https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/surpriseapparently-i-am-a-closet-minimalist Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:16:33 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/surpriseapparently-i-am-a-closet-minimalist#post-1028495 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:41:22 +0000 AnnieMouse 1028495@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>(I should note that I often change clothes when we go out in the evening or to events with friends. So I have a "costume change" pretty regularly.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/surpriseapparently-i-am-a-closet-minimalist#post-1028492 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:36:56 +0000 AnnieMouse 1028492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks to this post, I actually just did a data sort on my spreadsheet for the last month. In that time, I wore 29 different bottoms, 33 different first layer tops, and 20 different second layer tops. </p> <p>While I'm always incredibly envious of those that can happily do small capsules, it's increasingly clear that won't work for me, ever. *laughing at self* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/surpriseapparently-i-am-a-closet-minimalist#post-1028163 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 03:51:38 +0000 Beth Ann 1028163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your WIW posts show a rich and vibrant personal style.&nbsp; It sounds like you're thoroughly enjoying your wardrobe, and the limited quantity allows you to enjoy good quality.&nbsp; Time to make that Fall list!</p> <p>Your post inspired me to count my worn items -- just the Summer, since I can't remember what I wore in early/mid Spring:<br />3 shorts<br />3 or 4 pants<br />8 dresses<br />8 skirts<br />15+ tops</p> <p>I didn't count jackets or shoes, since I don't wear toppers much and I have a lot of sandals (some quite old, but they're cute and easy to story, so I don't purge heavily).</p> <p>Obviously, I'm not a minimalist, and I definitely have 2 wardrobes, warm and cold, although there is some crossover, particularly in skirts and tops, which I layer.&nbsp; I didn't wear black pants at all this Summer, or my skinnies.</p> <p>I was surprised to see that, despite moaning about a casual lifestyle with a "team dressy" heart, I wore a wide variety of dresses and skirts.&nbsp; I do repeat pants/shorts more, though. </p> <p>Were there any surprises in what you left unworn?&nbsp; Did anything find heavier use than expected?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/surpriseapparently-i-am-a-closet-minimalist#post-1028117 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 02:52:58 +0000 Jaime 1028117@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you didn't feel bored and liked your clothes better than you have in years I would say it is just perfect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/surpriseapparently-i-am-a-closet-minimalist#post-1028110 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 02:43:53 +0000 MsLuna 1028110@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Low is relative to the person. Some people prefer a quick and easy system that just works. Sometimes having a lot of clothes is overwhelming. Others prefer having a wide variety. </p> <p>If you can cover all areas/occasions in your life with a minimalist wardrobe, then you should be good, right? :)</p> <p>I've tried so hard to be minimalist but I find I'm only that way with bottoms (I like my neutrals and denim in primarily two cuts and two colours each). I also own a few jackets and cardigans. I tend to go crazy over tops, shoes and jewelry. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/surpriseapparently-i-am-a-closet-minimalist#post-1028101 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 02:28:43 +0000 Peri 1028101@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well here's a thought...I want to refresh my winter wardrobe since a huge purge last year. If I keep the number of items low I can spend pretty much what I want per item. I think I may be heading in the direction of a smaller but higher quality wardrobe for most pieces. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/surpriseapparently-i-am-a-closet-minimalist#post-1028035 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 01:05:27 +0000 Lisa 1028035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that's a great sized wardrobe.&nbsp; I find I wear the same handful of clothes again and again and if I didn't track my CPW on my clothes, I would have never realized that I did this!&nbsp; I do try to remix the items so I am not wearing the exact combinations again and again, but more often than not, once I figure out an outfit I like, I just keep wearing it.&nbsp; I do have more clothes, and I try to remember to wear them all, but sooner or later I hope to have my wardrobe paired down to a very small amount where everything is in heavy rotation.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/surpriseapparently-i-am-a-closet-minimalist#post-1028015 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 00:28:39 +0000 Peri 1028015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, it seems to work for me, but maybe I just don't apply enough creativity to getting dressed. Maybe I'm in a rut. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/surpriseapparently-i-am-a-closet-minimalist#post-1028005 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 00:00:50 +0000 Caro in Oz 1028005@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Suz said - if it works it's perfect </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/surpriseapparently-i-am-a-closet-minimalist#post-1027998 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 23:53:06 +0000 Suz 1027998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not crazy low. Just lower than many. &nbsp;:-)</p> <p>Claire linked us a while back to a site about a ten item wardrobe:&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://dailyconnoisseur.blogspot.ca/2013/09/my-ten-item-wardrobe-fallwinter-2013.html">http://dailyconnoisseur.blogsp.....-2013.html</a></p> <p>It turns out she actually has more than ten items, and that is her fall/ winter wardrobe (so I assume she has another for spring/ summer).&nbsp;</p> <p>But that's the general idea. I think Claire is a lot closer to ten items, in fact.&nbsp;</p> <p>I'd say if you are not bored and you have what you need to do the activities you want to do, then your wardrobe is the right size! Congratulations! That's a fantastic place to be.&nbsp;</p> <p>I have been trying to follow my transitional capsule, that includes 6 tops, 3 bottoms, 2 toppers. I followed it for precisely 5 days and I was already crazy bored. That totally surprised me. I didn't think it would happen. I will have to post about that when my experiment is over.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/surpriseapparently-i-am-a-closet-minimalist#post-1027997 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 23:52:03 +0000 Makrame 1027997@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's great that your wardrobe worked so well for you!</p> <p>I do not have a minimalistic closet but I find that I tend to wear my favorites almost all the time. &nbsp;This summer, I mostly wore 2 skirts, 4 pairs of pants, one dress,&nbsp;about 10 tops, and 6 jackets/cardigans&nbsp;(not including gear and special occassion things).</p> <p>I work with the same group of people all the time but I am not sure if anyone pays attention to the fact that I tend to repeat my favorites often. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/surpriseapparently-i-am-a-closet-minimalist#post-1027993 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 23:42:16 +0000 AnnieMouse 1027993@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that depends on the person. If it works for you, then it's perfect. I'd go bananas out of my head. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/surpriseapparently-i-am-a-closet-minimalist#post-1027985 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 23:19:46 +0000 Peri 1027985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There have been a few posts recently about what is the minimum you need. I'm not sure who started the most recent one, but I didn't answer it...I couldn't figure out how to guess what would be minimum number of items I would need.</p> <p>Then I realized I didn't need to guess, I just needed to count what I wore this summer...and the result was pretty shocking. Here's what I wore: 2 pairs of pants, 9 tops and 1 dress (worn once). This isn't counting yard or gym clothes, just work and play clothes.</p> <p>Is this crazy low? Really, I didn't feel bored...I liked my summer clothes more than I have in years. It's possible I can get away with this because I see different people every day so no one knows how often I repeat things. I'm just wondering if this is abnormally low or just kind of minimalist. </p>