I keep editing these three things from my wardrobe, but as happens, they tend to sneak back in somehow. So for Angie's edit challenge, these three things are on the top of my 'edit' list:
Fear of judgement - Part of the reason my wardrobe is as it is, is because I love simplicity and understatement, but part of the reason is because I fear the judgement of my peers. Friend makes an offhand comment about not liking bright lipstick? I purge bright colors that I enjoy from my own kit (and my closet too, because cover all the bases, right?). Husband comments, at my prompting mind you, that he prefers outfit X over outfit Y? I remove Y elements from my wardrobe, even if they are my style and he thought about it for all of 5 seconds and actually likes both and doesn't really care anyway. If I don't want to wear something only because of fear of judgement, then the clothing stays and the fear goes. I aspire to something more self-honoring than 'inoffensive'.
Beliefs about who I'm supposed to be - I live in the land of the blonde and the Louis Vuitton'd and the Escaladed - at least in my own mind. I feel like this is the standard (the 'yummy mummy' look as I think Sal said in a previous post) and that I fall short constantly. But I like being pale and brunette, and my car is plenty big without being an Escalade. Not to mention, I like my fun red purse, and bob instead of long hair, and small engagement ring, and short nails. I am me; bye bye 'who I'm supposed to be' (according to nobody but my own insecurity anyway).
The need for perfect structure - In Angie's uniform poll, I mused that I enjoy my uniform because it creates structure within which I am comfortable expressing some fun and creativity (ok for me that might look like a crewneck in a jewel-tone rather than a neutral - for me this is fun and creative lol). But I tend to create the structure and then structure out the fun ... and then decide I need to have fun and pitch the structure ... and around it goes. Bye bye to this un-necessary control-freakish weirdness; hello to flexible structure and having some fun!
What non-clothing elements do you need to purge from your closet?
