As March winds down and warmer weather flirts with us, I want to take the time to review how my Project 333 for the first 3 months of the year worked.
Overall, 33 items of clothing is WAAAAY more than enough for a season, or, realistically in Chicago, for the 6 months or so in which one must wear winter clothing. If I have another 33 garments for the warmer weather (with a few items that will appear in both selections), then I think a wardrobe of 66 or fewer garments is a good start, for me, toward minimizing the amount of clothing I own. Less money spent, less mental morning confusion, a clearer personal style projected to anybody who's paying attention.
Specifically, I had some garments that I loved and wore every week, and I had some (surprising) items included in my 33 that I would NOT choose again... Lessons to be learned...
Overall, 33 items of clothing is WAAAAY more than enough for a season, or, realistically in Chicago, for the 6 months or so in which one must wear winter clothing. If I have another 33 garments for the warmer weather (with a few items that will appear in both selections), then I think a wardrobe of 66 or fewer garments is a good start, for me, toward minimizing the amount of clothing I own. Less money spent, less mental morning confusion, a clearer personal style projected to anybody who's paying attention.
Specifically, I had some garments that I loved and wore every week, and I had some (surprising) items included in my 33 that I would NOT choose again... Lessons to be learned...
I wasn't surprised to find that I loved both of my bulky cabled sweaters, and that my new denim shirt was an absolutely core part of my wardrobe at least once a week. However, I never seemed to reach for my grey wool skirt very often. I need to really consider if I like wearing grey as much as I like the idea of wearing grey. My black pants - I knew I would be happy with them, and my black velvet skirt is still, after 5 years or so, one of my favorite things to wear...
Here's where the real lesson was learned: as much as I liked the concept of red jeans, and the way that they worked in my wardrobe, I found that 9 times out of 10, I'd still reach for my blue jeans. Now, my blue jeans are a miraculous garment that make me taller, thinner, younger, and make me look like I have long blonde hair, and like I don't WEAR GLASSES.... (okay, they're not THAT amazing). But a 2nd pair of jeans, when I have 1 pair I adore, and I only wear jeans maybe once a week - it was just not necessary to have them. And the slate blue turtleneck? 10 years old, merino wool, and for some reason I rely on it. Grey flannel pants - I could wear them with black, and so they were in heavy rotation.
I've already written about the failure of the tweed jacket. I KNEW from the very outset that this wasn't going to work, but it seemed like a good concept, so I fell for it... Never let the idea of a perfect garment for your wardrobe get in the way of choosing the perfect garment for you.
And the herringbone skirt... Can't explain why it went awry this winter. Might just be that it needs a season off, and I'll turn to it again next winter...
Black cashmere turtleneck, argyle cardigan, argyle turtleneck, and white shirt - WINNERS. They'll be back next winter.
So I have some things to think about - the role of grey in my wardrobe, the fact that I got caught up in the whole "colored jeans" phenomenon and then didn't really make good use of them, and an always-essential reminder that the perfect garment for my wardrobe "ideal" plan might just plain not work in reality.
Anybody else learn any valuable style lessons this winter?
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