My ten by ten wardrobe experiment
/Have you ever opened your closet and felt like you have nothing to wear, despite owning tons of clothes? I’ve been there! Last year I came across a couple of minimalist fashion Instagram accounts with the hashtag 10x10 Challenge. It got me interested in trying it out.
What is the 10x10 Challenge?
Basically you get to pick out 10 pieces of your wardrobe (not counting underwear, shoes or accessories). Then you Mix and match the ten items you have picked out for the next ten days.
What I loved about it:
It literally only took me 5 minutes to get dressed in the morning. Since I had limited options, I did not feel overwhelmed by the choices, but had enough to choose from (casual to business). Also for an experiment it is not too long of a commitment. Ten days is long enough to get into a habit and short enough to decide if a capsule wardrobe is something to consider long term. I was able incorporate a couple of “fancy” pieces I usually don’t wear but it gave me the opportunity to have to wear them and I really felt good about myself wearing those beautiful pieces even on an ordinary day.
Things to consider:
This reminded me of streamlining your wardrobe and creating a “basic wardrobe” with some accent pieces. This is easy and saves time picking your clothes. When shopping your own closet instead of buying new things, you save the environment from adding more trash to the landfill and save cash by not going shopping for new clothes all the time. Also owning less clothes will help you organize your closet more efficiently and and practically. Once you get used to the accessibility of your items you might want to implement the concept of minimizing to the rest of your home and life as well.
