. I retired early a few years ago and can't give up my professional clothes yet even though I've lost weight. It's time. Maybe this post will get me moving on it.

I’m retiring on Monday, and this will be my first household project! Think of the extra space and how much lighter you’ll feel.

My only question would will be what to donate vs. keep for my young adult daughter, who is the same size as I. So far she’s only been drawn to outfits of mine that were so casual they pushed the “work appropriate” boundaries, but I think I’ll save a few of my favorite more formal pieces for her just so she has options down the road. I’ve been keeping my picks for her in her childhood bedroom, so she literally shops the closet when she’s home. She buys all her clothes at thrift stores, so it’s a very similar experience. It’s fun to see what she takes each time.

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Anonymous wrote:5%. I retired early a few years ago and can't give up my professional clothes yet even though I've lost weight. It's time. Maybe this post will get me moving on it.

I get it. When I stopped working, I had a closetful of beautiful professional clothing that I hung onto for much longer than necessary. It was like I wasn't 100% ready to part with that era of my life.

Probably true. And all that tailoring. . .the thought of getting clothes to fit my strange shape again.