{"id":33,"date":"2019-09-13T18:03:35","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T06:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hetty.co.nz\/?p=33"},"modified":"2020-04-20T15:06:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T03:06:11","slug":"how-many-pieces-do-you-need-in-your-wardrobe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hetty.co.nz\/index.php\/2019\/09\/13\/how-many-pieces-do-you-need-in-your-wardrobe\/","title":{"rendered":"How many pieces do you need in your wardrobe?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How many pieces make an easy to use <\/em>and interesting<\/em> enough wardrobe? That depends on: what you need<\/strong>, your lifestyle<\/strong>, and personal preferences<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happens in your life? Do you need special work clothes? Are you a party beast, love chique dinners, doing lots of sports? Those individual circumstances will guide you into how many pieces you need in your wardrobe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is your wardrobe for others or for yourself?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Do you dress for yourself or for others? Do you know that most people do not notice if you wear the same every day? There are lots of examples e.g. Steven jobs, and some fun blogs (example<\/a>) about people that experimented with wearing the same for 3 weeks. Or a whole year! : The Uniform project.<\/a> They all concluded that wearing the same uniform every day creates more time to think about other topics. And nobody has ever commented on them wearing the same. Nor did anybody actually notice that they were wearing the same over and over ( they asked). So, knowing this you can start wearing the same clothes more often without people noticing. It will make it easier to get dressed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dress in what you like to wear, everyday. Wear the same comfortable clothes over and over. Do not waste hours of thinking about what to wear every week. Stop worrying about what others think about your dressing as they do not really care as much as you might think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wardrobe in suitcase size<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Maybe you are that person who packs his suitcase for a trip and only uses the top layer for the whole time while away? You probably do it in more extreme proportions with your wardrobe at your home. Have a lot, but usually wear the same personal favorites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even I, a minimalist packer wear only my few favourites. There are always at least two pieces unworn at the end of the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How many clothes do I need?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
How to decide on how many pieces you need in your wardrobe?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Find your personal ideal number<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

This is different for everybody. Some do with 33 items ( link), other 20 or 60. I just do with what suits me, not a certain number. In spring and autumn I need more items as the weather can be cold, wet or warm and I need to be prepared for every weather condition. This results in me using about 60 items in my wardrobe that I change from season to season. Anything I do not expect or decided not to wear I store in plastic bins. ( The number 60 is not counting shoes, accessories, underwear). At the beginning of every season I create my wardrobe from all I have in my finished season wardrobe plus what is in my storage bins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where to start? <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Find out what your needs are.<\/strong> How many pieces do you need in your wardrobe? You can print and fill out the work sheet below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Worksheet. How many clothes do I need?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n