Minimalism does not mean having little, but having just enough. What you use, what you love, what works for you. For me, my ideal wardrobe is one that contains only clothes that are being used to their full potential. It might be easy for me because the weather where I live is almost always the same, even when it rains. I could wear all my clothes during the same year, but sometimes I prefer to wear some only during a long season and store the rest. I don't like this because since I was little, I learned that the less you use these kinds of things, the faster they can get damaged, at least in the case of shoes and certain fabrics.
In my closet, I have a lot of clothes that I haven't worn in months, simply because even though they fit me well, I don't feel comfortable wearing them at this particular moment. So, you could say that I'm somewhat fickle, or that I choose clothes based on how I feel, even choosing colors based on how I feel, so it's inevitable that sometimes it takes me several months to wear a garment again or that I forget about it completely for too long.
In that case, I feel the urge to give away everything I'm not using, but I know that when my mood changes, or the season changes, I'll want to wear it again. But my dream, which I hope to achieve one day, is to have at least seven items of each type, one for each day of the week, that can be mixed and matched for a little variety, and that's it—clothes that I love at all times and feel very comfortable in.
Honestly, I almost always prioritize comfort, but there are times when I need to dress up a little more, or even times when I want to wear something that's not so loose-fitting, so I'll always need a few different and slightly "uncomfortable" items in my closet. In the meantime, if I take the time to thoroughly review what I've been storing for longer than I should and, depending on how long it's been unused, I give it to my mom or sister or, as I've told you before, I send it to my mother-in-law, who has a little second-hand store.
My husband and I plan to only have the clothes we need that fit in our suitcase, so that if we have to move or go anywhere, we can take everything with us. It's not that I have mountains and mountains of clothes, but I want to make the most of them, always vary my wardrobe, and not obsess over the same clothes for a while. I know I can achieve this with conscious effort; I just have to start doing it.
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-Original text in Spanish, translated at DeepL.
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