Digitizing my wardrobe on Indyx was a complete eye opener. I am pretty good about cleaning out my closet, but previously approached a declutter by assessing items individually. With Indyx I assess items as part of a category, and it quickly became clear where I tend to over-buy. I realized it didn't make sense to have multiples of one type of item if I clearly only reached for a few favorites, so anything that wasn't a top tier pick was out.
I find it incredibly helpful to have my entire wardrobe in my pocket when I am shopping, there have been a number of times when I have pulled my phone out to check to see if the thing I want to buy actually fills a gap in my wardrobe, and usually the answer is no!
Exactly, THIS! It’s a huge unlock. I thought I was doing a good job cleaning out my closet too, but similar to you, I was assessing individual items instead of the category as a whole.
This really hit something for me. When I first uploaded everything to Indyx I went into a spiral, shocked at the sheer number of items. I had thought (and still think) I have a pretty tight edit. While having everything digitally really helps me get more methodical about what to add and what to let go of, I also often find myself in this weird mental space around numbers. I try to remind myself there's no definitive "good" or "bad" numbers. I love what has remained in my closet. Basically I think I have too much, but when I look at it either analytically (through utilization on Indyx) or emotionally (trying things on), I love and wear what I have and find it hard to reduce any further. I don't know why I'm even giving myself an arbitrary yardstick for how much is too much. Part of me deeply believes that the number shouldn't matter as long as I love what I have and am thoughtful about all other practical aspects of things (I.e., function, no duplicate, budget, etc.). But the skeptical part of me is like is this a slippery slope of justifying any purchases? There are too many beautiful things out there! Anyway... what you said about the "difference between collecting clothes and curating a wardrobe" = so good, and I need to keep processing that a bit. Even if there's no right or wrong numbers, much like what you shared... I just want less stuff? Anyway, long comment just really resonated with this!
10000% agree, there's no such thing as an "ideal" number of pieces. It's so personal, and only you can decide what that number is for your actual life. I mean, 144 isn't that even big of a number, but I got so overwhelmed when I realized "Oh, I still have a long way to go." Definitely an eye-opener. I love so many, if not most of my current pieces, but I really just want to own less stuff.
Ok- first of all- the drops from your closet sound AMAZING!! I adore your style so I'm very interested. But, also, I've been thinking a lot about how to make sure I'm buying things that will stick around in my closet and not just be something I get rid of next year. I have no answers except to say; solidarity!!
I love the thoughtfulness behind this! I was also taken aback by the number of items I own - it's an eye opening moment on Indyx. I really appreciate the circularity of finding the items that gave you joy new homes - looking forward to the first drop on Sunday!
I'm right there with you!! I haven't done a lot of shopping to try to really nail what I "need" this year even though there are moments I yearn for something. I think another shocking component is how often you wear a given piece. I think I had made a story of how much I truly wore something, but the numbers do not lie.
Digitizing my wardrobe on Indyx was a complete eye opener. I am pretty good about cleaning out my closet, but previously approached a declutter by assessing items individually. With Indyx I assess items as part of a category, and it quickly became clear where I tend to over-buy. I realized it didn't make sense to have multiples of one type of item if I clearly only reached for a few favorites, so anything that wasn't a top tier pick was out.
I find it incredibly helpful to have my entire wardrobe in my pocket when I am shopping, there have been a number of times when I have pulled my phone out to check to see if the thing I want to buy actually fills a gap in my wardrobe, and usually the answer is no!
Exactly, THIS! It’s a huge unlock. I thought I was doing a good job cleaning out my closet too, but similar to you, I was assessing individual items instead of the category as a whole.
This really hit something for me. When I first uploaded everything to Indyx I went into a spiral, shocked at the sheer number of items. I had thought (and still think) I have a pretty tight edit. While having everything digitally really helps me get more methodical about what to add and what to let go of, I also often find myself in this weird mental space around numbers. I try to remind myself there's no definitive "good" or "bad" numbers. I love what has remained in my closet. Basically I think I have too much, but when I look at it either analytically (through utilization on Indyx) or emotionally (trying things on), I love and wear what I have and find it hard to reduce any further. I don't know why I'm even giving myself an arbitrary yardstick for how much is too much. Part of me deeply believes that the number shouldn't matter as long as I love what I have and am thoughtful about all other practical aspects of things (I.e., function, no duplicate, budget, etc.). But the skeptical part of me is like is this a slippery slope of justifying any purchases? There are too many beautiful things out there! Anyway... what you said about the "difference between collecting clothes and curating a wardrobe" = so good, and I need to keep processing that a bit. Even if there's no right or wrong numbers, much like what you shared... I just want less stuff? Anyway, long comment just really resonated with this!
10000% agree, there's no such thing as an "ideal" number of pieces. It's so personal, and only you can decide what that number is for your actual life. I mean, 144 isn't that even big of a number, but I got so overwhelmed when I realized "Oh, I still have a long way to go." Definitely an eye-opener. I love so many, if not most of my current pieces, but I really just want to own less stuff.
Ok- first of all- the drops from your closet sound AMAZING!! I adore your style so I'm very interested. But, also, I've been thinking a lot about how to make sure I'm buying things that will stick around in my closet and not just be something I get rid of next year. I have no answers except to say; solidarity!!
We're in this together!! I love how we can share wardrobe learnings with each other on this platform and I'm so glad you're in my community <3
I love the thoughtfulness behind this! I was also taken aback by the number of items I own - it's an eye opening moment on Indyx. I really appreciate the circularity of finding the items that gave you joy new homes - looking forward to the first drop on Sunday!
I'm right there with you!! I haven't done a lot of shopping to try to really nail what I "need" this year even though there are moments I yearn for something. I think another shocking component is how often you wear a given piece. I think I had made a story of how much I truly wore something, but the numbers do not lie.