I admire your discipline and creativity! Each outfit looks so good and so different from the others! I'd love to be able to do this some day.

Ingunn, that is true!! I am already there in being able to live with a small wardrobe and I probably don't need to make it smaller.

I have had two interesting insights since I tried whittling my list down to 33, and for that the exercise was very valuable:

1 - I have two white striped button downs. One with very thin blue stripes that I rarely wear and one with more pronounced black stripes that I wear regularly. The one I don't wear is high-end that I snagged at a super bargain at Nordstrom Rack. The other is Jones New York. I realize I wear the JNY shirt because I love the fact that the stripes are more obvious. So the high-end shirt will go in the bag and if I don't wear it by summer...it will be donated.

2 - The number of items may not matter as much. It's more important to me that everything, other than special occasion wear, is in regular rotation. By regular I mean I wear it at least once a month.

I also have to add that I love your outfits. You have the effortless chic look down pat.

Ingunn, isn't it ironic ? That MORE choice can be paralyzing ? My parents' came to the US to give their children more choice and I am overwhelmed by it ! LOL...

Yes, there is so much on the internet regarding minimalism. I have read quite a bit on it over the years. In fact, I started over 20 years ago with Your Money or Your Life. My conclusion has been that , for me, there is a huge difference between simplicity and minimalism. Though I am finding that for things to be truly "simple" there needs to be an "enough" component.

One thing that the Minimalist Woman has really made me think about is the stocking up for "what ifs". The reality is that I will never go to a red carpet event . Ever. And if I do, I will want a new dress. LOL !!! The auther also addressed an issue for me : the weather extremes. I just didn't know what to do. But both your post and the book haver really helped. And I am loving my merino wool. Just loving it. My God, what did I do without it. One globe circumnavigator said that he wore his merino wool t shirt 40 days and 40 nights in a row ( it sounds almost Biblical ). I don't think I will be doing that. Hahaaaaa.

Hopefully, in March, I can relate to you that I did the 33-40 clothing pieces for all of February and will be heading into March doing the same.