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I Tried An EXTREME Minimalist Wardrobe For A Month

Kim Bedene

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Here are all of my lessons from trying an extreme minimalist wardrobe for a month. I had a 10-item main capsule wardrobe, and then I also had 10 items in my bags, shoes, outerwear and accessories.

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CHAPTERS
Building my extreme minimalist wardrobe + challenge rules (0:00)
Week 1 outfits + lessons (4:12)
Week 2 outfits + lessons (7:10)
Week 3 outfits + lessons (9:23)
Week 4 outfits + final thoughts (11:59)

20 Comments

@KimBedene Creator 1 year ago Pinned

If you joined this challenge I would love to hear your lessons as well 🥰👇🏼 And if you want to know about more benefits you can experience with a decluttered closet, watch this next: https://youtu.be/kUbMuiaEThA ❤

@Wanda-v8f 1 year ago

Kim I wanted to thank you for your life changing packing for travel tip, you said to first pick out your shoes then the outfits. This has saved me much frustration because I used to pick outfits first then I would struggle to find shoes that matched with everything. Your tip has saved me so much time. 🌸

@liliensommer9477 1 year ago (edited)

This was such an interesting experiment! I personally think that 10 items are really too little, especially when you live in a climate with 4 seasons but of course it teaches you something about your wardrobe🙂

ButI think that the amount of clothes you normally have is already goals😍👏

@melligolightly 1 year ago

The 10 item wardrobe concept is my favourite one. But I use it rather loosely. Also, I have everything in my cloest all at once (organized by season and function), so I can always take pieces from the 'neighbour' seasons if it is too hot/too cold.

@ines4242 1 year ago

Maybe you could do this challenge with a capsule wardrobe of clothes you don’t wear that often and see how you come up wirh different styles.

@carolynm.8868 1 year ago

Kim, you inspired me.
I started with 37 pieces of Spring/Summer clothes.
I analyzed then quarantined 10 items I wasn’t wearing. All 10 are tight and I would feel much more comfortable and confident if I was 10 lbs lighter. It seems simple…lose the 10 lbs or donate them.

@emc658 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience and lessons throughout the 4 weeks! I always enjoy hearing the psychology behind your experiences. Personally, I have found that when I do a small capsule like this and I’m forced to pick only a few items, I learn more about what exactly I prefer in clothing pieces. For example, if I can only pick two dresses from my collection for a capsule, then I start to realize the specific features I prefer. In my case that’s dresses that are midi to ankle length and sleeveless.

@dianeirvine1384 1 year ago

One time I got rid of things I didn’t wear much but the following year I regretted it and wished I didn’t do it. I missed them. So good idea to put in another place for following year. And one good thing is take photo to remind yourself what you did wear.

@ciannacoleman5125 1 year ago

I have an intential wardrobe, every item was bought to fill a gap and everything goes with multiple other items. I have few items that do not get regularly worn every year (assuming seasonally appropriate), but because of our fluctuating weather i will keep items a full 2yrs before deciding to donate, sometimes the weather or situations does not allow for an item to be worn the first year.

@reggiemoon1763 1 year ago

I did this in January and it solidified what colors I like to wear and I was able to let go of a lot. Now I’m pregnant and packing up my smaller clothes and letting go of even more because I know what I wear and like. It feels good to make those decisions now.

@KathW1618 2 weeks ago

Beautiful outfits! Very inspiring ❤

@audreyandrea460 1 year ago

Awesome! You did so great, and thank you for the inspiration and invitation to do this challenge!

It makes sense that you felt sad looking at your closet… You had none of your lovely dresses hanging in there! Neither did I, and I missed them. I would rather have a 12-item main capsule and include 2 dresses, but have only 8 accessories. I had two accessories I never wore - a brown belt and short white jacket!

I needed to redo my capsule after one week because I made a mistake. I had included an open front cardigan that only goes over a delicate tank top that wasn’t warm enough... I had to swap them for a button up cardigan that could be worn alone as a top, and a warmer tank.

I really enjoyed this challenge and I’m going to keep fewer items in my main closet, now, too!

@Mrssupermumm 1 year ago

Im a minimalist so I enjoy seeing others being minimalist. This video was so great, it was good to see your outfits and hear your thoughts, really, such a great video.

@Christopher15_2 1 year ago

Im a minimalist. My goal is to get down to 15 items

@cornishsunflower963 1 year ago

Great job and really good life lessons. My experiment rather failed as I had picked several more summer appropriate pieces,, and for the first week or two it was freezing (6 degrees) then suddenly went up to 19 degrees, so I didn't feel well prepared and had to add things in. I think it's hard to do this on a transitional season(you did brilliantly though) and I think I will try it again for summer, when the weather is hopefully a bit more settled. I look forward to seeing what you declutter. You are absolutely right about a mix of silhouettes though - I got that bit right at least!

@amyintuitivementor 11 months ago

Loved this video, thank you!! Thank you for taking the time to show us your outfits too :) I don't have a lot of excess clothes, but I think I'm going to put a few of my duplicate type things away and then at some point maybe I'll rotate them in and the others out so I feel like I'm getting new clothes and options out of what I already have. I loooove the idea of a smaller closet and I know exactly what you mean about the satisfaction when you wear what you have, I've been being intentional about wearing certain things lately and it really makes a difference.

@lizavavilova9879 5 months ago

I came to 5 day office change and 1 weekend outfit 👌

@NancyTawil-c3h 1 year ago

That color looks so nice on you

@anadelwrites2144 1 year ago

That was fascinating to watch. I think I would need a third 10 item capsule to make it practical and that would be going out/occasion wear as I’d need something for church and days out, but in that 10 I’d include the accessories. Like you I’d not put jewellery in any of the 10 items as I love changing it up, but don’t have enough to make it overwhelming.