Indeed, Jenn. One jumpsuit: spectacular, but does not impart power to the wearer

I'm going with my new pleated skirt as the power of ONE

Not Jenn but I used the phrase as a way to stop me duplicating when I don’t need to. Sometimes when you buy a winner - or own something that you love- it is tempting to get another one. In my experience that often does not work for me. I can’t remember How I came up with the phrase.

Of course it does depend how we categorise pieces - I may have one pair of black ankle boots but I have three pairs in total. And I have one pair of white jeans but I own four pairs of denim jeans....

It is really a way of saying that sometimes one is enough - because we love the first item does not mean we need to add another.

What Sal said! I'm sorry to those who requested the original thread, but I can't find it. I suspect it was just a comment Sal made in response to something else, rather than an in-depth discussion on the topic.

This is such an interesting discussion! I am kind of an unrepentant princess of duplication so I can't think of many examples along the lines of what has been shared here.

I do see the power of one in my relationship with color, though. Sometimes I have had an item in a color that is a one-off for my wardrobe, but have found it really useful and versatile (often because the color created a hit of contrast with core wardrobe colors). I try to remind myself that just because one lemon yellow top is super awesome, I don't necessarily need more of that color in my wardrobe. Sometimes I don't actually need to build a complement! I realize this also goes against the advice about having a tight color palette. Paradoxical, but it has sometimes really worked for me.

I thought the 90s had the best fashion ever, but looking back I think we wore some pretty tacky things. I used to wear combat boots with dresses which was the height of 90s style for me. Now I've down graded to tasteful black leather boots. They look cute and casual with dresses and I only have the one pair, so they have to go with nearly everything.

As a rule, I must be constantly vigilant to keep from buying duplicates of things I own and like - but there is one exception, my fabulous 15 year old J. Jill jacket, which is just the right shade of dark blue, fits perfectly, washes well, has useful pockets and is warm enough to pass as a coat when paired with a scarf.

I know I will never find another jacket that is so right, and luckily I can't imagine an incident that would thoroughly ruin it other than leaving it in another country. Because I would pay to have it shipped from any of the 50 states.

This is a new concept to me and I don’t think I follow it at all! I can’t think of any category where I have only one. I have 3 pair jeans, 3 warm coats, multiple ankle boots unless “one” cobalt pair counts...etc. Maybe because my clothes are so eclectic?

I also only have one (quality) watch. I really like it and think it goes with everything I wear. So I don't see the need for more watches--unlike people I know who have dozens of watches and find joy in choosing a perfect watch for each day's outfits. (That's what I do with reading glasses, but that's another story.)