I just finished pulling out all my fall and winter clothes from the box and adding them back into my wardrobe. Which means I went through and did a brief all over purge again while I had everything out. I was rather pleased with the results this time too. After almost two years of purging and trying to build a "real" wardrobe I am finally starting to see some results.
And since it's now part of my 30 before 30 list, I finally decided I should start documenting this transformation. This is kind of a vulnerable step for me, since I've felt a bit behind on my "looks" practically my whole life. I'm a late bloomer by nature, and I guess I'm still one? It might help me streamline my progress too though - who knows? :)
*Casualties*
I feel like these numbers are a huge improvement. The last two times I purged I was still dumping 30+ items. It made me sick to see all that money I had spent on all those clothes go to waste like that. Even though 95% of it was thrift/clearance purchases, it was shocking to see how much I was just throwing away after maybe wearing it once or twice. I definitely feel like I've been making wiser/more cost-efficient purchases this past year.
I'm still working on building up the staples in my wardrobe so I don't expect these numbers to go down any further, but maybe just shift around instead (holy moly how do I still have that many tops??). Also it looks like some of my well-seasoned staples are reaching the end of their time, like my black pencil skirt and my pair of skinny jeans, so some replacements will be coming in. These also include some temporary maternity items now that I am expecting again.
Here are the rest of the stats.
Although I've purged quite a bit from my closet I imagine it is going to be an ongoing process as I'm still trying out different options - hopefully I can keep it down to a minimum though! Being able to successfully purge and focusing on buying less (but better choices) I think has really helped so far.
I'll be focusing on these goals though over the next 6-12 months. New ones are bolded.
1. Buy better. Buy less. (still working on this one)
2. Replace cheaper items with quality ones.
3. Continue to try new styles to see what I like.
4. Take photos of outfits that feel "right" (I'm still not sure if I could tell you what my style is)
5. Continue to purge as the seasons change
6. Add in missing key pieces
7. Write down new purchases (to help track)
And since it's now part of my 30 before 30 list, I finally decided I should start documenting this transformation. This is kind of a vulnerable step for me, since I've felt a bit behind on my "looks" practically my whole life. I'm a late bloomer by nature, and I guess I'm still one? It might help me streamline my progress too though - who knows? :)
*Casualties*
I feel like these numbers are a huge improvement. The last two times I purged I was still dumping 30+ items. It made me sick to see all that money I had spent on all those clothes go to waste like that. Even though 95% of it was thrift/clearance purchases, it was shocking to see how much I was just throwing away after maybe wearing it once or twice. I definitely feel like I've been making wiser/more cost-efficient purchases this past year.
I'm still working on building up the staples in my wardrobe so I don't expect these numbers to go down any further, but maybe just shift around instead (holy moly how do I still have that many tops??). Also it looks like some of my well-seasoned staples are reaching the end of their time, like my black pencil skirt and my pair of skinny jeans, so some replacements will be coming in. These also include some temporary maternity items now that I am expecting again.
Here are the rest of the stats.
Although I've purged quite a bit from my closet I imagine it is going to be an ongoing process as I'm still trying out different options - hopefully I can keep it down to a minimum though! Being able to successfully purge and focusing on buying less (but better choices) I think has really helped so far.
I'll be focusing on these goals though over the next 6-12 months. New ones are bolded.
1. Buy better. Buy less. (still working on this one)
2. Replace cheaper items with quality ones.
3. Continue to try new styles to see what I like.
4. Take photos of outfits that feel "right" (I'm still not sure if I could tell you what my style is)
5. Continue to purge as the seasons change
6. Add in missing key pieces
7. Write down new purchases (to help track)
