Comments on: A Practical Guide to Owning Fewer Clothes

By: glennis

glennis — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:33:57 +0000

I would love to run a library/gallery for art. I have mostly original works by artists but not excessive value, plus well framed prints of famous artists, plus many framed landscvape and anature photos. Wopuld love to know if anyone knows of one. i am in australia.
we all love a change but i don;t want to buy more and store some away.Such a waste .

By: di

di — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:55:11 +0000

3 tops x 3 bottoms = 9 outfits
Omit accessories.
Iron clothes on a towel over a kitchen counter.
Rather than use a hanger, iron an outfit and wear it.
Try one pair of dress shoes, sneakers and boots – or go barefoot.
Rather than a hat or umbrella, try a hooded jacket.

By: Islem

Islem — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:09:30 +0000

Gear post!
I do NOT like shopping for clothes…. Yes, I’m a girl. I don’t have patience to look through racks and racks, aisle after aisle… Boring! My husband says I shop like a man – I go into the store to get exactly what I need, if they don’t have it, I walk out.-
But when I do find what I need I spend GOOD money on it so that I can wear it for at least 5 years, and not buy it again till then. I am still wearing good clothes I saved up for and bought when I was 17 (I’m 32 now), like my black dress and two black skirts. My dad gave me a Chinese style dress when I was 13 and it’s of good quality that I still wear it today!

I never thought of this as being minimalist… I think I’m headed the right direction!

By: Andrew C

Andrew C — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:47:55 +0000

very good idea towards sustainability living.
Visited it in my visit to Stockholm recently.
Can do the same with furniture too.
In Hong Kong, we have for ladies handbags.

By: Andrew C

Andrew C — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:37:49 +0000

Lånegarderoben

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Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:01:22 +0000

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By: Tereza

Tereza — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:18:16 +0000

WOW! I’ve dreamed about “libraries for clothes” and didn’t know they really existed! That’s such a brilliant idea! I would love to start one in my hometown but it’s really small town so I don’t know if it would work here.

By: Karin

Karin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:24:57 +0000

I am running a library for clothes (in Malmö, Sweden), it works just like a regular library for books but at our “store” you can instead borrow clothes and accessories.

I borrow a lot of clothes myself, because of that I don’t need so much in my own wardrobe. I can still weare “new” clothes whenever I want to. Normally, I quickly get tired of what I buy anyway, and to borrow clothes are much more sustainable in every way. And why buy a new party dress that you will be using maybe once or twice? And besides, if you have a garment that you like, but never use, you can turn it in to a library and if you miss it you can always borrow it.

In Sweden there are a few libraries for clothes and we plan to cooperate so you can borrow in one location and return at another. We get the clothes for free from people who have cleared out their closets.

(I’m sorry that our website only comes in swedish – maybe you can use google translate?)

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:53:22 +0000

I like the idea of taking photos! I would suggest uploading every photo you have to a place like shutterfly for if your pc breaks or like us our house burned down. The first thing people said was oh no all your photos! I said they are ok, you know I am internet addicted and they have been online for years hehehehe
Weeze, I did the backpack Morocco, Europe and eastern europe for 6 months so living out of what you can carry I feel you on not many clothes but my few months is not 2 years wow you rock!
We are getting ready to rent out our 2480 sq ft house and do 5th wheel traveling all 5 of us! Now definately we will have to be minimalists :)

By: Weeze

Weeze — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:34:06 +0000

I was in Peace Corps in eastern Africa for two years, and I was VERY limited in what clothing I could take. I managed quite well on three pairs of pants, one skirt, half a dozen shirts and two pairs of shoes (sandals and hiking boots). This was all I had for two years! That was beyond minimalist!

I really did like the ease of not having to think about what to wear, but by the end I was REALLY ready for some variety. When I got home, I sort of went nuts buying lots of things, and I filled up my closet in a big hurry. Why do people DO that???